Dave Solomon (rugby)
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Dave Solomon (31 May 1913 – 15 August 1997) was a
All Black
.
Early years
Solomon attended
Mt Albert Grammar, and was in the 1st XV in 1931.[2]
Rugby union career
Playing with the Ponsonby
All Blacks
tour and travelled with the squad to Great Britain, playing in eight tour matches in 1934–35 and scored 3 points (a try) for New Zealand.
Rugby league career
In 1939 Solomon switched codes to play rugby league. He was named in the 1939–40 New Zealand national rugby league team squad, however the tour was cut short by World War II.[2][3]
Return to rugby union
After the war he returned to rugby union, and coached the East Coast Bays and Northcote clubs on the North Shore.
Later years
Solomon became a Samoan
Matai. He died in Auckland on 15 August 1997.[2]
References
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d Dave Solomon allblacks.com
- ^ SOLOMON, DAVID 1939 – KIWI #283 Archived 23 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz