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.
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.