Mesake Doge

{{Short description|Fijian rugby union player (born 1993)}} {{expand French|topic=bio|date=October 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Mesake Doge | image = Mesake Doge 2022.jpg | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|4|1}} | birth_place = Suva, Fiji | height = {{height|m=1.78}} | weight = {{convert|122|kg|st lbs|abbr=on}} | ru_position = Prop

| years1 = 2018–2019 | clubs1 = Rugby Timișoara | apps1 = 4 | points1 = 5

| years2 = 2019–2021 | clubs2 = Brive | apps2 = 24 | points2 = 10

| years3 = 2021–2022 | clubs3 = Dragons | apps3 = 16 | points3 = 25

| repyears1 = 2016– | repteam1 = Fiji | repcaps1 = 19 | reppoints1 = 10

| repyears2 = 2025 | repteam2 = First Nations & Pasifika XV | repcaps2 = 1 | reppoints2 = 0 | ru_ntupdate = 22 July 2025 }} '''Mesake Doge''' (born 1 April 1993) is a Fijian rugby union player, currently playing for United Rugby Championship side Dragons. His preferred position is prop.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimaterugby.com/mesake-doge|title=Meaake Doge|work=Ultimate Rugby|access-date=19 July 2021}}</ref>

==Professional career== Doge represented Rugby Timișoara during the 2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/19453498.dragons-sign-fiji-international-mesake-doge/|title=Dragons sign Fiji international Mesake Doge|work=South Wales Argus|date=19 July 2021|access-date=19 July 2021}}</ref> He joined Brive in 2019, making 24 appearances over two seasons.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/sports/rugby/doge-and-kamikamica-signs-deal-with-pro-d2-brive-rugby-club/|title=Doge and Kamikamica sign deal with Pro D2 Brive rugby club|work=FBC News|date=7 January 2019|access-date=19 July 2021}}</ref> In July 2021, he joined {{Rut|Dragons}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/57894715|title=Mesake Doge: Dragons sign Fiji international prop|work=BBC Sport|date=19 July 2021|access-date=19 July 2021}}</ref> Doge plays internationally for the Fiji national rugby union team, having made his debut in 2016. He won two further caps against New Zealand in 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fijirugby.com/flying-fijians-extended-squad-announced-for-all-blacks-test-matches/|title=Flying Fijians extended squad announced for All Blacks test matches|work=Fiji Rugby|date=15 June 2021|access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Doge, Mesake}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Rugby union players from Nadroga-Navosa Province Category:Fijian rugby union players Category:Fiji international rugby union players Category:Dragons RFC players Category:CA Brive players Category:Rugby union props Category:SCM Rugby Timișoara players Category:Fijian Drua players Category:21st-century Fijian sportsmen Category:2023 Rugby World Cup players Category:Fijian expatriate rugby union players in France