Michael Makase
| Date of birth | 20 January 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Keiskammahoek, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Luxolo High School, Keiskammahoek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Makase (born 20 January 1990 in Keiskammahoek, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the Southern Kings in the Pro14 and the Eastern Province Elephants in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.[1] He can play as a winger or a fullback.
Career[edit]
Youth / amateur rugby[edit]
Makase started his career playing amateur rugby for Winter Rose, where he played his rugby until 2013.[2][3]
Border Bulldogs[edit]
He was one of several amateur club players brought into the Border Bulldogs provincial set-up at the start of 2014 after the professional side was declared bankrupt.[4] He was included in their squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition and made his debut in their Round One match against the Sharks XV.[5] He started all seven of the Border Bulldogs' matches in the competition, helping them to their only victory in the Vodacom Cup against Kenyan side Simba XV[6] and scoring his first senior try in a 26–40 defeat to the SWD Eagles in their second-last match in the competition.[7] However, their single win in the competition meant that they finished bottom of the Southern Section log.
Makase started four of their six matches in the 2014 Currie Cup qualification tournament, where the Border Bulldogs endured another poor season, losing all six of their matches. Makase scored his first try in the Currie Cup competition in a 15–103 defeat to the Leopards.[8] He made two starts in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division, but suffered defeats in both matches as Border finished bottom of the log.
He started six of their matches in the 2015 Vodacom Cup – as they emulated their 2014 record by winning just one of their seven matches – failing to score any tries during the competition, but he did score tries against the Griffons[9] and the Leopards[10] in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series, where the Border Bulldogs managed to secure two victories. He also scored a try in their final match of 2015, a 44–20 victory over the Boland Cavaliers.[11]
Southern Kings[edit]
At the start of 2016, Makase was one of six Border Bulldogs players that joined the Southern Kings' Super Rugby squad for a trial period as they prepared for the 2016 Super Rugby season.[12]
Statistics[edit]
| First class career | |||||||||
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| Season | Teams | Currie Cup First Division | Currie Cup qualification | Vodacom Cup | Total | ||||
| Apps | Pts | Apps | Pts | Apps | Pts | Apps | Pts | ||
| 2014 | Border Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 10 |
| 2015 | Border Bulldogs | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 15 |
| 2014–2015 | Border Bulldogs Total | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 30 | 25 |
| 2014–2015 | Career Total | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 30 | 25 |
References[edit]
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Michael Makase". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Super 12 "Rookie" Old Collegians Smashed!". Grassroots Rugby. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "'quins en Progress deur". Son (in Afrikaans). 18 March 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Bankrupt BRFU can't pay staff". Daily Dispatch. 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 24–46 Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 18–17 Tusker Simba XV". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 26–40 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 103–15 Border". South African Rugby Union. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 43–20 Border". South African Rugby Union. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 8–33 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 44–20 Boland". South African Rugby Union. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "New recruits as Southern Kings 2016 season starts" (Press release). Eastern Province Kings. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.