Ronald Dobson | |
Birth Name: | Ronald Leslie Dobson |
Birth Date: | 26 March 1923 |
Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Ru Position: | Second five-eighth |
Height: | 1.80NaN0 |
Weight: | 74kg (163lb) |
Repyears1: | 1949 |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Ru Provinceyears1: | 1946–49 |
Ru Provinceapps1: | 28 |
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]