About Lloyd Ashby
Lived 1931 – 2025 (aged 94). Lloyd Ashby was a New Zealand rugby union player.
Desmond Lloyd Ashby (15 February 1931 – 18 August 2025) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A fullback, Ashby represented at a provincial level, scoring what was at that time a record 328 points for the union. He played one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, a test against the touring Australian team in 1958. He later served as a selector for the Eastern Southland sub-union in 1961, and coached the Kaikorai club side in Dunedin in 1979. Ashby was a great uncle of former All Black halfback Justin Marshall.
Ashby died in Dunedin on 18 August 2025, at the age of 94.
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Who was Lloyd Ashby?
New Zealand rugby union player (1931–2025)
When was Lloyd Ashby born?
Lloyd Ashby was born on 15 February 1931 in Mataura.
When did Lloyd Ashby die?
Lloyd Ashby died on 18 August 2025 in Dunedin.
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Lloyd Ashby was a rugby union player.
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Lloyd Ashby was New Zealand.
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