Brian Roche (hurler)
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| Born | 2000 (age 25–26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Order processor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Roche (born 2000) is an Irish hurler. At club level, he plays with Bride Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.
Roche played hurling at all levels as a student at St Colman's College in Fermoy. After winning the Cork PPS U16AHC title in 2016, he co-captained the college, alongside his twin brother Eoin, to the Dean Ryan Cup title in 2017, after a 2-12 to 1-13 win over Thurles CBS in the final.[1] Roche also lined out for St Colman's in the Dr Harty Cup.[2]
After finishing his secondary schooling, Roche later lined out with MTU Cork in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[3] 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.[4][5] Roche also won an East Cork JAFC medal in 2021.[6]
At inter-county level, Roche first appeared for Cork when he captained the under-17 team to the All-Ireland U17HC title in 2017, following a 1–19 to 1–17 defeat of Dublin in the final.[7] He was also a member of Cork's minor team that year, and won a Munster MHC medal before defeat by Galway in the 2017 All-Ireland final.[8][9] Roche was called into the under-21 panel for the All-Ireland series in 2018.[10] 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 Dublin in the 2020 All-Ireland under-20 final.[11]
Roche first lined out for the senior team in a Munster SHL game against Kerry in December 2019.[12]