Se'e Solomona

{{Short description|Former NZ & Samoa international rugby league footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

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|fullname = Maseese David Solomona

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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|3|9}}

|birth_place = New Zealand

|height = {{convert|193|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}

|weight = {{convert|123|kg|stlb lb|abbr=on}}

|club1 = Richmond Bulldogs

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|club3 = {{nowrap|Sheffield Eagles}}

|year3start = 1986

|year3end = 89

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|club4 = Widnes

|year4start = 1991

|year4end = 92

|appearances4 = 14

|tries4 = 2

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|points4 = 8

|club5 = Oldham

|year5start = 1992

|year5end = 94

|appearances5 = 42

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|goals5 = 0

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|points5 = 8

|club6 = Auckland Warriors

|year6start = 1995

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|club7 = {{nowrap|North Qld Cowboys}}

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|yearAstart = 1988

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|yearBstart = 1993

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|teamC = Western Samoa

|yearCstart = 1990

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|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/se-e-Solomona/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}

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Maseese (Se'e) David Solomona[http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=S&id=637 SOLOMONA, MASEESE DONALD 1993 - KIWI #637] nzleague.co.nz (born 9 March 1965) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented both New Zealand and Western Samoa.

Background

Solomona was born in New Zealand.

Playing career

Solomona started his career with the Richmond Bulldogs, and the Glenora Bears, playing 21 games for Auckland between 1988 and 1993.Richard Becht. A New Breed Rising: The Warriors Winfield Cup Challenge. Auckland, HarperCollins, 1994. {{ISBN|1-86950-154-3}}. p. 183 Solomona spent 1989 with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs as part of the New Zealand Rugby League's "Rookie Scheme".Lion Red 1989 Rugby League Annual New Zealand Rugby League, p. 10

Solomona played the majority of his career in England. He played for Oldham from 1992 to 1994.{{cite web|title=OLDHAM RLFC INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION|url=http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/hall-of-fame/|work=Hall of Fame|publisher=Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust|accessdate=19 December 2013}} before returning home to play for the Auckland Warriors in their début season in the Australian Rugby League competition. He spent 1996 with the North Queensland Cowboys, and still resides in Australia.{{cite news|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411317/592679|title=Warriors set to turn back time|date=17 June 2005|work= One Sport|accessdate=7 November 2011}}

Representative career

Solomona represented the Kiwi Colts in 1991.

His four tests for the New Zealand national rugby league team came in 1993. He also represented Western Samoa at the 1990 Pacific Cup, and in the 1995 World Cup.

Personal life

Se'e Solomona is the father of the rugby league footballer who has played for the North Queensland club and has represented the Queensland Under-19s as a {{rlp|ce}} in 2003, and the Queensland Country side in 2007; Wallace Solomona,[https://web.archive.org/web/20070903092534/http://www.qrl.com.au/display.php?pg_id=535 City Country Player Profiles QRL] and he is the uncle of Malo Solomona.{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/547740|title=Israel no promised land for the Warriors|date=25 July 2008|work= Stuff.co.nz|accessdate=7 November 2011}}

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