Overview
- SA Rugby president Mark Alexander said Saturday that Christopher ‘Chippie’ Solomon had died, prompting messages of mourning from across the sport.
- He managed the Stormers since 2004 across 21 seasons and more than 350 matches, becoming a constant presence on the touchline.
- Alexander praised his loyalty and service and offered condolences to his wife Pearl and children Nina and Chad.
- Stormers CEO Johan le Roux called him a giant of the game, while Director of Rugby John Dobson said he was more than a manager to players and staff.
- Dobson noted a recent team trip to France that Solomon ran with exacting detail, and colleagues remembered him as ‘Uncle Chippie,’ an educator from Newlands and Bontheuwel who also served SA Schools and Kuilsriver Rugby Club.