| Full name | Richard Edwin Roche | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1930-02-22)22 February 1930 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Woodford, Co. Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 February 2017(2017-02-20) (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Garbally College | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Galway | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Engineer | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Richard Edwin Roche (22 February 1930 – 20 February 2017) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Roche was born in Woodford, County Galway, and educated at Garbally College.
A winger, Roche played his rugby with the University of Galway, Dolphin, Galwegians and Connacht, while gaining four Ireland caps. He featured twice for Ireland in both the 1955 and 1957 Five Nations campaigns, becoming the first player to be capped while playing for a Connacht club.
Roche was an engineer and builder by trade.
See also
References
- "Another For Roche?". Galway Observer. 3 December 1955.
- ^ "Dick Roche RIP". Connacht Rugby. 21 February 2017.
- "Connacht Players Honoured". Galway Observer. 21 September 1957.
- Barker, Tommy (10 July 2017). "House of the week: Briar Hill, Myrtleville". Irish Examiner.
External links
- Dickie Roche at ESPNscrum
- 1930 births
- 2017 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union players from County Galway
- Connacht Rugby players
- Galwegians RFC players
- Dolphin RFC players
- University of Galway RFC players
- Alumni of the University of Galway
- People educated at Garbally College