Edwin Maka
Appearance
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Date of birth | 4 June 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 7 ½ in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 142 kg (22 st 6 lb 314 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Edwin Maka (born 25 February 1993) is a New Zealand-born Tongan rugby union player. His position is Number 8 and he currently plays for Stade Toulousain in the Top 14.[2]
He is the nephew of former Tonga international Finau Maka and former All Black and current Tonga coach Isitolo Maka.[3] Edwin joined Toulouse in 2012 from Australia and signed a two-year contract, which was extended to five years after he made his debut in August 2012.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/edwin-maka_prs327490/person.shtml
- ^ "Edwin Maka Profile". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "Monster Maka turning heads in Toulouse". Planet Rugby. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "Maka signs with Toulouse until 2017". Planet Rugby. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
Mother is Malia Lesina Kelela Latu from the village of Koloua-'o-Kolomotu'a / Tofoa, Tonga and his father is Fisipuna Maka from the village of Longoteme.
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Tongan rugby union players
- People from Tarbes
- Stade Toulousain players
- Rugby union number eights
- New Zealand people of Tongan descent
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in France
- New Zealand expatriates in France
- Tongan rugby union biography stubs