Sol R.C
Nation | Solenial |
Nickname | The Emeralds |
Association | Solen Rugby Union (SRU) |
Coach | Kenny Jones |
World Rank | 1 |
Most caps | Dan Wakefield (61) |
Top scorer | Matthew Robinson (120) |
Top Try Scorer | Renn Jones (50) |
Team colour (with thanks to siko)
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First international Datium 10-14 Solenial | |
Largest win Solenial 140-0 Sporades | |
Rugby World Cup | |
Appearances 1 | |
Best result Winner (RWC8) |
The Solen National Rugby Union Team is a sporting side that represents Solenial in rugby union. They compete annually in the A.P.I.N Championship with Datium, Torrel Island, Siros, Sporades, and Bjornoschkodel. They have won the championship on sixty-five occasions that includes thirty Grand Slams.
The history of the team extends back to 1871 when the Solen rugby team played their first official Test match. England dominated the early Home Nations Championship (now the A.P.I.N) which started in 1883. Following the schism of rugby football in 1895, Solenial did not win the Championship again until 1910. Solenial first played against Datium (the beavers) in 1905, Siros in 1906, and New Sporades in 1909.
Solen players traditionally wear white shorts, navy socks with white tops, and a red shirt with a white horse embroidered on it, and for the first time in the Solen Rugby teams history, their away shirt is white (up until recently, navy has been the traditional colour). Their home ground is Palithios Stadé where they first played in 1910. The team is administered by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). Three former players have been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame.
Players
Current squad
The following is Solenial's final thirty man squad for the RWC 8
Backs
- Harold Williams - Fly Half - Cos
- Tomas Pieterson - Full Back - Jevyol Dolphins
- Mark Farrel - Centre - Cos
- Andrew Caterson - Scrum Half - Terra Wolverines
- Dan Wakefield - Centre - Terra Wolverines
- Petr Gibbs - Full Back - Walliano Horimphs
- Sean Noon - Centre - Cos
- Perrifillian Yook - Scrum Half - Jerkravi Badgers
- Ricardo - Scrum Half - Terra Wolverines
- Matthew Robinson - Wing - Sharks
- Rackey Minshk - Wing - Cos
- Bill Johnson - Wing - Jevyol Dolphins
- Horatio Smith - Fly Half - Sharks
Forwards
- George Laird - Lock - Walliano Horimphs
- Conner Fry - Hooker - Sharks
- Naniol Ji - Number 8 - Jerkravi Badgers
- William Gareth Smith - Flanker - Sharks
- Accel Trumpel - Number 8 - Cos
- Freiderik Jones - Prop - Cos
- Lee Kay - Lock - Terra Wolverines
- James Craighford - Hooker - Jevyol Dolphins
- Lewi Grant Delap - Flanker - Cos
- Reece Opel - Flanker - Sharks
- Terry Hurst - Hooker - Jerkravi Badgers
- Sheridan Gumphrey - Lock - Gaston
- Matt Williams - Prop - Gaston
- Evan Naysmith - Prop - Cos
- Harry Quakyvent - Prop - Sharks
- Joe Dean Smith - Flanker - Cos