 Mngomezulu playing in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 the national team. [2] His regular position is fly-half.
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.
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]
Sacha scored 52 points and has 8 test caps for the Rugby World Cup winning team The Springboks.
Meanwhile for his club team, Dhl Stormers, Mngomezulu has 28 caps.
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | Try | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | %Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 100 |
 Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
 New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 100 |
 Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 100 |
 Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 100 |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 52 | 87.5 |
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