Introduction
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.
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. 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.
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. 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. 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.
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. On 26 August 2018, Roche was again an unused substitute for Cork's 3-13 to 1-16 All-Ireland final defeat by Tipperary.
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. 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. 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.
Senior
Roche first played for the Cork senior team when he was added to the panel during the 2020 Munster League. 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.
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 Premier 2 Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2018
- 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)