Denny Solomona: Difference between revisions

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|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|access-date=20 April 2017}}</ref>

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|title = Rugby News &#124; Latest Rugby News & Articles &#124; RugbyPass}}</ref>