Godlen Masimla
| Full name | Godlen Herschelle Derrick Masimla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hugenot High School, Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of the Western Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Godlen Herschelle Derrick Masimla (born 11 August 1992 in Wellington) is a South African rugby union player for Template:Rut Western Province in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge.[1] His regular position is scrum-half or winger.
Career
Youth and Varsity rugby
After appearing for the Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers side at the 2010 Under-18 Craven Week tournament, Masimla moved to Johannesburg to join the Template:Rut Golden Lions U19 side in 2011. However, after just one season, he returned to the Western Cape, where he played Varsity Shield rugby for Template:Rut UWC in 2012 and 2013.
He also played for the Template:Rut 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 Template:Rut Western Province squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his first class debut in the opening match of the season against the Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers in Ceres,[2] his first start two weeks later against the Template:Rut 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 Template:Rut 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 Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers[6] ruled him out of any involvement with the Super Rugby side.[7]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Godlen Masimla". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Regent Boland Cavaliers 17–17 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 18–43 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "DHL Stormers announce 2014 pre-season squad". Stormers. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "The Stormers : Team". Stormers. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 16–8 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "DHL WP forced to change for Durban". WP Rugby. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.