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Line 1: {{short description\|Samoa (RL) & England (RU) international rugby footballer}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=October 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English\|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox rugby league biography \|name = Denny Solomona \| nickname = ▼ \|image = Sale V Bristol-132.jpg \|imagesize = 300 \|birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=y\|1993\|9\|27}} \|birth_place = [[Auckland, New Zealand]] \|~~weight~~height = {{convert\|~~105~~191\|kgcm\|~~stlb~~ftin\|abbr=on\|order=flip}}▼ ~~\|nationality = New Zealand~~ \|~~height~~weight = {{convert\|~~191~~105\|cmkg\|~~ftin~~stlb\|abbr=on\|order=flip}} ▲\|weight = {{convert\|105\|kg\|stlb\|abbr=on\|order=flip}} \|position = {{rlp\|WG}} \|club1 = [[London Broncos]] Line 23 ⟶ 22: \|year2start = 2015 \|year2end = 16 \|appearances2 = 4145 \|tries2 = 5760 \|goals2 = 0 \|fieldgoals2 = 0 \|points2 = ~~228~~240 \|teamA = [[Samoa national rugby league team\|Samoa]] \|yearAstart = 2016 Line 36 ⟶ 35: \|fieldgoalsA = 0 \|pointsA = 0 ~~\|updated = 1 November 2019~~ \|source = <ref>[http://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Denny-Solomona/ loverugbyleague.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/denny-solomona/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref> \|ru_position = [[Wing (rugby union)\|Wing]]▼ ▲\|ru_position = [[Wing (rugby union)\|Wing]] \|ru_club1 = [[Sale Sharks]] \|ru_year1start = 2016 \|ru_year1end = ~~present~~2021 \|ru_appearances1 = 6888 \|ru_tries1 = 4147 \|ru_goals1 = 0 \|ru_fieldgoals1 = 0 \|ru_points1 = ~~205~~230 \|ru_club2 = [[Highlanders (rugby union) \|Highlanders]] \|ru_year2start = 2022 \|ru_year2end = \|ru_appearances2 = 5 ▲\| ~~nickname~~ ru_tries2 = 0 \|ru_goals2 = 0 \|ru_fieldgoals2 = 0 \|ru_points2 = 0 \|ru_club3 = [[North Harbour Rugby Union\|North Harbour]] \|ru_year3start = 2022-2023 \|ru_year3end = \|ru_points3 =0 \|ru_teamA = [[England national rugby union team\|England]] \|ru_yearAstart = ~~2017–~~2017 \|ru_yearAend = \|ru_appearancesA = 5 Line 62 ⟶ 71: \|ru_amateurupdate = \|ru_clubyears = 2016–present \|ru_clubupdate = 131 ~~November~~May ~~2019~~2022 ~~\|spouse = [[Jess Impiazzi]]~~ ~~\|children =~~ ~~\|relatives =~~ ~~\|school = [[St Peter's College, Auckland]]~~ ~~\|university =~~ \|new = yes }} '''Denny Solomona''' (born 27 September 1993) is a retired [[rugby football]]er who ~~plays~~played [[rugby union]] as a [[Wing (rugby union)\|winger]] for ~~the [[Sale Sharks]] in the [[English Premiership (rugby union)\|Aviva Premiership]] and~~ [[England national rugby union team\|England]] at international level. He previously played rugby union for [[Sale Sharks]] in [[Premiership Rugby]] and played [[rugby league]] as a winger for the [[Melbourne Storm]] Under-20s, [[London Broncos]] and the [[Castleford Tigers]]. He played for [[Samoa national rugby league team\|Samoa]] at international rugby league. ==Youth== Solomona was born and brought up in [[Auckland]], and was educated first at [[Otahuhu College\|Ōtāhuhu College]] then at [[St Peter's College, Auckland\|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.<ref>''St Peter's College Magazine 2010'', p. 96.</ref> ==Rugby League== 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 (rugby league)\|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 Melbourne Storm season\|2013]].<ref>[http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/nycplayerprofiledisplay/Storm-NYC/Denny%20Solomona/4813 Denny Solomona, Official Website of the Melbourne Storm] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191938/http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/nycplayerprofiledisplay/Storm-NYC/Denny%20Solomona/4813 \|date=2013-10-29}} (Retrieved 9 July 2013)</ref> Solomona signed for [[Super League]] side [[London Broncos]] in January 2014 after being released from his contract with [[Melbourne Storm]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=London Broncos sign Ben Ross and Denny Solomona\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/25776281\|website=BBC Sport\|~~accessdate~~access-date=20 September 2014\|date=17 January 2014}}</ref> Following the club's relegation, it was announced that he would join [[Castleford Tigers]] at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/13995/9381988/super-league-denny-solomona-to-leave-london-broncos-and-join-castleford-tigers\|title=Super League: Denny Solomona to leave London Broncos and join Castleford Tigers\|website=Sky Sports\|date=15 July 2014\|~~accessdate~~access-date=20 September 2014}}</ref> In 2016, Solomona scored a record-breaking 37th try in a single [[Super League]] season in Castleford's Super 8s win over Catalans. The try broke a 12-year record held by former dual-international, [[Lesley Vainikolo]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12197/10582972/catalans-28-34-castleford-solomona-sets-super-league-try-scoring-record\|title=Catalans 28-34 Castleford: Solomona sets Super League try scoring record\|date=17 September 2016\|~~accessdate~~access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref> Solomona finished the season with a total of 40 tries along with another 2 in the [[Challenge Cup]] competition.<ref>{{cite web\|url=~~http~~https://www.~~dailymail~~skysports.~~co.uk~~com/~~wires~~rugby-league/panews/~~article-3806692~~12196/~~Denny~~10593292/castleford-~~Solomona~~40-~~enjoys~~26-widnes-denny-solomona-breaks-super-league-record-~~breaking~~for-~~afternoon~~most-~~Castleford~~tries-~~Widnes.html~~in-a-season\|title=Castleford 40-26 Widnes: Denny Solomona ~~enjoys~~breaks aSuper League record~~-breaking~~ ~~afternoon~~for asmost ~~Castleford~~tries ~~see~~in ~~off~~a ~~Widnes~~season\|date=2625 September 2016\|~~accessdate~~access-date=7 October 2016}}</ref> On 8 October 2016 Solomona made his International début for [[Samoa national rugby league team\|Samoa]] in their historical [[2016 Samoa vs. Fiji rugby league test match\|test match]] against Fiji in Apia. ==Rugby Union== On 13 December 2016, it was confirmed that Solomona had retired from rugby league, with two years still remaining on his contract with [[Castleford Tigers]], to switch to [[rugby union]], and join [[Sale Sharks]] in the [[English Premiership (rugby union)\|Aviva Premiership]]. The move was subject to a legal dispute which was concluded out of court as Sale paid Castleford some £200,000 in compensation.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/16/castleford-sale-settlement-denny-solomona\|title=Castleford and Sale reach £200,000 settlement over Denny Solomona\|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]\|date=16 June 2017}}</ref> On 29 March 2017, having enjoyed a prolific start to his career with Sale (10 tries in 11 appearances), Solomona declared himself available for international selection with [[England national rugby union team\|England]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.planetrugby.com/news/solomona-ready-to-play-for-england/\|title=Solomona ready to play for England\|date=29 March 2017\|work=planetrugby.com\|~~accessdate~~access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref> He was subsequently called up to the senior England squad by [[Eddie Jones (rugby union)\|Eddie Jones]] for their 2017 summer tour of Argentina and came on as a sub in the opening test and scored the winning try on his debut.l<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39652871\|publisher=BBC Sport\|title=England v Argentina: Dylan Hartley, Joe Launchbury & George Ford in squad\|date=20 April 2017\|~~accessdate~~access-date=20 April 2017}}</ref> ===International tries=== Line 96 ⟶ 100: ==Influences== Solomona feels that meeting senior players can be important for the motivation and development of school age players.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rugbypass.com/news/mental-illness-is-not-something-you-can-switch-on-and-off-its-a-constant-battle-that-you-do-fight-against-solomona-sale/\|title = Rugby News \| Latest Rugby News & Articles \| RugbyPass\| date=28 February 2019 }}</ref> ==Post-playing Career== Solomona left North Harbour Rugby and returned to Wigan in 2023 where he commenced his plumbing apprenticeship. Solomona is the owner of Pasifika Plumbing and Heating <ref>{{cite web \| url=https://pasifikaplumbingandheating.co.uk/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYFnTLQa1nz8I5GCYiNeLvveIyqpJlF49LBrxBGZqfhAGhD1LN8b_zJWNE_aem_aI-CyuOJKYdOpmKCy4mSSQ \| title=Home }}</ref> ==References== Line 103 ⟶ 110: ==External links== {{commons category}} * {{sport links}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20171010151549/http://www.salesharks.com/rugby/profile-sharks.php?PlayId=115742#.WNu6bfnyvIU Sale Sharks Profile] [https://web.archive.org/web/20150623164548/http://www.castigers.com/player/547 2015 Castleford Tigers Profile] ~~{{Sale Sharks squad}}~~ {{2016 Super League Dream Team}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Solomona, Denny}} [[Category:Living people]]▼ [[Category:1993 births]] [[Category:~~New~~Living ~~Zealand rugby league players~~people]] [[Category:New Zealand rugby union players]]▼ ~~[[Category:New Zealand people of Samoan descent]]~~ [[Category:Castleford Tigers players]] [[Category:Dual-code rugby internationals]] [[Category:England international rugby union players]] [[Category:Expatriate rugby union players in England]] [[Category:London Broncos players]] [[Category:London Skolars players]] [[Category:Sale Sharks players]]▼ [[Category:Rugby union wings]]▼ [[Category:Rugby league wingers]]▼ [[Category:Rugby league players from Auckland]]▼ ~~[[Category:People educated at St Peter's College, Auckland]]~~ [[Category:New Zealand expatriate rugby union players]] [[Category:New Zealand expatriate ~~sportspeople~~rugby league players in England]] [[Category:~~Expatriate~~New ~~rugby~~Zealand ~~union~~sportspeople ~~players~~of inSamoan ~~England~~descent]] [[Category:~~Dual-code~~New Zealand rugby ~~internationals~~league players]] [[Category:~~England~~New ~~international~~Zealand rugby union players]] [[Category:~~Samoa~~People ~~national~~educated ~~rugby~~at ~~league~~St ~~team~~Peter's ~~players~~College, Auckland]] ▲[[Category:Rugby league ~~wingers~~players from Auckland]] ▲[[Category:Rugby ~~union~~league ~~wings~~wingers]] [[Category:Rugby union players from Auckland]] ▲[[Category:~~Living~~Rugby ~~people~~union wings]] ▲[[Category:Sale Sharks players]] [[Category:Samoa national rugby league team players]] ▲[[Category:~~Rugby~~Samoan rugby league players ~~from Auckland~~]] ▲[[Category:~~New Zealand~~English rugby union players]] [[Category:Highlanders (rugby union) players]] [[Category:North Harbour rugby union players]]