He guided them to the final in the inaugural 2008 season, where they lost to Western Cape rivals Maties[2] and helped them reach the play-offs again in 2009, losing 17–19 to NWU Pukke in the semi-final.
[4] He was due to coach new Italian franchise Praetorians Roma in the 2010–11 Celtic League,[5] but their inclusion in the European competition never materialised, with Benetton Treviso being included instead.
[6] In 2010, Dobson was appointed as the coach of the Western Province U21 side and he helped them win the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship in his first season in charge, as they beat the Blue Bulls U21s 43–32 in the final in Durban.
[7] He returned as a technical adviser to his former assistant Kevin Foote for the UCT Ikey Tigers' 2011 Varsity Cup campaign, which they won for the first time, beating UP Tuks 26–16 in the final.
[19] In 2016, Dobson's Western Province finished in top spot of the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series,[20] winning thirteen of their fourteen matches during the competition.