Ronald Dobson (rugby union)

Ronald Dobson

Dobson in 1949
Birth name	Ronald Leslie Dobson
Date of birth	(1923-03-26)26 March 1923
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death	26 October 1994(1994-10-26) (aged 71)
Place of death	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second five-eighth Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1946–49 Auckland 28 () International career Years Team Apps (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.