Sakoyisa Makata (born ) is a South African

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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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