Alf ‘Bullock’ Dobbs was a rugby union convert who played with Balmain and Glebe in the amateur game before talking part in the NSW rebel series against the NZ ‘All Golds’ in 1907. Dobbs played for Balmain in the inaugural season of rugby league and although he did not take part in any of the infant code's representative matches that year he was a late inclusion (along with Jim Abercrombie) on the pioneer 1908-09 Kangaroo Tour. The hardy forward appeared in just five matches on the ground-breaking tour and retired from the game in 1909.[1][2]
dobbs, alfred, dobbs, 1878, 1954, pioneer, australian, rugby, league, footballer, from, 1900s, personal, informationfull, namealfred, dobbsborn, 1878, september, 1878sydney, south, wales, australiadied23, june, 1954, 1954, aged, ryde, south, wales, australiapl. Alfred Dobbs 1878 1954 was a pioneer Australian rugby league footballer from the 1900s Alf DobbsPersonal informationFull nameAlfred DobbsBorn 1878 09 18 18 September 1878Sydney New South Wales AustraliaDied23 June 1954 1954 06 23 aged 75 Ryde New South Wales AustraliaPlaying informationPositionSecond rowClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1908 09 Balmain Tigers 17 3 0 0 9RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P1907 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 01908 Metropolis 1 1 0 0 3Source Whiticker HudsonAlf Bullock Dobbs was a rugby union convert who played with Balmain and Glebe in the amateur game before talking part in the NSW rebel series against the NZ All Golds in 1907 Dobbs played for Balmain in the inaugural season of rugby league and although he did not take part in any of the infant code s representative matches that year he was a late inclusion along with Jim Abercrombie on the pioneer 1908 09 Kangaroo Tour The hardy forward appeared in just five matches on the ground breaking tour and retired from the game in 1909 1 2 Alf Dobbs died on 23 June 1954 3 4 References Edit Whiticker Hudson The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players 1995 Edition ISBN 1875169571 Rugby League Project Alf Dobbs https www rugbyleagueproject org players alf dobbs summary html Rugby League News Pioneer Alf Dobbs Passes 3 July 1954 https nla gov au nla obj 631853831 view sectionId nla obj 642429761 amp partId nla obj 631865636 page n17 mode 1up Sydney Morning Herald Death notice 25 June 1954 This Australian rugby league football biography is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alf Dobbs amp oldid 1084360644, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
