Solomon Kiri (born 26 October 1972) is a New Zealand former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s for the

Adelaide Rams The Adelaide Rams were an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The team was formed in 1995 for the planned rebel Super League competition. The Rams lasted two seasons, the first in the Super Le ...

and the

Western Reds The Western Reds were a rugby league football club based in Perth, Western Australia. Founded in 1992 as the Western Reds, they entered into the Australian Rugby League competition in 1995 before defecting to the rival Super League competition ...

New Zealand

Kiri played for the Counties Manukau Heroes in the

1994 Lion Red Cup The 1994 New Zealand rugby league season was the 87th season of rugby league in New Zealand. The main feature of the season was the inaugural Lion Red Cup competition that was run by the New Zealand Rugby League. The North Harbour Sea Eagles won t ...

before joining the

Auckland Warriors The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and is the League's only team from outside Australia. They were formed in 1995 as ...

and playing for the Warriors Colts in the

1995 Lion Red Cup The 1995 New Zealand rugby league season was the 88th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the second season of the Lion Red Cup competition that was run by the New Zealand Rugby League. The ...

grand final. Kiri also represented the

New Zealand Māori rugby league team New Zealand Māori rugby league team is a rugby league representative side made up of New Zealand Māori players. The side represents the New Zealand Māori Rugby league. Like its union counterpart, the rugby league team previously competed in ...

Australia

In 1996 Kiri played for the

, playing two first grade games for the club. Kiri joined the new

franchise in the 1997

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competition and played ten times for the Rams.

Later years

Kiri then returned to New Zealand and played for the

Otahuhu Leopards The Otahuhu Leopards are a rugby league club based in Otahuhu, Auckland. Founded in 1911 Auckland Rugby League season, 1911, the club has produced 49 New Zealand national rugby league team players. The club competes in the Fox Memorial competit ...

. He represented

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and the

New Zealand Residents The New Zealand Residents (also previously known as New Zealand 'A', New Zealand XIII, the Lion Red Cup XIII and currently known as the Bartercard Premiership Selection) are a New Zealand rugby league football representative side that is selected f ...

in 2000.Otahuhu Rovers Rugby League Football and Sports Club Inc
''Auckland Rugby League'' Kiri was again selected for New Zealand Māori but did not make the team for the

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References

External links

Rugby League project
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kiri, Solomon 1972 births Living people Adelaide Rams players Auckland rugby league team players New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand Māori rugby league players New Zealand Māori rugby league team players Otahuhu Leopards players Counties Manukau rugby league team players Mangere East Hawks players Junior Kiwis players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Auckland Western Reds players