Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Thursday, 26th January, 1978
- Current Age
- 45 years and 315 days
- Place Of Birth
- Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Biography
Talented, ball-playing forward made his mark with the Roosters from the interchange bench in the club’s 14-6 loss to Brisbane in the 2000 grand final. Solomona, who represented Samoa in the 2000 World Cup, signed with P’matta in 2001 when it appeared that the Roosters were bringing Test forward Steve Menzies to the club (they didn’t.) He made his Test debut for NZ in the one-off Test against Australia in July before recording his second grand final loss, the 30-24 defeat by Newcastle, in which he was again used as an impact player from the bench. After appearing in six Tests for the Kiwis in 2001-02, his career lost momentum the following year and he joined English club Wakefield Trinity in 2004. Solomona was an interchange player in NZ’s stunning 24-0 win over Australia in the final of the 2005 Tri-Nations competition.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
To view a list of corresponding matches, click on the List button.
Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| NRL | 78 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 45 | 30 | 3 | 57.69% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 7 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| World Cup | 6 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New Zealand | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Super League | 186 | 61 | 1 | - | 246 | 104 | 80 | 2 | 55.91% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 18 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 77.78% | List | ||||
| Tri-Nations | 5 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Samoa | 2000, 2008, 2010 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| New Zealand | 2001-02, 2005-06 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.85% | List | |||
| Overall | 2000-2010 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 52.38% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Samoa | 2000, 2008 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Sydney City | NRL 1999 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Sydney | NRL 2000 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 68.42% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NRL 2001 | 25 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 80.00% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NRL 2002 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 12 | 2 | 30.00% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NRL 2003 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.67% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Sydney City | 1999-00 | 21 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Parramatta | 2001-03 | 57 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 54.39% | List | |||
| Overall | 1999-2003 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 45 | 30 | 3 | 57.69% | List | |||
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Wakefield Trinity | 2004 | 32 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 56.25% | List | |||
| Wakefield Trinity | 2005 | 20 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 45.00% | List | |||
| Wakefield Trinity | 2006 | 27 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 37.04% | List | |||
| Bradford | 2007 | 32 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 62.50% | List | |||
| Bradford | 2008 | 24 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 54.17% | List | |||
| Bradford | 2009 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.00% | List | |||
| Warrington | 2010 | 32 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 71.88% | List | |||
| Warrington | 2011 | 28 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
| Warrington | 2012 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | |||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Wakefield Trinity | 2004-06 | 79 | 26 | - | - | 104 | 37 | 42 | 0 | 46.84% | List | |||
| Bradford | 2007-09 | 60 | 21 | - | - | 84 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 56.67% | List | |||
| Warrington | 2010-12 | 65 | 19 | 1 | - | 78 | 47 | 18 | 0 | 72.31% | List | |||
| Overall | 2004-2012 | 204 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 266 | 118 | 84 | 2 | 57.84% | List | |||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Cymru RL, Bill Bates
Sources:
NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2001, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2002, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2003, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2000, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2004, Richard Bailey's Rugby League World
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