Brian Roche (born 2000) is an Irish hurler. At club level, he plays with Bride Rovers and at inter-county level with the

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Career

Roche played hurling at all levels as a student at St Colman's College in

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. After winning the Cork PPS U16AHC title in 2016, he co-captained the college, alongside his twin brother

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, to the Dean Ryan Cup title in 2017, after a 2-12 to 1-13 win over

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in the final. Roche also lined out for St Colman's in the

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. After finishing his secondary schooling, Roche later lined out with MTU Cork in the

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. At club level, he began his career at underage levels with Bride Rovers and won Cork Premier 2 MHC and Cork U21AHC medals in 2018. Roche also won an East Cork JAFC medal in 2021. At inter-county level, Roche first appeared for

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when he captained the under-17 team to the All-Ireland U17HC title in 2017, following a 1–19 to 1–17 defeat of

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in the final. He was also a member of Cork's minor team that year, and won a Munster MHC medal before defeat by

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in the 2017 All-Ireland final. Roche was called into the under-21 panel for the All-Ireland series in 2018. His last game in the restructured under-20 grade saw him win an All-Ireland U20HC medal after a 2-19 to 1-18 win over

in the 2020 All-Ireland under-20 final. Roche first lined out for the senior team in a Munster SHL game against Kerry in December 2019.

Career statistics

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Inter-county

Honours

;St Colman’s College * Dean Ryan Cup: 2017 *Cork PPS Under-16 A Hurling Championship: 2016 ;Bride Rovers *

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: 2021 * Cork Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 2018 *Cork Premier 2 Minor Hurling Championship: 2018 ;Cork *

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All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the oneills.com GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). ...

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Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Munster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-c ...

Munster Minor Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roche, Brian 2000 births Living people Dual players MTU Cork hurlers Bride Rovers hurlers Bride Rovers Gaelic footballers Cork inter-county hurlers 21st-century Irish sportsmen