| Birth date | 22 December 2004 (age 21) |
|---|---|
| Height cm | 177 |
| Weight kg | 80 |
| Years 1 | 2020– |
| Clubs 1 | FC Grenoble Amazones |
| Points 1 | 0 |
| Repyears 1 | 2024– |
| Repteam 1 | U-20 |
| Reppoints 1 | 0 |
| Repyears 2 | 2024– |
| Repcaps 2 | 6 |
| Reppoints 2 | 0 |
Taïna Maka (born 22 December 2004) is a French rugby union player. She competed for France at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Rugby career
Maka was born in Wallis and Futuna.[1] She began playing for the Union Sportive Rhone XV team in 2017 before she joined the FC Grenoble Amazones in 2020.
In 2023, she competed for the Wallis and Futuna women's sevens team which won the bronze medal at the Pacific Games.
In 2024, she played for the French Under-20 team.
Maka was called up into the senior French side for the 2025 Women's Six Nations.[1] She made her international debut against England in France's last game of the tournament.[1]
She was selected in the French squad to the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup on 2 August.[2][3]
Personal life
Alongside her sporting career, Maka has continued her nursing studies in 2025.
References
- ^ Sowden, Patrick (3 August 2025). "La liste des 32 Bleues pour la Coupe du monde : Taïna Maka" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "XV de France féminin : Le groupe pour la Coupe du monde" [French women's XV: The squad for the World Cup] (in French). Fédération Française de Rugby. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "France declares squad for women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.