Suluvale played 22 games for the Canterbury Country Cardinals in the 1994 Lion Red Cup, scoring 18 tries.
He also toured New Zealand and Fiji with Western Samoa in 1994 and represented Canterbury in their Rugby League Cup defence.
[2][3] Suluvale joined Eastern Suburbs in 1995 later renamed the "Sydney City Roosters" and played mostly reserve grade before signing for Super League.
In 1996, he signed with the Hunter Mariners before the Superleague war ended the club's season before it began.
Suluvale's last game in first grade was against Parramatta in Round 8 1998 which the Gold Coast lost 24-2.