Mark Roche (born 25 January 1993) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays for the

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as a scrum-half.

Youth rugby and early career

In his youth, Roche played with Blackrock. He then went on to play for the Ireland under-20 national team in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship. He was also part of the

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team that was crowned 2015 All-Ireland League Division 1A champions, scoring a try in the final against Clontarf.

Ireland national sevens team

Roche has played as a scrum-half for the

since 2015. 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. Roche was part of the Ireland team that reached the semifinals of the

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qualifier for the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series. He started at scrum-half for the Ireland team that finished third at the

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; Roche was selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament. He competed for

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at the

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References

External links

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