John Solomon (rugby union)
| Full name | John Solomon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 October 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Randwick, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The Scots College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Obstetrician /Gynaecologist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Wing, Fullback, Centre, Fly-half | ||
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| Current team | retired | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1948–1955 | Sydney University | () | |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1949–1955 | New South Wales | 19 | () |
| Current local club | retired | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1949–1955 |
 Australia
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14 Tests | () |
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Sydney University Australia |
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John Solomon (born 15 October 1929) was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative versatile back who captained the Wallabies in eight Tests in the 1950s and the led touring squads to New Zealand and South Africa.
Educated at Coogee Prep School and then The Scots College in Sydney, Solomon started his club rugby at the University rugby club when he commenced his medical studies at St Andrew's College at Sydney University in 1948. He won University "blues" in 1948, 1949, 1950 and 1951.
He made his state and national representative debuts at age nineteen, first playing for Australia against the New Zealand Maori at the Sydney Cricket Ground in June 1949. Later that year he toured New Zealand with Trevor Allan's Bledisloe Cup winning Wallabies. Solomon played variously at five-eighth, fullback and centre in seven matches of the tour including the 2nd Test at Eden Park where he scored a try thus helping the side make history as the first Australian team to win the Cup in New Zealand.
He played twice for New South Wales in 1950 at against the visiting British and Irish Lions and as five-eighth for Australia in both Tests of the tour. He was in the centres in the second Waratahs match against the Lions who up till that point of their tour were undefeated. Solomon held his own against the world-class opposition of Bleddyn Williams and Lewis Jones.
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