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James Roche (11 June 1909 – 23 April 1980) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Limerick senior team.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Séamus de Róiste | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left wing-forward | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Croom | |||
Club titles | |||
Limerick titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
Limerick | |||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 5 | ||
All-Irelands | 3 | ||
NHL | 5 |
Roche joined the team during the 1933 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement almost a decade later. During that time he won three All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and five National Hurling League medals. Roche was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
At club level Roche played with Croom.
References
edit- ^ "Limerick GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.