In Memory of Lloyd Dobson
March 20th, 2019
(WHITBY,ON)- It is with great sadness that Rugby Ontario announces the passing of Toronto Nomads player and coach Lloyd Dobson. Rugby Ontario sends its condolences to Lloyd’s family and the Toronto Nomads Rugby Club. The Nomads have provided Rugby Ontario with the following statement regarding Lloyd’s passing:
The Toronto Nomads and the wider rugby community is mourning the sudden death this past weekend of Nomads’ stalwart Lloyd Dobson at age 39.
Lloyd came to Toronto from B.C. in 1997 and joined Nomads. He played prop, sometimes hooker, for Nomads senior men. A powerful scrummager, Lloyd played for Nomads’ 1sts during the 2018 season including, impressively, playing the full 80 minutes in several key games as the team successfully fought to avoid relegation. Lloyd was looking forward to playing again in 2019.
In addition to playing Lloyd was Nomads’ under 18 boys’ Head Coach for several seasons and also coached Oakwood Collegiate boys for many years. As a club and school coach Lloyd introduced rugby, and his passion for it, to many young men including a number who went on to represent Ontario and Canada.
Rugby was big part of Lloyd’s life and he was a big and unforgettable part of ours. He will be sorely missed.
Nomads and the wider rugby community extends it condolences to Lloyd’s mother and family.
ABOUT THE ONTARIO BLUES
The Ontario Blues program is the high performance representative program for male and female rugby players in Ontario. Rugby Ontario is represented at the provincial level by the Ontario Blues. The program includes representative teams from Under-15 to Senior in both Women’s and Men’s Fifteens and Under-18 Men's and Women's Sevens. Specifically, the program is designed to develop and showcase rugby players for Canadian representative national teams.
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Rugby Ontario is the provincial sports governing body responsible for the organization of rugby in Ontario. Our mission is to establish a stronger identity for rugby in Ontario by promoting the sport’s core values and by fostering a culture of inclusiveness and excellence on and off the field of play.
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Dalton Finkbeiner
Communications and Marketing Coordinator - Rugby Ontario
647-560-4790 x 1006
dfinkbeiner@rugbyontario.com
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