Lloyd Ashby

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]

Lloyd Ashby

Born	Desmond Lloyd Ashby (1931-02-15)15 February 1931 Mataura, New Zealand
Died	18 August 2025(2025-08-18) (aged 94) Dunedin, New Zealand
School	Southland Technical College
Notable relative	Justin Marshall (nephew)
Occupation	Orchardist
Rugby union career
Position 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)

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