Lerato Makua

Lerato Elizabeth Makua (born 7 December 1999) is a South African rugby player. She has represented South Africa internationally in rugby sevens and fifteens.

Lerato Makua

Date of birth	(1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 25)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Senior career Years Team Apps Points Blue Bulls Women (0) International career Years Team Apps Points  South Africa 11 (10) National sevens team Years Team Comps  South Africa 9

Rugby career

Makua represented South Africa at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.^[1][2] She was also named in South Africa's women's fifteens team for the delayed Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.^[3][4] She was cited for biting a player during South Africa's match against England at the World Cup, she was later suspended for six matches.^[5]

In 2023, she competed for the Springbok women at the Rugby Africa Women's Cup in Madagascar.^[6][7] She underwent knee surgery in 2024 and successfully completed her rehabilitation before she joined the squad in their week-long training camp at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport in February 2025.^[7]

She was named in the South African side for the 2025 Rugby Africa Women's Cup.^[8][9]