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| Full name | Makahesi Makatoa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1993-01-30)30 January 1993 (age 32) New Plymouth, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Makahesi Makatoa (born 30 January 1993) is aCook Islands internationalrugby league footballer who plays as aprop orlock forward for theSydney Roosters in theNational Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played forFeatherstone Rovers in theRFL Championship.
Makatoa was born inNew Plymouth, New Zealand, ofNiuean andCook Islander descent.[3][4] He played junior rugby league for the Marist Dragons in his hometown.[5]
Makatoa played 5 matches for theCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in theNRL Under-20s in 2013.[6]
Makatoa played for theMount Pritchard Mounties in theNew South Wales Cup in 2017 and 2018.[7]
Makatoa signed with theFeatherstone Rovers in theRFL Championship in 2019, following head coach Ryan Carr from Mounties to the Rovers.[8]
Makatoa joined theParramatta Eels'New South Wales Cup squad in 2020, again under coach Carr.[9]In Round 22 2021, Makatoa made hisNRL debut for Parramatta against theManly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Sunshine Coast Stadium, which ended in a 56-10 defeat.[10]In December 2021, he signed a new deal to remain at Parramatta until the end of the 2023 season.[11] Makatoa played 23 games for Parramatta in the2022 NRL season including two finals matches. Makatoa was left out of Parramatta's preliminary final team which defeatedNorth Queensland to reach the2022 NRL Grand Final. Makatoa was not included in Parramatta's grand final team which lost 28-12 againstPenrith.[12]In round 16 of the2023 NRL season, Makatoa scored his first try for Parramatta in their 34-4 victory over Manly.[13]Makatoa played a total of 17 matches for Parramatta which were all from the interchange bench in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 10th and missed the finals.[14]Makatoa made ten appearances for Parramatta in the2024 NRL season as the club finished 15th on the table. Makatoa spent most of the year playing with the clubs NSW Cup team.[15]On 11 September, it was announced that Makatoa would be departing the Parramatta club after not being offered a new contract.[16]
In the pre-season, Makatoa joined the Sydney Roosters and played in the Roosters pre-season challenge. In round 2 of the2025 NRL season, he made his official club debut for the Sydney Roosters in their 38-32 upset victory over Penrith.[17][18]
