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Sizophila Solontsi

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Sizophila Solontsi
Date of birth (1992-03-09) 9 March 1992 (age 32)
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back Row
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Cell C Sharks Women (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
 South Africa 16 (25)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
 South Africa 12 (5 pts)

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

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2022

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Solontsi represented South Africa at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[1][2] She was also named in South Africa's women's fifteens team for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[3]

2024

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She was a member of the South African side that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "South Africa name Rugby World Cup Sevens squads". SA Rugby. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ Mostert, Herman (2 September 2022). "Veteran Cecil Afrika recalled as Blitzboks name Rugby World Cup Sevens squad". Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Springbok Women squad for Rugby World Cup in NZ named". SA Rugby. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  4. ^ "South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Dazel says We are ready to embrace the moment of Paris 2024". SA Rugby. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)