SUPER RUGBY MEDIA GUIDE 2014 FORCE 53 SOLOMONI RASOLEA @juniorrasolea Position: Centre Physical: 184cm/102kg Date of Birth: 29 April 1991 Place of Birth: Brisbane, AUS Super Rugby Caps: 12 Super Rugby Points: 5 Super Rugby Debut: Round 1, 2013 vs Rebels, Melbourne Test Caps: 0 Test Points: 0 Test Debut – Solomoni Rasolea transitioned from Sevens to Super Rugby in 2013 with his hard running and elusiveness with ball in hand leading him to 12 appearances for the Force, including seven starts. He scored his first Super Rugby try in the 21-15 victory over the Brumbies after capitalising on a barnstorming Nick Cummins break. The 22-year-old former Queensland Schoolboys representative also played for Fiji in the 2010 and 2011 U20 sides at the IRB Junior World Championship. He attended Brisbane’s Anglican Church Grammar School, which is also the former stomping ground of Quade Cooper and David Pocock. BRYNARD STANDER Position: Flanker Physical: 190cm/97kg Date of Birth: 27 April 1990 Place of Birth: Durban, RSA Super Rugby Caps: 0 Super Rugby Points: 0 Super Rugby Debut: – Test Caps: 0 Test Points: 0 Test Debut – Brynard Stander is an imposing flanker who will deliver additional physicality and intensity to the Force back row in 2014. Stander brings provincial experience, having played 24 matches with the Natal Sharks at Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup level during 2012 and 2013. The barnstorming back-rower was recognised as the Sharks’ ‘Forward of the Year’ during their 2013 Vodacom Cup campaign and joined the Force on a two-year deal prior to the 2014 Super Rugby campaign.
2014 Super Rugby Media Guide
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