Mark Roche

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Mark Roche
Date of birth (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 29)
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Weight89 kg (196 lb)[1]
Occupation(s)Professional rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half (7s)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016– Lansdowne ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014 Ireland under-20
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2016– Ireland 7s

Mark Roche (born 25 January 1993)[1] is an Irish rugby union player.

Early life[]

In his youth, Roche played with Blackrock.[2] He then went on to play for the Ireland under-20 national team in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.[3]

Career[]

Roche has played as a scrum-half for the Ireland national rugby sevens team since 2015. He was also part of the Lansdowne team that was crowned 2015 All-Ireland League Division 1A champions, scoring a try in the final against Clontarf.[4]

In 2017, Roche played for Ireland in the 2017 Rugby Europe Grand Prix, helping Ireland qualify for the 2018 Hong Kong qualifier and the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[5]

Roche was part of the Ireland team that reached the semifinals of the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier for the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series.[6] He started at scrum-half for the Ireland team that finished third at the 2018 London Sevens; Roche was selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Ireland 7s Squad: Mark Roche". Irish Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018.
  2. ^ Thornley, Gerry (2 April 2013). "League great for bringing players on, but paying for success leading clubs to the wall". The Irish Times.
  3. ^ "Ruddock makes 11 changes for Fiji match". The Irish Times. 7 June 2013.
  4. ^ O'Sullivan, John (9 May 2015). "Lansdowne fight back to be crowned Division 1A champions". The Irish Times.
  5. ^ O'Sullivan, John (5 June 2017). "Moscow success gives Ireland Sevens World Cup boost". The Irish Times.
  6. ^ "Hong Kong Sevens: Ireland to play Japan in semi-finals". The Irish Times. 7 April 2018.
  7. ^ "HSBC Dream Team: London" (Video). World Rugby. 4 June 2018.

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