Rob Dobbins

Robert Dobbins, known as Rob, was born in 1940 and is an Australian former international lawn bowler who later became a coach. In 1981 he won the inaugural pairs title at the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic, partnering Darby Ross to beat the England pair of Jimmy Hobday and Tony Allcock. He represented Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, where he won the gold medal in the fours with Keith Poole, Bert Sharp and Don Sherman. After playing he coached the Australian team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and his coaching work took him to Canada, Thailand, Scotland and Fiji. He was inducted into the Bowls Australia Hall of Fame in 2013.