Godlen Masimla

Godlen Masimla

Personal information
Full name	Godlen Herschelle Derrick Masimla
Born	11 August 1992 Wellington, South Africa
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (12 st 8 lb)
School(s) attended	Hugenot High School, Wellington
University	University of the Western Cape
Club information
Playing position	Scrum-half / Winger
Current club	Stormers / Western Province
Youth career
2010	Boland Cavaliers
2011	Golden Lions U19
2012–13	Western Province U21
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2012–13	UWC	6	(20)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2013–	Western Province	27	(15)
2014–	Stormers	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 2 November 2015. † Appearances (Points).

Godlen Herschelle Derrick Masimla (born 11 August 1992 in Wellington) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Stormers and Western Province.^[1] His regular position is scrum-half or winger.

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]

References

1. "SARU Player Profile Godlen Masimla". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
2. "Match Breakdown: Regent Boland Cavaliers vs DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
3. "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province Kings vs DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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. "Match Breakdown: DHL Western Province vs Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
7. "DHL WP forced to change for Durban". WP Rugby. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.