Sofai Maka

Sofai Notoa-Tipo (né Maka; born 2 May 2001) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays for the New Zealand national rugby sevens team.

Sofai Maka

Born	(2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 24)[1]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
School	De La Salle College
Rugby union career
Position Winger Current team North Harbour Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2022 Auckland 1 (0) 2023- North Harbour 21 (65) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2024- New Zealand 7s

Early life

He attended De La Salle College and played for Blues U20.^[3][4]

Club career

He appeared in the National Provincial Championship playing for Auckland in 2022 prior to making the move to North Harbour.^[5] He scored seven tries for Northern Harbour side in the 2024 NPC.^[6]

International career

In November 2024 he was called-up to the New Zealand national rugby union sevens team for the Dubai Sevens and South Africa Sevens legs of the 2024–25 SVNS series.^[7] He took the number 81 jersey in honour of his school address (De La Salle College 81 Gray Avenue, Auckland).^[8] He scored his first tries with a brace in a quarter finals win over South Africa at the Dubai Sevens.^[9] He was a try scorer in the third/fourth playoff at the SVNS World Championship in Los Angeles in May 2025, as Nee Zealand placed third overall.^[10]

Style of play

All Blacks Sevens coach Tomasi Cama described him as having "the potential to become a great sevens player…he makes a lot of line breaks, scores a lot of tries; he understands the game well".^[11]