Early career While at Mount Albert he competed in the College Rugby League First XIII competition and the 2013 National Secondary Schools tournament, where he was named in the tournament's merit team. He played for the
New Zealand Residents under-18 side in 2013 and 2014. Signed by the
New Zealand Warriors, in 2014 Roache made his
Holden Cup debut for the Junior Warriors at five eighth. On 5 October 2014, Roache started at centre for the Junior Warriors in their
2014 Holden Cup Grand final against the junior
Brisbane Broncos in a 34-32 victory. Early in the game he was shifted to hooker in response to an injury and received praise for his performance, which included setting up a try for
Tuimoala Lolohea. Roache played in the
2015 and
2016 NRL Auckland Nines for the Warriors. In 2015 Roache was converted to play at hooker and signed a two-year contract extension with the club.
2016 In Round 1 of the
2016 NRL season, Roache made his debut for the
New Zealand Warriors against the
Wests Tigers, playing off the interchange bench in the Warriors 26-34 loss at
Campbelltown Stadium.
2017 In the
2017 NRL season, Roache made nine appearances as the club finished a disappointing 13th on the table.
2018 Roache made no appearances for New Zealand in the
2018 NRL season as the club qualified for the finals for the first time since 2011.
2019 Roache played six games for the New Zealand Warriors franchise in the
2019 NRL season as the club missed out on the finals.
2020 In November 2020, Roache signed a developmental contract with Parramatta for the 2021 season after being released by the New Zealand Warriors.
2021 Roache began the year playing NSW Cup coming off the bench, later starting at hooker. In round 15 2021, Roache made his Parramatta debut against the
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at
Bankwest Stadium. During the match, Roache injured his knee and was ruled out for an indefinite period.
2022 & 2023 After being released by Parramatta in November, Roache signed a train and replacement contract with
Manly-Warringah. Roache made no appearances for Manly in the
2023 NRL season. Roache instead played for the clubs feeder side the
Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles in the NSW Cup making 14 appearances.
2024 On 29 September, Roache played for
North Sydney in their NSW Cup Grand Final loss against
Newtown. ==References==