Sako Makata

Sakoyisa Makata (born (1998-09-10)10 September 1998) is a South African rugby sevens player for the South Africa national team, where his regular position is a forward.

Sako Makata

Full name	Sakoyisa Makata
Date of birth	(1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 25)
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	103 kg (227 lb)
School	Stirling High School, East London
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Current team Griquas Youth career 2016 Border Bulldogs 2017–2018 Western Province Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2023– Griquas () Correct as of 18 April 2019 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019–present South Africa Sevens 16 (60) Correct as of 18 April 2019
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  South Africa Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team competition

Biography

Makata attended Stirling High School in East London, where he played rugby for the school's first team, also representing Border at the Under-18 Craven Week in 2016.^[1] He joined the SA Rugby Sevens Academy in 2017 and also played for Western Province U19 in the 2017 Under-19 Provincial Championship^[2] and for Western Province U21 in the 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship.^[3]

After playing for the Sevens Academy side from 2017 to 2019, Makata was also included in the South Africa national sevens squad prior to the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series.^[4] In February 2019, He was named in the Blitzboks squad for the Las Vegas Sevens,^[1] and he made his debut in their opening match in that tournament, a 26–0 victory over Japan.^[5]

Makata was part of the South African team that won their second Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham in 2022.^[6][7][8][9]

References

1. "Makata to debut for youthful Blitzboks in Las Vegas". SuperSport. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
2. "Five changes for DHL WP U19" (Press release). Western Province. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
3. "SA Rugby U21 Championship - Match 16, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
4. "Final push for Blitzboks as World Series looms" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
5. "Match Centre: Las Vegas, Pool C, Match 7". World Rugby. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
6. Mostert, Herman. "Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". news24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
7. "Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games". sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
8. "South Africa stun Fiji to win men's rugby sevens Commonwealth gold". the Guardian. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
9. "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

External links

• Sako Makata at Springboks.rugby