Daniel William Dorsey (born January 18, 1976) is an American former professional

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player. Born in

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, Dorsey was an

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defensive tackle for San Diego State University during the late 1990s, after arriving from

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representative from 2001 to 2004. His 24 caps included four matches at the

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in Australia, where he earned praise for a "monster tackle" on 21 stone Fijian prop

Joeli Veitayaki Joeli Veitayaki (born 12 January 1967 in Matuku, Fiji) is a Fijian former rugby union player. His usual position was Prop. He debut for against the New Zealand Maori in Christchurch on 4 June 1994. He played at the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cu ...

. He also played rugby professionally in the United Kingdom, for

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and the

Rotherham Titans Rotherham Rugby Union Football Club, or Rotherham Titans is a professional rugby union team from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, currently playing in the fourth tier of the English rugby union league system, following their relegation from the Nat ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dorsey, Dan 1976 births Living people United States international rugby union players 2003 Rugby World Cup players Bath Rugby players Swansea RFC players Rotherham Titans players American expatriate rugby union players in England American expatriate rugby union players in Wales Rugby union props Rugby union players from California Sportspeople from Inglewood, California El Camino College alumni American football defensive tackles Players of American football from Inglewood, California San Diego State Aztecs football players

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