International career
Feinberg-Mngomezulu is eligible to play for both South Africa, by birth, and England, through his father. In 2022, it was reported that England head coach Eddie Jones had approached him about the possibility of playing of England which he rejected. [10]
In October 2022, he was selected for the South Africa senior training squad for the 2022 Autumn Internationals. [11]
He was called up for the Springbok alignment camp in March 2024, and made his debut in the June 2024 against Wales, coming on as a substitute, scoring one penalty and two conversions. [12]
In September 2025, he set a new record, scoring 37 points, the most by any South African player in an individual game during a 67–30 victory against Argentina in the 2025 Rugby Championship. This overtook the previous record of 35 set by Percy Montgomery against Namibia. [13] In the final round of the tournament, he started the match, kicking a penalty and three conversions as they beat Argentina 29–27 to win the championship. [14] In November 2025, he scored two tries in a 61–7 victory against Japan during the 2025 Autumn Nations Series. [15] The following week, he scored another try during a 32–17 victory against France. [16] Two weeks later, he scored another two tries in a 24–13 victory against Ireland. [17] In that week, he was also named in the World Rugby Dream team of the Year at fly half. [18] In the final fixture of the Autumn campaign, he scored another two tries in a 73–0 victory against Wales. [19] In doing so, he broke the record for the most tries scored by any Springbok fly half with nine, overtaking the previous record jointly held by Morné Steyn and Handré Pollard. [20]
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