Richard Edwin Roche (22 February 1930 – 20 February 2017) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Richard Edwin Roche | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 February 1930 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Woodford, Co. Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 February 2017 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Garbally College | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Galway | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Engineer | ||||||||||||||||
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Roche was born in Woodford, County Galway, and educated at Garbally College.[2]
A winger, Roche played his rugby with the University of Galway, Dolphin, Galwegians and Connacht, while gaining four Ireland caps.[3] 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.[2]
Roche was an engineer and builder by trade.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Another For Roche?". Galway Observer. 3 December 1955.
- ^ a b "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.