| Ronald Dobson | |
|---|---|
 Dobson in 1949 | |
| Born |
Ronald Leslie Dobson 26 March 1923 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died |
26 October 1994 (aged 71) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
Ronald Leslie Dobson (26 March 1923 – 26 October 1994) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth, Dobson represented Auckland at a provincial level. He played one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, a test against the touring Australian team in 1949.[1]
Dobson served as a gunner with the New Zealand Artillery, 2nd NZEF, during World War II, embarking for Britain in early 1944.[2] Following the end of the war, he played for the New Zealand Army rugby team, known as the "Kiwis", appearing in 18 matches and scoring eight tries.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Knight, Lindsay. "Ronald Dobson". New Zealand Rugby Union. http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=228. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "New Zealand Army WWII nominal rolls, 1939–1948 — roll 13; nominal roll: 1 Jan 1944 – 31 Mar 1944". Ancestry.com Operations. 2010. http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?ti=5544&indiv=try&db=nzarmywwiirolls&h=247186. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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