1. David Joseph Solomona was born on 26 January 1978 and is a former professional rugby league footballer, who last played for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League.
17 Facts About David Solomona
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David Solomona was regularly amongst the top off-loaders in the competition.
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David Solomona attended St Paul's College, Auckland, a school known for consistently producing the best rugby league team in the national secondary school competition.
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David Solomona started his career in Australia with the Sydney City Roosters making his first grade debut in round 16 of the 1999 NRL season against Melbourne.
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David Solomona played from the interchange bench for the Roosters in their 2000 NRL grand final loss to the Brisbane Broncos.
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David Solomona played for Samoa in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.
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David Solomona played 25 games for the club in the 2001 NRL season as the club were runaway Minor Premiers and set a number of point scoring records.
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David Solomona played for the Parramatta Eels from the interchange bench in their shock 2001 NRL Grand Final loss to the Newcastle Knights at Stadium Australia.
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David Solomona spent three years at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats where his skills helped keep them in the Super League.
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David Solomona helped New Zealand to defeat Australia to win the 2005 Rugby League Tri Nations tournament.
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David Solomona signed for the Bradford Bulls on 24 October 2006 for the 2007 season.
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David Solomona was the Bulls only ever-present player in 2007, making 32 appearances in his first year at the club.
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David Solomona missed the first 5 games of 2008 due to injury picked up in pre-season.
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David Solomona again represented Samoa in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
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David Solomona played in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.
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David Solomona continued to feature in the Warrington Wolves squad throughout the 2011 season.
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David Solomona was mainly brought on as a replacement making good use of his strength and ball handling skills to make in-roads into the opposing defence.