Lloyd Ashby

Lloyd Ashby

Birth name	Desmond Lloyd Ashby
Date of birth	(1931-02-15)15 February 1931
Place of birth	Mataura, New Zealand
Date of death	18 August 2025(2025-08-18) (aged 94)
Place of death	Dunedin, New Zealand
School	Southland Technical College
Notable relative(s)	Justin Marshall (nephew)
Occupation(s)	Orchardist
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1951, 1955–59 Southland 59 (328) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1958 New Zealand 1 (0)

Desmond Lloyd Ashby (15 February 1931 – 18 August 2025) was a New Zealand rugby union player. ^[1] A fullback, Ashby represented Southland 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. ^[2]

Ashby died in Dunedin on 18 August 2025, at the age of 94. ^[3]

References

1. "Justin Marshall pays tribute to late great uncle, ex-All Black Lloyd Ashby, who has died". Stuff. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
2. Knight, Lindsay. "Lloyd Ashby". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
3. Francis, Ben (15 December 2024). "'Thanks for inspiring me': Justin Marshall honours late All Black great-uncle". NZ Herald. Retrieved 22 August 2025.

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