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Russ Dobbs

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
24-07-1927
N/A
Date unknown.
Pontypool RU- Wales
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
20-10-1951 v New Zealand
Dewsbury
1951-
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1951-1951
3 (0)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
1
0
0
3

Biography of Russ Dobbs



HERITAGE NO : 702

Russell Dobbs by Alex Service

Russell Dobbs was signed from Pontypool in July 1950. A right winger, he was 23 years of age and eleven stones and five feet eleven in height. Dobbs was a product of Pontypool Grammar School and up to the age of 18 had played in the company of many of the Welsh internationals of the day. He had played in the centres and even at fly-half in his younger days. Dobbs had formerly served in the Royal Navy and was a costing clerk. The St.Helens Newspaper went on: “He has a nice running style. He played winger to Gullick for three seasons and he has scored more than 25 tries in a season. He played 5 times for Monmouth County. Gullick tells me that Dobbs is a good finisher who can score tries in a narrow space and one who keeps to the touchline as much as possible. Dobbs makes no claim to extreme speed, but the other Welshmen say that he is fast on the field and a winger of real class. With Llewellyn at college this season Dobbs will make a very necessary third winger of the right class to draw on when other wingers are injured or absent.”

In his first match for Saints, against Liverpool City A Team, he scored two tries, one a real beauty, displaying great pace and a terrific sidestep. He made his full debut against the touring New Zealand side at Knowsley Road, which Saints lost 10-33. Russ went on to make two further appearances in the First Team, at home to Workington, where he scored his only try and the defeat at Dewsbury on 24th November, which St.Helens lost 2-6. He fell away from the senior scene at that point, for whatever reason. Rusd passed away in his hometown in November 2017 at the grand old age of 90. If you have any further information about this player, we would be most grateful to receive it.

PLAYER HONOURS

SEASON STATISTICS

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1951~52 1 0 0 3
TOTALS:1 0 0 3
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1951~520001
TOTALS:0001

ALL MATCHES

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
11th Aug 1951 --
W
 2 Barrow* Fr Ward Cup H 16 7 VIEW
20th Oct 1951 1
L
 5 New Zealand Tour H 10 33 VIEW
17th Nov 1951 2
L
 2 Workington Town L H 11 20 1 VIEW
24th Nov 1951 3
L
 2 Dewsbury L A 2 6 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 1 | LOSSES : 3 | DRAWS :




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