Roland Suniula

Roland Suniula

Date of birth	(1986-12-17) December 17, 1986
Place of birth	Pago Pago, American Samoa
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Fly-half Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–13 2013–14 2014–16 2016– Auch Vienne Chalon Ohio 14 17 20 1 (0) (5) (15) (5) Correct as of 17 April 2016 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–08 North Harbour – – International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–13 United States 17 (5) Correct as of 17 August 2013 Correct as of 17 April 2016

Roland Suniula (born 17 December 1986) is an American international rugby union player who plays for Ohio as a center in PRO Rugby. He is the brother of Andrew and Shalom Suniula, who have also represented USA in rugby union.

Career

In 2004 Suniula graduated from Kelston Boys' High School which has produced several All Blacks players. Suniula played for North Harbour between 2005-2008.

He debuted for the US sevens team in October 2008 in their NAWIRA RWC 7s Qualifier event and has appeared in 13 IRB tournaments. He played with Chicago Griffins for the 2012 Rugby Super League season.

Suniula signed with FC Auch Gers for the 2012-13 Pro D2 season. After one season with team he joined CS Vienne where he made 18 appearances for the team during the 2013-14 season. In May 2014 Suniula signed a two-year deal with an option for a third with RC Chalon another Fédérale 1 side.

In 2016, Roland signed to play for Ohio in the new PRO Rugby USA.[1] On April 17, 2016, he scored the first try for Ohio against Denver.

External links

• Scrum.com