Bulls outside centre Wandisile Simelane played a key role in his side’s 39-28 win over Exeter Chiefs in the Champions Cup on Saturday night at Loftus Versfeld.
The performance showed that he has what it takes to challenge for a spot in the Springbok team for this year’s Rugby World Cup.
Watching the match from the stands and seeing how Simelane was free-flowing was captivating. Whenever he had the ball, the crowd stood up, cheering in anticipation . It is known that the 24-year-old wants to play in the No13 position but the Bulls management have been trying to make him an all-round backline player, at fullback and wing positions.
On Saturday against Exeter they gave him a run at 13, and he delivered his best showing in a Bulls shirt since joining from the Lions in the off-season. He was devastating with his line breaks, the Exeter defence could were struggling to cope while he proceeded to score two amazing tries. The first try paid homage to his footballing background, former Jeppe High School for Boys' Simelane was once on the books of the Moroka Swallows development, managed to chip the oval ball over an Exeter player and then latched on to it on his way to the try line.
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