Cam Dolan

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Cameron Alexander Dolan
Cam Dolan 2015 RWC.jpg
Birth nameCameron Alexander Dolan
Date of birth (1990-03-07) March 7, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb)
University Life University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8, Flanker, Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–2013 Life University ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–2015
2015–2017
2018
2018
2019–		 Northampton Saints
Cardiff Blues
San Diego Legion
Nottingham
New Orleans Gold 		1
20
6
4
60		 (0)
(20)
(0)
(5)
(70)
Correct as of 7 August 2023 [1]
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009
2013–		 United States U20
United States 		4
67		 (5)
(105)
Correct as of 21 January 2024

Cameron Dolan (born March 7, 1990) is an American rugby union player who normally plays at the Number 8 position. He currently plays professionally for the NOLA Gold, since 2018, in the Major League Rugby (MLR). Dolan previously played rugby outside the United States at professional level.

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Early career

Dolan began playing rugby in high school with the Naples Bears in Florida, although he did spend a very successful term in the 1st XV at St Edward’s school in Cheltenham [2] before playing college rugby at Life University in Atlanta, Georgia. Dolan played with Life University at the Collegiate Rugby Championship, and was named to the CRC All-Tournament team in 2012 and 2013. At Life University, Dolan was a four-time First Team All-American, and won a National Championship in 2013. [3]

Club career

Dolan's performance against the Maori in November 2013 was seen by Jim Mallinder, Head Coach of Northampton Saints, who offered Dolan a professional contract with the Saints. [4] Dolan was brought in as an injury replacement for James Craig. Dolan joined fellow U.S. international Samu Manoa at the club. Dolan did not make any first team appearances for Northampton during the 2013–14 season. However, he made several appearances for the Saints' sevens team and second side, Wanderers. [5] His strong performances in training earned him a one-year extension with Saints for the 2014–15 Premiership season. [6] Dolan made his professional debut for Northampton Saints on January 31, 2015 in the Anglo Welsh Cup. [7]

Following two seasons with Saints, Dolan joined Cardiff Blues for the 2015-16 Pro 12 season. [8]

International career

Dolan first appeared on the International scene during 2009, where he was named captain of the United States U20's team for the 2009 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy. [9] At this time he was the United States Rugby Foundation Development Grant Recipient, which is a foundation to develop and improve upcoming rugby talent in the United States.

His efforts for the Under 20s side and his club side landed Dolan in the United States senior side for the 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, the inaugural year for the United States in the competition. He made his full International debut at No.8 against Fiji, as a replacement for captain Todd Clever who was unable to play this match due to injury. His third and fourth cap, came when the USA faced Canada in Round 3 of the 2015 Rugby World Cup Americas qualifications, which ended in a 2–0 defeat thus parachuting USA down to the NACRA-CONSUR playoff final.

In October 2013, Dolan was named captain for the USA Select XV side in the 2013 Americas Rugby Championship. He led the side to two victories; against Canada A and Uruguay. [10] [11] Following this Championship, Dolan was named in the American squad for their 2013 end-of-year rugby union tests. He was named Man of the Match in their opening game against the Māori All Blacks, picking up a try at the 71st minute. [12]

At the conclusion of 2013, Dolan was named the U.S. Breakout Player of the Year by Rugby Mag. [13]

Dolan was the starting No. 8 for the USA when they achieved their first-ever win over a Tier 1 nation, Scotland in 2018. [14] Dolan became the USA Eagle with the most victories at 30 wins in 59 appearances, following the USA's victory over Chile in 2023 World Cup qualifying. [14]

International tries

As of 7 August 2023 [15]
TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia London, England Allianz Park 2013 end-of-year rugby union internationals 23 November 2013Win7 – 28
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Carson, United States StubHub Center 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup 14 June 2014Loss29 – 37
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ottawa, Canada Twin Elm Rugby Park 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches 22 August 2015Win23 – 41
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Round Rock, United States Dell Diamond 2017 Americas Rugby Championship 11 February 2017Win51 – 3
5Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Santiago, Chile Pista Atlética San Carlos de Apoquindo 2017 Americas Rugby Championship 25 February 2017Win9 – 57
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada San Diego, United States Torero Stadium 2019 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification 1 July 2017Win52 – 16
7
8Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Denver, United States Dick's Sporting Goods Park 2018 June rugby union tests 9 June 2018Win62 – 13
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Halifax, Canada Wanderers Grounds 2018 June rugby union tests 23 June 2018Win17 – 42
10
11
12Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa San Sebastián, Spain Anoeta Stadium 2018 end-of-year rugby union internationals 10 November 2018Win30 – 29
13
14Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Maipú, Chile Estadio Santiago Bueras 2019 Americas Rugby Championship 2 February 2019Win8 – 71
15Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Tukwila, United States Starfire Sports 2019 Americas Rugby Championship 8 March 2019Win30 – 25
16Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Vancouver, Canada BC Place 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches 7 September 2019Win15 – 20
17Flag of England.svg  England London, England Twickenham Stadium 2021 July rugby union tests 4 July 2021Loss43 – 29
18Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Glendale, United States Infinity Park 2023 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification 2 October 2021Win19 – 16
19Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Dubai The Sevens Stadium 2023 RWC Final Qualification Tournament 12 November 2022Win49 – 7
20Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Bucharest, Romania Stadionul Arcul de Triumf 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches 5 August 2023Win31 – 17
21Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Algarve, Portugal Estádio Algarve 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches 12 August 2023Loss46 – 20

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References

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  2. ↑ "US Eagles No8 Cam Dolan signs for Northampton Saints", Guardian.com, December 16, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2014
  3. ↑ "USA Men's Eagles - Cam Dolan". Archived from the original on 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  4. ↑ "US Eagles No8 Cam Dolan signs for Northampton Saints". The Guardian . 2013-12-16. Archived from the original on 2022-08-15.
  5. ↑ "Cam Dolan Signs Extension With Northampton, Tuisamoa Joins London Scottish". This is american rugby. this is american rugby. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Cam Dolan Signs Extension With Northampton, Tuisamoa Joins London Scottish". This is american rugby. this is american rugby. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
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  8. ↑ "Americans On The Move In A Busy Offseason". TIAR. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "USRF Development Grant Recipient Cameron Dolan Named Captain of USA Men's U20s Team". Archived from the original on 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  10. ↑ USA SELECT XV DEFEAT CANADA A
  11. ↑ USA 20, Uruguay 8
  12. ↑ Capacity crowd witnesses compelling 19-29 Eagles loss in Philadelphia Archived 2014-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ "USA Rugby and Northampton Saints Cam Dolan Answers Some Tough and Not So Tough Questions", Rugby Wrap Up, April 5, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  14. 1 2 "And the Player with the Most USA Test Match Wins Is ..." Goff Rugby Report. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Cam Dolan". 20 November 2021.
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