Eoin Roche
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Eoin de Róiste | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
2000 Rathcormac, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
2018-present | Bride Rovers | 5 (1-09) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2019-present | Cork | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
|
* club appearances and scores correct as of 12:45, 11 January 2020. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:09, 20 December 2019. | |||
Eoin Roche (born 2000) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Championship club Bride Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a right wing-forward.
Playing career
Bride Rovers
Roche joined the Bride Rovers club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 9 December 2018, he was at midfield when the Bride Rovers under-21 team qualified for the Under-21 A Championship final. Roche ended the game with a winners' medal after the 1-14 to 1-10 defeat of CLoughduv.[1]
On 22 April 2018, Roche made his first appearance for the Bride Rovers senior team in the 2018 Cork Senior Championship. He scored 1-01 from play in the 4-21 to 2-13 defeat by Erin's Own.
Cork
Under-17 and minor
Roche first lined out for Cork as joint-captain of the under-17 team with his twin brother Brian during the 2017 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 11 April in a 0-16 to 0-06 defeat of Limerick.[2] On 25 April, Roche won a Munster Championship medal after a 3-13 to 1-12 defeat of Waterford in the final. He was again at right corner-back for Cork's 1-19 to 1-17 All-Ireland final defeat of Dublin at Croke Park on 6 August 2017.[3]
Roche was also a member of the Cork minor team during the 2017 Munster Championship and made his first appearance on 3 May 2017 when he lined out at left corner-back in Cork's 1-24 to 0-08 defeat of Waterford.[4] On 9 July 2017, he was again at left corner-back when Cork defeated Clare by 4-21 to 0-16 to win the Munster Championship for the first time since 2008.[5] On 3 September 2017, Roche was in his now custoamry position of left corner-back when Cork faced Galway in the All-Ireland final, however, Cork were defeated by 2-17 to 2-15.[6]
Under-21 and under-20
Roche was drafted onto the Cork under-21 team for the 2018 Munster Championship. On 4 July 2018, he won a Munster Championship medal as an unused substitute after Cork's 2-23 to 1-13 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[7] On 26 August 2018, Roche was again an unused substitute for Cork's 3-13 to 1-16 All-Ireland final defeat by Tipperary.[8]
On 3 July 2019, Roche made his first appearance for Cork's inaugural under-20 team when he was selected at left corner-forward in the 1-20 to 0-16 defeat of Limerick.[9] On 23 July 2019, he was again at left corner-back when Cork suffered a 3-15 to 2-17 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster final.[10] Roche was again in his customary position when Cork faced Tipperary for a second time in the All-Ireland final on 24 August 2019. He ended the game on the losing side after a 5-17 to 1-18 defeat.[11]
Senior
Roche first played for the Cork senior team when he was added to the panel during the 2020 Munster League.[12] He made his first appearance for the team on 20 December 2019 when he was introduced as a 58th-minute substitute for Robbie O'Flynn at right wing-forward in Cork's 1-27 to 0-11 defeat of Kerry.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 August 2019.
| Team | Year | Cork SHC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | ||
| Bride Rovers | 2018 | 3 | 1-07 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0-02 | |
| Total | 5 | 1-09 | |
| Year | Cork SAHC | ||
| Apps | Score | ||
| 2020 | 0 | 0-00 | |
| Total | 0 | 0-00 | |
| Career total | 5 | 1-09 | |
Honours
- Bride Rovers
- Cork
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2018
- Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship (1): 2019
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2017
- All-Ireland Under-17 Hurling Championship (1): 2017
- Munster Under-17 Hurling Championship (1): 2017 (c)
References
- ^ Sheehan, Diarmuid (15 December 2018). "Bride Rovers win U-21 hurling title to deny Cloughduv near perfect season". The Corkman. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Slattery, Joel (11 April 2017). "Limerick U17 hurlers lose to Cork". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (6 August 2017). "Croke Park glory for Cork against Dublin as they claim All-Ireland U17 hurling crown". The 42. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ McCarthy, Tomás (3 May 2017). "Cork minors easily overcome Waterford to advance to Munster hurling last four". The 42. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (9 July 2017). "17-point win for Cork delivers first Munster minor hurling title since 2008 in style". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (3 September 2017). "Canning man-of-the-match as Galway lift All-Ireland minor title with win over Cork". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (5 July 2018). "Cork outclass Tipperary on home soil to end 11-year Munster U21 hurling crown wait". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Injury time drama as late Tipperary goal secures All-Ireland U21 victory over Cork". Irish Independent. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (3 July 2019). "Cork take aim at Clare after proving too strong for Limerick". The 42. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Brophy, Shane (23 July 2019). "Bowe and Morris star as Tipperary claim U20 Munster glory". The 42. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (24 August 2019). "Early Tipp goals power them past Cork to seal All-Ireland hurling glory". The 42. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Cork Team VS Kerry in Munster Senior Hurling League". Cork GAA website. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ O'Callaghan, Therese (20 December 2019). "Cork score facile win over Kerry to open Munster League campaign". Breaking News. Retrieved 10 January 2020.