Séamus Roche (born 8 September 1969) is an

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retired

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

referee. He is a former

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er and hurler with his club Kilsheelan–Kilcash. Roche was the referee for the 2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final between

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and

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and was a linesman for the 2003 and 2004 finals. He retired from inter-county refereeing in 2011.

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Hurling Stats Profile
1969 births Living people Dual players Gaelic football managers Hurling referees Kilsheelan-Kilcash Gaelic footballers Kilsheelan-Kilcash hurlers Tipperary inter-county Gaelic footballers {{Tipperary-hurling-bio-stub