He previously played for the Seattle Seawolves in the MLR and the Ohio Aviators as a centre in PRO Rugby.
He is the brother of Andrew and Shalom Suniula, who have also represented the United States Eagles rugby union (both sevens and XV's).
In 2004, Suniula graduated from Kelston Boys' High School which has produced several New Zealand All Blacks players.
He debuted for the U.S. Sevens team in October 2008 in their NAWIRA RWC 7s Qualifier event and has appeared in 13 IRB tournaments.
[2] In 2016, Roland signed to play for the Ohio Aviators in the inaugural season of PRO Rugby USA.