page_title: Shalom Suniula
section_title: U.S. national team
hierarchical_section_title: Shalom Suniula / U.S. national team
caption_attribution_description: English: 2015 Rugby World Cup game between South Africa and the United States played at the Olympic Stadium in London.
context_page_description: Shalom Suniula is an American Samoan rugby league and rugby union player for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby.
  He previously played representative level rugby league for the New Zealand Junior Kiwis national rugby league team, and at club level for Souths Logan Magpies, and representative level rugby union for the United States Eagles XV's, USA Sevens, and at club level for Belmont Shore RFC, as a scrum-half, or fly-half.
  Along with his brothers Andrew and Roland Suniula, Shalom has played for the United States national rugby sevens team in the IRB Sevens World Series since 2008, along with USA Eagles XV's team.
  Suniula is a talented play maker who is known for his dangerous side step.
context_section_description: Suniula is among the leading American rugby sevens players on the World Rugby Sevens Series circuit in several major statistical categories, including appearances, points scored and goals kicked. For the 2011-12 IRB Sevens World Series, Suniula was selected to be captain of the team.
  Suniula made his debut for the United States national rugby sevens team at the NAWIRA RWC 7s Qualifier in fall 2008, and became a regular for the US during the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series. Suniula played for the US at the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Suniula was the only US player to participate in every tournament during the 2009-10 IRB Sevens World Series tournament.
  Suniula also represented the United States at the 2011 Pan American Games, where Suniula and his teammates earned a bronze medal.
caption: Suniula playing for the United States during the 2015 World Cup
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