Rob Dobbins
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1940 Newcastle, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
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Robert Dobbins (born 1940) is an Australian former international lawn bowler and coach.[1]
Bowls career
In 1981, Dobbins won the inaugural pairs title at the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic; partnering Darby Ross they defeated England's Jimmy Hobday and Tony Allcock.[2]
Dobbins represented Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games[3] and won a gold medal in the fours at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane with Keith Poole, Bert Sharp and Don Sherman.[4] He coached the Australian team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
References
- ^ "Profile". Australian Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016.
- ^ "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Men's Fours". Ireland's Saturday Night. 2 October 1982. Retrieved 10 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Robbie Dobbins Profile". Bowls tawa.