Tom Dolezel
Tom Dolezel (born August 13, 1984) is a Canadian rugby union player. Dolezel played internationally for Canada and formerly played Canadian football. He made his debut for Canada in 2009 in a test match against Russia.
| Date of birth | August 13, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 253 lb (115 kg; 18 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dolezel played briefly for the Calgary Stampeders in the CFL.[1] He played in the qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup against the United States but did not make the cut for the World Cup squad due to injury.[2][3]
In 2016, Tom became the head coach of the University of Western Ontario's Men's Rugby team following a season spent as Assistant Coach.[4]
In 2018, Tom debuted with the Ontario Arrows in their first game of the season against the Houston SaberCats.[5]
References
- "Dolezel Turns Focus to Coaching". Americas Rugby News. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- Montanini, Chris. "Dolezel chosen for Canada's rugby qualifiers". The Londoner.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- Davidson, Neil. "Canadians in tough at Rugby World Cup as gap grows with rival countries". theglobeandmail.com. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- Weisfeld, Oren. "Tom Dolezel bringing analytics to Western rugby in program revamp". The Gazette • Western University's Student Newspaper. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- "Ontario Arrows Announce Squad for 2018 Opener Against Houston SaberCats". Ontario Arrows Rugby Club. 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
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