Simon Bolze
Simon Nord Bolze (born 30 July 1995) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His usually plays as a fly-half, but can also play as an inside centre. Rugby career. 2011–13: Schoolboy rugby / Border. Bolze was selected to represent his local provincial union, Border, on two occasions at high school level; he played for them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2011, and also at the premier South African high schools rugby union tournament, the Under-18 Craven Week held in Polokwane in  2013, where he contributed 13 points with the boot in their 38–20 victory over . 2014: Blue Bulls. After high school, Bolze moved to Pretoria where he joined the academy. He started four matches for the s in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship and played off the bench in three more matches. He scored 47 points in his seven appearances – the eighth-most in Group A of the competition and the third-highest for the Blue Bulls – which included a personal haul of 16 points in a match against the s, which also saw him score his only try in the  competition. He was also named on the bench for the s' match against , but remained an unused replacement. 2015–: Eastern Province Kings / NMMU Madibaz. For 2015, Bolze returned to the Eastern Cape, joining the Port Elizabeth-based . He made six appearances for the team in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A, their first season at that level after winning promotion from Group B in 2014. After starting the first five matches in a row, kicking 16 points, he missed several matches through injury before returning for one more match against his former side, the s. In 2016, he started  the season by playing Varsity Cup rugby with the local university team, the . He made six appearances for the team – starting five of those – and kicked 21 points. It was a disappointing season overall, though, as the team finished second-bottom on the log. After the 2016 Varsity Cup, Bolze was one of several youngsters that were included in the squad that competed in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series. He made his first class debut in their second match of the season, starting against the and kicking one conversion in an 18–37 defeat. He scored his first senior try  in his second appearance in a 14–28 defeat against the and also started in a 31–18 win over Namibian side the in Windhoek a week later. However, he picked up an ankle injury during that match, which saw him miss the next few weeks of action.