Mark Roche

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

Mark Roche
Date of birth (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993
Height5'8"[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

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]

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