Has Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu cemented his spot in the Green and Gold?
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Feinberg-Mngomezulu made his first start for the Springboks this past Saturday in Brisbane earning him his 5th test cap.
Sacha has been hyped up since last year after having a couple of star performances for the Stormers and rightly so. He has displayed enormous talent and stepped up when needed.
Despite being out on injury for a while, he still displayed enough to earn a call up from Rassie Erasmus for the test against Wales back in June where he made his debut off the bench in the Boks' impressive 41-13 win at Twickenham.
The 22-year-old has only improved from there, having a brief cameo in test one against Ireland but thrown into the deep end in test two as he replaced Willie le Roux after just two minutes.
He also stole the show when he came off the bench against Portugal in Bloemfontein.
Needless to say that his performance against Australia has certainly given Rassie, the rest of the team and fans a vote of confidence for the future.
A snapshot of his stats against Australia:
8 points
1 Try assist
4/6 Conversions
15 passes
34 Metres made
1 Clean break
3 Defenders beaten
75% tackle success rate
1 Turnover won
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is lethal on turnover ball. 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/TY7K2Jas6a
— Jared Wright (@jaredwright17) August 11, 2024
Feinberg-Mngomezulu has had a great start to his test career, and he emphasised he wants this to be a platform to build from for the future.
“It’s my crown year, he said. “I definitely believe crown years are special. It’s really been an awesome year.”
He added: “To rub shoulders with my heroes and make the step-up to where they are now my teammates is a dream come true, and hopefully this is just a building block for the future.”
We are certain we will be seeing him in the Springbok jersey for years to come.
