The Seattle Seawolves have re-signed Shalom Suniula for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 32-year-old inside center/flyhalf  (33 in May) is 5’9″ and 190 lbs. Shalom returns for his fourth season with the Seawolves and has 28 of the 29 matches that he has played since 2018. In 2020 he played 369 minutes in 5 matches as a starter during the Covid-19 shortened season. He then played with the Ohio Aviators at the World Tens Series in October/November in Bermuda. Shalom won back-to-back MLR Championships with the Seawolves in 2018 and 2019. In 2019 he played 1203 minutes, starting…

The Seattle Seawolves signed former Ulster Academy and Connacht center Kieran Joyce for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old is 6’1″ and 220 lbs. Kieran is originally from Solihull in Warwickshire, England, and Is of Irish heritage as his parents are from Connemara and Donegal. He began playing rugby for Solihull School and Old Silihllians RFC. He progressed through the Irish Exiles system to earn Ireland U18 representation, against Ulster in 2013 and the Exiles tour of Italy, England, and France in 2014.  After the Easter tour, he moved over to Belfast when he was 18., and joined…

The Seattle Seawolves signed Conor McGill to their 2021 extended squad. The 29-year-old lock is 6’5″ and 255 lbs. Conor is from Saint Paul, Minnesota. He attended Cretin Derham Hall from 2006-2009 and played rugby with Rugby Mound View (North Metro). From 2009 to 2012 he attended the University of Minnesota -Twin Cities, played rugby, and was in the band. He left the university prior to graduation to play rugby in Dublin, Ireland with Dublin University Football Club at Trinity College. He has played with Metropolis Rugby Club, the Spearhead Rugby Academy in Saint Paul, the Montreal Irish, Donau Rugby…

The Seattle Seawolves signed Alfred ‘Freddy’ Tafuna to their 2021 extended squad. The 28-year-old prop (29 in June) is 5’11” and 270 lbs. Freddy was born in Oakland, California, and grew up in San Leandro. He played touch rugby with his family and his first organized rugby club experience was with the Hayward Bay Barbarians when he was 17. He attended San Lorenzo High School and played football for the Grizzlies. His senior year he was selected to the first Polynesian Bowl on the offensive line. After high school, he joined the Fort Drum Barracks Rangers in New York during…

The Seattle Seawolves signed Scott Dean to their 2021 extended squad. The 25-year-old flyhalf (26 in June) is 6’0″ and 190 lbs. Scott played 148 minutes in three matches, starting twice against San Diego Legion and Old Glory to open the 2020 MLR season. He was added to the Seawolves early in 2019 after impressing in the preseason and played 24 minutes in four matches. He kicked twice for 29 meters and made four tackles. This past summer he helped Washington Athletic Club win the USA Club 7s National Championship and this Fall returned to the Seattle Saracens Premier side…

The Seattle Seawolves signed Henry Hall to their extended squad for 2021. The 27-year-old prop (28 in March) is 6’2″, and 270 lbs. Henry signed with the Dallas Jackals Development team for 2021, however, the team postponed their entry into Major League Rugby until the 2022 season. This made henry a free agent and led to his return to Washington and signing with the Seawolves. Henry is from Tacoma, Washington, and attended Puyallup High School. He played football in 2008 and 2009 at tight end and linebacker and is included in the school’s all-time football roster. He comes from a…