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Jim Roche (hurler)

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Jim Roche
Personal information
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

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]

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

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  1. ^ "Limerick GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.