Solly Tyibilika

Solly Tyibilika
Birth nameSolomzi Tyibilika
Date of birth(1979-06-23)23 June 1979
Place of birthPort Elizabeth, South Africa
Date of death13 November 2011(2011-11-13) (aged 32)
Place of deathGugulethu, South Africa
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight198 lb (90 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003–2006

2011
Natal University / UKZN (Maritzburg)
Hamilton Sea Point RFC
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Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Southern Kings ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003–2006 Sharks (Currie Cup) ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
Lions ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–2006 South Africa 8 (15)

Solomzi "Solly" Tyibilika (23 June 1979 – 13 November 2011) was a South African rugby union footballer, who played as a flanker for the Lions in the international Super 14 competition in his last years. He was the first black person to score a test try for the South Africa national rugby union team.