Caleb Makene

Caleb Makene (born 20 April 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as an outside back or fly-half for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup.[1]

Caleb Makene
Full nameCaleb Lydon Makene
Date of birth (1996-04-20) 20 April 1996
Place of birthNapier, New Zealand
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight86 kg (13 st 8 lb; 190 lb)
SchoolNapier Boys' High School
UniversityLincoln University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Wing, First five-eighth
Current team Hawke's Bay
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 Tasman 9 (10)
2017–2018 Canterbury 14 (25)
2019- Hawke's Bay 22 (54)
2018 Crusaders 1 (0)
Correct as of 2 December 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 New Zealand U20 5 (30)
Correct as of 12 November 2016

Senior career

Born and raised in Napier, Makene attended and played rugby for Napier Boys' High School, captaining their first XV in 2014. After graduating high school, he headed south to attend Lincoln University in Christchurch and study environmental planning and management. While there, he was signed up by the Crusaders Academy and after 2 years in the Crusaders and Canterbury rugby structures, he was loaned to the Tasman Mako for the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup.[2] Two tries in nine appearances for the Mako helped them reach the final of the 2016 Premiership, in which ironically they were defeated by Makene's parent province, Canterbury.[3] After two seasons playing for Canterbury,[4][5] Makene decided in February 2019 to return home to Hawke's Bay to play for the Magpies.[6]

International

Makene was a member of the New Zealand Under 20 side which competed in the 2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship as well as the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in England, making 5 appearances and scoring 6 tries.[3][7]

References
  1. "Caleb Makene Hawke's Bay Magpies Player Profile". Hawke's Bay Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. "Rookie winger Caleb Makene hoping to take his chances". Tasman Mako. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. "Caleb Makene itsrugby Player Statistics". it's rugby. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. "Six new names in Canterbury Mitre 10 Cup squad". Canterbury Rugby Union. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  5. "Joe Maddock names eight new players in 2018 Canterbury squad". Canterbury Rugby Union. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. "Makene to return home". Hawke's Bay Rugby Union. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. "Caleb Makene New Zealand Under-20 Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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