Solomzi "Solly" Tyibilika (23 June 1979 – 13 November 2011)[1] 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.
[citation needed] While at high school he started playing rugby union, making his professional debut in 2001 with Griquas.
He then played a subsequent test against the Wallabies in the 2005 Tri Nations Series, which the Springboks won 33–20 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.
[1][7] Witnesses reported Tyibilika had his back turned to the entrance and was on his telephone when two gunmen fired ten rounds in the door.
[10][11] Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula told Parliament two days after the murder that Tyibilika had done his country proud.