Mara joined the
New Zealand Warriors in 2008 for the inaugural season of the Under 20's
National Youth Competition. He played 39 games for the Juniors Warriors over two seasons, scoring eleven tries and finishing the 2009 season as the squads' captain. When he moved into the Warriors' first grade squad, Mara found himself behind
Nathan Friend as the team's first choice hooker. He spent much of his time playing for the Warriors' feeder team, the
Auckland Vulcans, in the
New South Wales Cup. He made his NRL for the Warriors on 21 August 2010 against the
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. Mara represented
Vanuatu in their first ever Test match, against
Greece on 20 October 2012. In 2014, Mara joined the
Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the
Queensland Cup competition. Mara played with Wynnum Manly up until the end of 2016. ==References==