Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
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| Full name | Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 February 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bishops Diocesan College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (born 22 February 2002) is a South African professional rugby union player who plays for Western Province in the Currie Cup, the Stormers in the URC, and South Africa internationally.[2] His regular position is fly-half.
Rugby career
Feinberg-Mngomezulu was named in the Western Province squad for the 2021 Currie Cup Premier Division.[3] He made his debut for in Round 6 of the Currie Cup against the Free State Cheetahs.[4] Feinberg-Mngomezulu's contract with the Stormers was extended until 2027.
National team
Eligible to play with the England team[5] through his father, Nick Feinberg,[6] he chose to play for South Africa and, in October 2022, he was included in the squad for the Springboks' year-end tour.[7] Feinberg-Mngomezulu was called up for the Springbok alignment camp in March 2024, and made his debut in the June 2024 test against Wales, coming on as a substitute, scoring one penalty and two conversions.[8]
Statistics
Sacha scored 52 points and has 8 test caps for The Springboks.
Meanwhile for his club team, Dhl Stormers, Mngomezulu has 28 caps.
Test match record
- As of 12 July 2025
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | Try | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | %Won |
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.svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 100 |
 Georgia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
 Ireland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
 Italy |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 New Zealand |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 100 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Portugal |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 100 |
 Wales |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 100 |
| Total | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 54 | 90 |
Personal life
Feinberg-Mngomezulu is the grandson of Barry Feinberg), SACP and ANC stalwart, also poet and graphic artist.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Sacha Mngomezulu". itsrugby. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "WP Rugby players commit to exciting future in the wake of significant rugby turmoil". Stormers. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Western Province squad". SA Rugby. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Pienaar shines as Cheetahs subdue wasteful WP". SA Rugby Magazine. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ News24, England circling Sacha Mngomezulu? Eddie Jones rumoured to be courting Stormers sensation[1]
- ^ Rugby 365
- ^ South Africa: Manie Libbok and Sacha Mngomezulu named in Springbok squad for end-of-year Tests[2]
- ^ "Humble Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu reflects on Springbok debut". SABC. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Kasrils, Ronnie (5 October 2023). "Barry Feinberg: Quiet, unassuming revolutionary, internationalist". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ Kamionsky, Saul (3 November 2022). "Blood, sweat, and tears pay off for rugby prodigy". Jewish Report. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
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