Solomons, a lawyer before rugby turned professional 18 years ago, is most associated with the 1997-98 period when he was assistant to South Africa coach Nick Mallett. It was during that period that the Springboks put together a run of 17 consecutive victories, matching the major nation record established by New Zealand three decades earlier.
After leaving that role, Solomons was appointed head coach of Western Province and then took over at the Stormers, leading them to the Super 12 final in 1999. In 2001, he was appointed head coach of Ulster, a position he held for three years. The province reached the knockout stages of the Celtic League every year he was in charge and also enjoyed an unbeaten home record in the Heineken Cup.
Solomons was then poached by Northampton, but his time there was brief and unhappy. Appointed at the start of the 2004-05 season, the East Midlands side clocked up eight straight losses under the new coach, who was out of the job by the end of November.
Solomons? other roles in recent years have included stints as a high performance consultant for the International Rugby Board and taking charge of the Barbarians, in which situation he guided the invitation side to wins over England, Scotland, Wales, South Africa and New Zealand.
Edinburgh had a wretched 2012-13 season, in which they were whitewashed in the Heineken Cup and finished third-from-last in the PRO12, but Solomons said he was relishing the challenge ahead.
?This is a very exciting role at a club which has a huge amount of potential,? said the new coach. ?The ambition and desire of everyone involved with the club to do whatever it takes to build its success are very impressive.
?I?m very much looking forward to arriving in Edinburgh, teaming up with Stevie [Scott] and meeting the challenges head on.?
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