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| Mick Roche |
| Personal information |
| Sport |
Hurling |
| Irish Name |
Mícheál de Róiste |
| Full name |
Mick Roche |
| Place of birth |
Carrick-on-Suir , County Tipperary |
| Club information |
| Club |
Carrick Davins |
| Position |
Half-back |
| Inter-County |
| County |
Tipperary |
| Position |
Centre-back |
| Inter-County(ies)** |
| County |
Years |
Apps (scores) |
| Tipperary |
1960s-1970s |
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| Senior Inter-County Titles |
| Munster Titles |
5 |
| All-Ireland |
3 |
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**Inter County team apps and scores correct
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Mick Roche (born 1943) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played senior hurling with the Tipperary inter-county team in the 1960s and 1970s.
[edit] Playing career
Roche played his club hurling with the Carrick Davins club in Tipperary. He enjoyed some success with the club in the mid-1960s, winning back-to-back senior county championship titles in 1966 and 1967. These were the club’s first and, to date, only county titles.
[edit] Inter-county
In 1961 Roche tasted his first major success when he won Munster and All-Ireland titles with the Tipperary minor team. Three years later he won Munster and All-Ireland medals in the inaugural year of the under-21 series of games.
By 1964 Roche was also a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team. That year he won his first senior Munster title following a huge win over Cork. Roche later captured his first senior All-Ireland medal following a win over the red-hot favourites Kilkenny. In 1965 he won a second Munster medal before subsequently capturing his second All-Ireland title following a comfortable win over Wexford. Two years later in 1967 Roche was captain of the Tipp senior team. That year he guided his native-county to another provincial title, however, his side were defeated by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. Roche was captain again in 1968 when he won his fourth Munster title, however, Tipp were beaten in the All-Ireland final for a second year in-a-row. In 1971 he added a fifth provincial medal to his collection before winning his third All-Ireland medal following a classic game against Kilkenny.
Roche’s other honours include two National Hurling League medals in 1965 and 1968, as well as three Railway Cup medals with Munster.
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Tipperary - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1964 (20th title) |
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Tipperary - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1965 (21st title) |
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Tipperary - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1971 (22nd title) |
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