Solomon Haumono

  • Playing Career

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Monday, 13th October, 1975
Current Age
48 years and 168 days

Known Family Links

Nephew
Nesiasi Mataitonga

Biography

Rugby League enigma, the Australian-born son of Tongan boxing champion Maile Haumono, started his playing career at Christian Brothers Lewisham before signing with Manly. Haumono came off the bench in the 1995 grand final loss to C’bury but after an inconsistent 1996 season signed with the Super League-bound Bulldogs. Haumono was a shock selection as a reserve forward for Australia in the ANZac Test but his fearless display for NSW in the opening match of the Tri-Series competition marked him as a forward of some promise. Cleared of a high tackle charge that resulted in Steve Renouf breaking his jaw, Haumono’s Super League season fell away and in 1998, he walked out on the Bulldogs to visit his girlfriend in England. Brought home by childhood friend Anthony Mundine (whose father Tony Mundine used Maile Haumono as a sparring partner), Haumono was banished to Moorebank’s Metropolitan Cup side and took no part in C’bury’s semi-final campaign. 1999 found Haumono at Balmain but an elbow injury limited him to just 8 appearances. After linking with St George in 2000, he turned his back on rugby league to pursue a career as a heavyweight boxer. Despite some moderate success Haumono returned to league in 2003 but after two seasons with Manly he joined the London Broncos.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 111 15 0   - 60 62 49 0 55.86% List
NRL Finals 4 1 -   - 4 2 2 0 50.00% List
World Cup 2 - -   - - 0 1 1 0.00% List
Anzac Tests 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
City vs Country 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Super League 48 14 -   - 56 20 25 3 41.67% List
Challenge Cup 5 2 -   - 8 3 2 0 60.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tonga 1995, 2006 7 2 -   - 8 2 4 1 28.57% List
Australia (SL) 1997 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1995-2006 8 2 0   0 8 3 4 1 37.50% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tonga 1995 2 - -   - - 0 1 1 0.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW (SL) 1997 3 - -   - - 3 0 0 100.00% List
NSW City 2003 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1997-2003 4 0 0   0 - 4 0 0 100.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Manly NSWRL 1994 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List
Manly ARL 1995 23 5 -   - 20 20 3 0 86.96% List
Manly ARL 1996 14 1 -   - 4 10 4 0 71.43% List
Canterbury Super League 1997 17 4 -   - 16 10 7 0 58.82% List
Canterbury NRL 1998 8 3 -   - 12 3 5 0 37.50% List
Balmain NRL 1999 8 1 -   - 4 4 4 0 50.00% List
St Geo Illa NRL 2000 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
Manly NRL 2003 20 1 0 / 1 0.00% - 4 5 15 0 25.00% List
Manly NRL 2004 17 - -   - - 8 9 0 47.06% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Manly 1994-96, 2003-04 76 7 - / 1 0.00% - 28 45 31 0 59.21% List
Canterbury 1997-98 25 7 -   - 28 13 12 0 52.00% List
Balmain 1999 8 1 -   - 4 4 4 0 50.00% List
St Geo Illa 2000 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
Overall1994-2004 111 15 0 / 1 0.00% 0 60 62 49 0 55.86% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
London 2005 32 10 -   - 40 15 15 2 46.88% List
Harlequins 2006 21 6 -   - 24 8 12 1 38.10% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
London 2005-06 53 16 -   - 64 23 27 3 43.40% List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, AJ Lucantonio, Terry Liberopoulos, Bill Bates, Matthew Foreman

Sources: ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1997, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2000, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2004, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1996, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1998, NRL 2004 Official Rugby League Annual, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1999, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2001, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1995