The name Suniula has become synonymous with American rugby in the last 13 years or so.

Andrew Suniula is the oldest of three brothers who played for the USA. Born in American Samoa and raised in new Zealand, Andrew was first capped in 2008 and ended up playing 39 times for the USA, including two Rugby World Cups.

He played professionally in rugby league for Auckland and Manly and in rugby union in New Zealand, Australia, England, Romania, and the USA before hanging up his boots and becoming a coach. Domestically he played for the Chicago Griffins, a team he also captained and coached, as well as the San Diego Breakers of PRO Rugby and the Austin MLR team. He was a bruising runner at inside center, with skill to distribute and the intelligence and gravitas to lead. 

A calm and easy-going guy off the field, Suniula was a hard-working center threequarter who hit hard on defense and could be a bettering ram or a nimble evader when the team required. 

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