About Dickie Roche
Lived 1930 – 2017 (aged 86). Dickie Roche was an Irish rugby union player.
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.
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Who was Dickie Roche?
Irish rugby union player
When was Dickie Roche born?
Dickie Roche was born on 22 February 1930.
When did Dickie Roche die?
Dickie Roche died on 20 February 2017.
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Dickie Roche was a rugby union player.
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Dickie Roche was Irish.
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