Ronald Dobson (rugby union)

Ronald Dobson

Full name	Ronald Leslie Dobson
Date of birth	26 March 1923
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death	26 October 1994 (aged 71)
Place of death	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Second five-eighth
New Zealand No.	503
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1946–49	Auckland	28
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1949	New Zealand	1	(0)

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]

References

1. Knight, Lindsay. "Ronald Dobson". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
2. "New Zealand Army WWII nominal rolls, 1939–1948 — roll 13; nominal roll: 1 Jan 1944 – 31 Mar 1944". Ancestry.com Operations. 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2015. (subscription required (help)).