Rugby player
| Date of birth | (1992-03-09) 9 March 1992 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sizophila Solontsi (born 9 March 1992) is a South African rugby sevens player. She has represented South Africa internationally in rugby sevens and fifteens.
Rugby career
2022
Solontsi represented South Africa at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. She was also named in South Africa's women's fifteens team for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
2024
She was a member of the South African side that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. In September, she was named in the Springbok women's squad for the 2024 WXV 2 tournament.
References
- "South Africa name Rugby World Cup Sevens squads". SA Rugby. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- Mostert, Herman (2 September 2022). "Veteran Cecil Afrika recalled as Blitzboks name Rugby World Cup Sevens squad". Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- "Springbok Women squad for Rugby World Cup in NZ named". SA Rugby. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- "South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- "Dazel says We are ready to embrace the moment of Paris 2024". SA Rugby. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- "Dumke declared fit for WXV 2 campaign". SA Rugby. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- Perkins, Bruce (23 September 2024). "All 18 squads for the 2024 WXV". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
External links
- Sizophila Solontsi at Springbok Women
- Sizophila Solontsi at Springbok Women's Sevens
- Sizophila Solontsi at Olympics.com
- Sizophila Solontsi at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Sizophila Solontsi on Instagram
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- Living people
- 1992 births
- South African female rugby union players
- South Africa international women's rugby sevens players
- South Africa women's international rugby union players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby sevens players for South Africa
- South African rugby union biography stubs