Godlen Masimla

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Godlen Masimla
Full nameGodlen Herschelle Derrick Masimla
Date of birth (1992-08-11) 11 August 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Wellington, South Africa
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
School Huguenot High School, Wellington
University University of the Western Cape
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half / Winger
Current team Stormers / Western Province
Youth career
2010 Boland Cavaliers
2011 Golden Lions U19
2012–2013 Western Province U21
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2013 UWC 6 (20)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–2017 Western Province 50 (30)
2015–2017 Stormers 4 (0)
2017–2018 Southern Kings 25 (15)
2019–present Western Province 29 (25)
2020– Stormers 16 (5)
Correct as of 23 July 2022

Godlen Herschelle Derrick Masimla (born 11 August 1992 in Wellington) is a South African rugby union player for Western Province in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. [1] His regular position is scrum-half or winger.

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Career

Youth and Varsity rugby

After appearing for the Boland Cavaliers side at the 2010 Under-18 Craven Week tournament, Masimla moved to Johannesburg to join the Golden Lions U19 side in 2011. However, after just one season, he returned to the Western Cape, where he played Varsity Shield rugby for UWC in 2012 and 2013.

He also played for the Western Province U21 side in the Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions in 2012 and 2013, helping them two finals in each season and winning the title in 2013.

Western Province

In 2013, Masimla was included in the Western Province squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his first class debut in the opening match of the season against the Boland Cavaliers in Ceres, [2] his first start two weeks later against the Eastern Province Kings in Port Elizabeth [3] and eventually featured in all eight Western Province's matches in the competition.

In 2014, Masimla was selected in the Stormers wider training group prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season [4] and subsequently in the final squad. [5] However, a serious wrist injury sustained in the opening match of the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition against the Boland Cavaliers [6] ruled him out of any involvement with the Super Rugby side. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Godlen Masimla". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Regent Boland Cavaliers 17–17 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 18–43 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "DHL Stormers announce 2014 pre-season squad". Stormers. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Stormers : Team". Stormers. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 16–8 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "DHL WP forced to change for Durban". WP Rugby. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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