Sizophila Solontsi
| Date of birth | 9 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]2022
[edit]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
[edit]She was a member of the South African side that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[4][5] In September, she was named in the Springbok women's squad for the 2024 WXV 2 tournament.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- 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