| 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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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.
Dolezel played briefly for the Calgary Stampeders in the CFL. 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.
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.
In 2018, Tom debuted with the Ontario Arrows in their first game of the season against the Houston SaberCats.
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.