Sako Makata

Sakoyisa Makata (born 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	10 September 1998
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	97 kg (214 lb)
School	Stirling High School, East London
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Youth career 2016 Border Bulldogs 2017–2018 Western Province Correct as of 18 April 2019 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2019–present South Africa Sevens 16 (5) Correct as of 18 April 2019

He 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, he was also included in the South Africa national sevens squad prior to the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series.[4] In February 2019, Makata 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]

External links

• Sako Makata at Springboks.rugby

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.