Christ Tshiunza

Versatile forward Christ Tshiunza, who stands at 6’6” and can play in either the back row or second row, joined Sharks from Exeter Chiefs ahead of the 2026/27 season. 

Christ had spent six years at Sandy Park after making the switch from the Cardiff Academy, and featured as the club reached the Gallagher PREM final in 2025/26. 

In that time he played more than 50 times for Rob Baxter’s side, scoring four tries. Despite only making his Chiefs debut in September 2021, Kinshasa-born Christ received his first call-up to the full Welsh squad for that year’s Autumn Internationals, featuring as a replacement in a win over Fiji. 

He has since won 15 caps and featured in the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, but injuries have restricted his international availability. He last represented his country in November 2024. 

After signing, Christ said: “When I spoke to Alex he was talking about how he really wanted to compete for the big trophies and that really excited me. He talked about the plans for the future of the club and it was something that I wanted to be a part of. 

“I’ve played against Sale loads of times and as an opposition player you always know that it’s going to be a really tough, physical game that’ll be won by the pack. It’s always the most physical game of the season and that always excited me because I love that side of the game.”