Bert Solomon (8 March 1885 – 30 June 1961) regarded by many as the finest rugby player to ever come out of Cornwall, was a Cornish rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics at White City Stadium, London.

[1] He was a member of the Cornwall rugby union team, which on 26 October 1908 won the Olympic silver medal for Great Britain.

He also played for Cornwall in the County Championship final match against Durham that same year at Redruth, scoring twice in a famous 17-3 victory, Bert was capped by England against Wales in 1910, the first year Twickenham opened and scored a wonderful individual try in an 11-6 win.

Around the same time, it was reported that he refused 400 golden sovereigns to sign for a Rugby league team in the north of England.

The Solomon legacy will forever live in the hearts and memories of all Cornish rugby supporters, he excited a generation of Cornish folk with his dazzling skills, a rugby genius who was outshining the greatest internationals of his era and who at the end of the day was happier out of the spotlight.