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.

Tom Dolezel

Date of birth	(1984-08-13) August 13, 1984 (age 40)
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	253 lb (115 kg; 18 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009-2016 Ontario Blues () 2018-2019 Toronto Arrows 9 () Correct as of 14 June 2019 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009-2016 Canada 16 (5)

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

1. "Dolezel Turns Focus to Coaching". Americas Rugby News. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
2. Montanini, Chris. "Dolezel chosen for Canada's rugby qualifiers". The Londoner.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
3. Davidson, Neil. "Canadians in tough at Rugby World Cup as gap grows with rival countries". theglobeandmail.com. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
4. Weisfeld, Oren. "Tom Dolezel bringing analytics to Western rugby in program revamp". The Gazette • Western University's Student Newspaper. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
5. "Ontario Arrows Announce Squad for 2018 Opener Against Houston SaberCats". Ontario Arrows Rugby Club. 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-05-08.