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

Biography

Makata attended

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, where he played rugby for the school's first team, also representing Border at the Under-18

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in 2016. He joined the SA Rugby Sevens Academy in 2017 and also played for in the 2017 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for in the 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship. 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

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. In February 2019, He was named in the Blitzboks squad for the Las Vegas Sevens, and he made his debut in their opening match in that tournament, a 26–0 victory over

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. Makata was part of the South African team that won their second

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gold medal in

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in 2022.

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* South African rugby union players Living people 1998 births Rugby union wings South Africa international rugby sevens players Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players for South Africa Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Griquas (rugby union) players {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub