“I’m also really looking forward to playing with the other Welsh lads who are joining – Nicky Smith and Tomas Francis – and some of the guys I know from Exeter.”
Tshiunza was part of the Chiefs’ 2022-23 Prem Cup-winning squad and followed that by playing for Wales in the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
The last of his 15 caps came in November 2024.
“Christ is a really intelligent, powerful and supremely dynamic player, with a back story that tells you a lot about how much his career matters to him,” added Sharks’ director of rugby Alex Sanderson.
“When you understand where he’s come from to become an international rugby player, it strengthens the belief that his best days are ahead of him.
“He’s got so much ability and raw power and hopefully together we can put him back in a Wales shirt and help him fulfil his massive potential.”