| Dickie Roche | |
| Full Name: | Richard Edwin Roche |
| Birth Date: | 22 February 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Woodford, Co. Galway, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Cork, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| School: | Garbally College |
| University: | University of Galway |
| Position: | Wing |
| Repyears1: | 1955–57 |
| Repcaps1: | 4 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
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.[4]