| Jeff (Lapana) Makapelu | |
| Birth Name: | Jeff Lapana Makapelu |
| Birth Date: | 1987 8, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | Motootua, Samoa |
| Weight: | 14st |
| School: | Bishop Viard College |
| Ru Position: | Centre |
| Repteam1: | Samoa (A) |
| Amatteam1: | Tawa |
| Years1: | 2010- |
| Clubs1: | RC Timişoara |
Jeff Lapana Makapelu (born 5 August 1987 in Motootua, Samoa) is a Samoan rugby union footballer. A centre, he formerly played for RC Timişoara in the Romanian Rugby Championship. He also plays for the București Wolves in the European Challenge Cup, and was a former player for Marist Rugby Club in Samoa. In 2016 he was selected for samoa A for the Americas Pacific Challenge.[2]
After returning to New Zealand he resumed playing club rugby for Tawa RFC after formerly playing for Northern United. In this year Tawa RFC won both the top competitions in Wellington club rugby the Swindale Shield and Jubilee Cup.