Colton Roche
Colton Roche is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who last played as a for the Newcastle Thunder in the Betfred Championship. He has previously played for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, and Oldham, Bradford Bulls, Workington Town, Featherstone Rovers, Newcastle Thunder and the York City Knights. Background Colton was born and brought up in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He played for the Headingley Hawks junior club during his amateur days, representing Yorkshire and England Schools. Career Colton signed for Leeds academy in 2009 after impressing through the scholarship squad, adapting to different forward roles and used in the centre. He played for the Leeds academy until the end of the 2012 season. He was released from Leeds to join the 2012 Championship winners Sheffield Eagles. Colton was selected to play for Ireland in 2012, qualifying under his mother's nationality. He came off the bench against Scotland and the England Knights. Colton Represented Ireland in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup In 2016, he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers. Bradford Bulls 2017 - 2017 Season Roche featured in the pre-season friendlies against Huddersfield Giants and