# Mark Roche > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mark_Roche > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mark_Roche.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Roche > Source revision: 1340688775 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Mark Roche | image = Fiji vs. Ireland, 2024 Summer Olympic rugby sevens, men's quarter-final, 2024-07-25 (59) (cropped).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Roche attempts a conversion during the Ireland's quarter-final matchup against Fiji at the 2024 Summer Olympics | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|01|25|df=y}} | birth_place = | height = 173 cm{{cite news|title=Ireland 7s Squad: Mark Roche|url=https://www.irishrugby.ie/rugby/fixturesandresults/squads_ireland_men_7s.php?player=110515&includeref=dynamic|work=[Irish Rugby Football Union](/source/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team)|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229120119/https://www.irishrugby.ie/rugby/fixturesandresults/squads_ireland_men_7s.php?player=110515&includeref=dynamic|archivedate=29 December 2018}} | weight = 89kg | occupation = Professional rugby player | position = [Scrum-half](/source/Scrum-half_(rugby_union)) (7s) | amatyears1 = | amatteam1 = | ru_amateurclubcaps = | ru_amateurclubpoints = | years1 = 2016– | clubs1 = [Lansdowne](/source/Lansdowne_Football_Club) | apps1 = | points1 = | clubupdate = | repyears1 = 2014 | repteam1 = Ireland under-20 | repcaps1 = | reppoints1 = | repupdate = | repsevensyears1 = 2016– | repsevensteam1 = [Ireland 7s](/source/Ireland_national_rugby_sevens_team) | repsevenscomp1 = | ru_sevensupdate = | medals = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [rugby sevens](/source/rugby_sevens)}} {{MedalCountry|{{IRL}}}} {{Medal|Competition|[European Games](/source/European_Games)}} {{Medal|Gold|[2023 Kraków–Małopolska](/source/2023_European_Games)|{{nowrap|[Team competition](/source/Rugby_sevens_at_the_2023_European_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament)}}}} }} '''Mark Roche''' (born 25 January 1993) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays for the [Ireland national rugby sevens team](/source/Ireland_national_rugby_sevens_team) as a scrum-half. == Youth rugby and early career== In his youth, Roche played with Blackrock.{{cite news|last1=Thornley|first1=Gerry|title=League great for bringing players on, but paying for success leading clubs to the wall|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/league-great-for-bringing-players-on-but-paying-for-success-leading-clubs-to-the-wall-1.1345584|newspaper=[The Irish Times](/source/The_Irish_Times)|date=2 April 2013|language=en}} He then went on to play for the Ireland under-20 national team in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.{{cite news|title=Ruddock makes 11 changes for Fiji match|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/ruddock-makes-11-changes-for-fiji-match-1.1420635|newspaper=[The Irish Times](/source/The_Irish_Times)|date=7 June 2013|language=en}} He was also part of the [Lansdowne](/source/Lansdowne_Football_Club) team that was crowned 2015 [All-Ireland League](/source/All-Ireland_League_(rugby_union)) Division 1A champions, scoring a try in the final against Clontarf.{{cite news|last1=O'Sullivan|first1=John|title=Lansdowne fight back to be crowned Division 1A champions|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/lansdowne-fight-back-to-be-crowned-division-1a-champions-1.2206747|newspaper=[The Irish Times](/source/The_Irish_Times)|date=9 May 2015|language=en}} == Ireland national sevens team== thumb|Mark Roche during Ireland's 2024 Summer Olympics quarter-final. Roche has played as a scrum-half for the [Ireland national rugby sevens team](/source/Ireland_national_rugby_sevens_team) 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.{{cite news|last1=O'Sullivan|first1=John|title=Moscow success gives Ireland Sevens World Cup boost|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/moscow-success-gives-ireland-sevens-world-cup-boost-1.3108450|newspaper=[The Irish Times](/source/The_Irish_Times)|date=5 June 2017|language=en}} Roche was part of the Ireland team that reached the semifinals of the [2018 Hong Kong Sevens](/source/2018_Hong_Kong_Sevens) qualifier for the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series.{{cite news|title=Hong Kong Sevens: Ireland to play Japan in semi-finals|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/hong-kong-sevens-ireland-to-play-japan-in-semi-finals-1.3454340|newspaper=[The Irish Times](/source/The_Irish_Times)|date=7 April 2018|language=en}} He started at scrum-half for the Ireland team that finished third at the [2018 London Sevens](/source/2018_London_Sevens); Roche was selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament.{{cite news|title=HSBC Dream Team: London|url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/video/340207|work=[World Rugby](/source/World_Rugby)|date=4 June 2018|format=Video}} He competed for [Ireland](/source/Ireland_national_rugby_sevens_team) at the [2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens](/source/2022_Rugby_World_Cup_Sevens) in [Cape Town](/source/Cape_Town).{{Cite web |date=2022-09-06 |title=Ireland Squads Named For Rugby World Cup Sevens In Cape Town |url=https://www.irishrugby.ie/2022/09/06/ireland-squads-named-for-rugby-world-cup-sevens-in-cape-town/ |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=Irish Rugby |language=en-US}} He represented [Ireland](/source/Ireland_national_rugby_sevens_team) at the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/Rugby_sevens_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament) in [Paris](/source/Paris).{{Cite web |date=2024-06-17 |title=Ireland Sevens Squads Confirmed For 2024 Paris Olympics |url=https://www.irishrugby.ie/2024/06/17/ireland-sevens-squads-confirmed-for-2024-paris-olympics/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Irish Rugby |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Ireland - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 |url=https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/olympics/paris-2024/participating-nations/ireland |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=www.world.rugby}} ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == * [https://www.irishrugby.ie/ireland_sevens/mark-roche/ Mark Roche] at [Irish Rugby Football Union](/source/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team) {{Ireland Men's 2024 Summer Olympics Squad}} {{Ireland Men's 2020 Summer Olympics Squad}} {{Ireland Sevens Squad for 2017 Sevens Grand Prix Series}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Roche, Mark}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Irish rugby union players Category:Ireland international rugby sevens players Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for Ireland Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2023 European Games Category:Medalists at the 2023 European Games Category:European Games medalists in rugby sevens Category:European Games gold medalists for Ireland Category:Lansdowne Football Club players Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mark Roche](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Roche) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Roche?action=history)). 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