{{Short description|Canada international rugby union player}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Joe Dolesau | image = | caption = | full_name = Josefa Dolesau | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|01|08}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = 5 ft 10 in | weight = 210 lb | occupation = | school = | university = | relatives = | position = Centre | repyears1 = 2016– | repteam1 = {{nrut|Canada}} | repcaps1 = 1 | reppoints1 = 0 }} '''Josefa Dolesau''' (born January 8, 1982) is a Fijian-born Canadian former international rugby union player.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dolesau Wins 2013 Award |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2013/12/09/dolesau-wins-2013-award/ |work=Fiji Sun |date=December 9, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Broaden Talent Search: Lesi |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2014/01/06/broaden-talent-search-lesi/ |work=Fiji Sun |date=January 6, 2014}}</ref>
==Biography== Dolesau, a centre, hails from Sawani village and won a Farebrother-Sullivan Trophy during his time with Naitasiri in Fijian provincial rugby, before being signed by Burnaby Lake Rugby Club in his late 20s, which he went on to captain.<ref>{{cite news |title=I Will Give My All: Dolesau |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2013/09/29/i-will-give-my-all-dolesau/ |work=Fiji Sun |date=September 29, 2013}}</ref>
In 2011, Dolesau was named Canadian Rugby Championship co-Player of the Year for his performances with the BC Bears.<ref>{{cite news |title=Local named Player of the Year |url=https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/local-named-player-of-the-year-2934620 |work=Burnaby Now |date=October 5, 2011 |language=en}}</ref>
Dolesau earned his first Canada call up for the 2013 Americas Rugby Championship, as a member of the Canada "A" team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rugby Canada: Team prepped for Americas Rugby Championship opener |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/rugby/rugby-canada-team-prepped-for-americas-rugby-championship-opener |work=The Province |date=October 11, 2013}}</ref> He was the 2013 British Columbia Men's Premier League player of the year, only the second Burnaby Lake player after Pat Riordan to receive the award.<ref>{{cite news |title=Club gives everyone a place |url=https://www.burnabynow.com/local-sports/club-gives-everyone-a-place-2965565 |work=Burnaby Now |date=December 12, 2013 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2016, Dolesau made his full international debut for Canada in the Americas Rugby Championship, as a substitute against Brazil in Langford, British Columbia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Americas Rugby Championship: Canada powers to 7-try romp over Brazil |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/rugby/americas-rugby-championship-canada-powers-to-7-try-romp-over-brazil |work=The Province |date=February 20, 2016}}</ref>
==See also== *List of Canada national rugby union players
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{ESPNscrum|287355}}
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