Denny Solomona

Denny Solomona
Personal information
Born 27 October 1993
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback, Wing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014 London Broncos 21 10 0 0 40
2014 London Skolars (DR) 1 3 0 0 12
2015– Castleford Tigers 2 2 0 0 8
Total 24 15 0 0 60
Source: loverugbyleague.com

Denny Solomona is a New Zealand rugby league player for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. His position is wing, but can also play at fullback and centre. He previously played with London Broncos and the Melbourne Storm under 20s.

Solomona spent his childhood in Auckland and was educated at St Peter's College where he was a member of the school's Rugby Union First XV and won the Boris Shroj Cup in 2010 as the top try scorer.[1]

Career

In 2012, Solomona became a member of the Melbourne Storm Rugby League franchise being recruited out of Melbourne’s youth system. He only played 13 games during the 2012 National Youth Competition season, with a fractured fibula in Round 13. Nevertheless the 19-year old scored eight tries from those 13 games. Solomona joined the Melbourne Storm’s senior squad in 2013.[2]

Solomona signed for Super League side London Broncos in January 2014 after being released from his contract with Melbourne Storm.[3] Following the club's relegation, it was announced that he would join Castleford Tigers at the end of the season.[4]

References

  1. St Peter's College Magazine 2010, p. 96.
  2. Denny Solomona, Official Website of the Melbourne Storm (Retrieved 9 July 2013)
  3. "London Broncos sign Ben Ross and Denny Solomona". BBC Sport. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. "Super League: Denny Solomona to leave London Broncos and join Castleford Tigers". Sky Sports. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.