Frank Solomon

Frank Solomon
	Solomon (left) powers through the Australian defence during the inaugural Bledisloe Cup match at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1932
Birth name	Frank Solomona
Date of birth	30 May 1906
Place of birth	Pago Pago, American Samoa
Date of death	21 December 1991 (aged 85)
Place of death	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
School	Seddon Memorial Technical College (now Auckland University of Technology)
Notable relative(s)	Dave Solomon (step brother); Josh Kronfeld (great-nephew)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Wing forward, No. 8
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
1929	Ponsonby RFC
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1925-39	Auckland
International career
Years	Team
1931-32	New Zealand
	Correct as of 10 August 2014

Frank Solomon (30 May 1906 – 21 December 1991) was an American-born New Zealand Rugby Union player. He has played national provincial rugby for Auckland and international rugby for the All Blacks. Considered a pacific pioneer in New Zealand rugby, Solomon became the first Samoan to play for the All Blacks. He was the older step-brother of former All Black Dave Solomon and the great-uncle of former All Black Josh Kronfeld.

Solomon was the first U.S. national of Samoan descent to play for a New Zealand national rugby team. The second was Jerome Kaino in 2004.

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