Richard Edwin Roche (22 February 1930 – 20 February 2017) was an Irish international rugby union player.
[1] 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.