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| Full name | Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (age 23) Cape Town,Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Diocesan College Llandovery College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (born 22 February 2002) is a South African professionalrugby union player who plays forWestern Province in theCurrie Cup, theStormers in theUnited Rugby Championship (URC), and theSouth Africa national team.[2] He currently holds the record for the most points scored in a game by a South African player with 37.[3]
Feinberg-Mngomezulu's grandfather was the author, poet and graphic artist Barry Feinberg. As member of theSouth African Communist Party (SACP) andAfrican National Congress (ANC), he spent an extended period in exile and was involved in the anti-apartheid struggle.[4][5] Feinberg-Mngomezulu's father was born in London, and is the radio presenter Nick Feinberg.[6]
Educated atBishops Diocesan College, he also spent 3 months as an exchange student atLlandovery College in Wales.[7][8]
Feinberg-Mngomezulu was named in theWestern Province squad for the2021 Currie Cup Premier Division.[9] He made his debut for in Round 6 of the Currie Cup against theFree State Cheetahs.[10] Feinberg-Mngomezulu's contract with theStormers was extended until 2027.
Feinberg-Mngomezulu is eligible to play for bothSouth Africa, by birth, andEngland, through his father. In 2022, it was reported that England head coachEddie Jones had approached him about the possibility of playing of England which he rejected.[11]
In October 2022, he was selected for theSouth Africa senior training squad for the2022 Autumn Internationals.[12]
He was called up for the Springbok alignment camp in March 2024, and made his debut in the June 2024 againstWales, coming on as a substitute, scoring one penalty and two conversions.[13]
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 againstArgentina in the2025 Rugby Championship. This overtook the previous record of 35 set byPercy Montgomery againstNamibia.[14] 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.[15] In November 2025, he scored two tries in a 61–7 victory againstJapan during the2025 Autumn Nations Series.[16] The following week, he scored another try during a 32–17 victory againstFrance.[17] Two weeks after that he scored another try during a 24-13 victory against Ireland in Dublin
South Africa
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | Try | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | %Won |
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 Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 100 |
 Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 100 |
 France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 100 |
 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
 Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 66.67 |
 Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 100 |
 New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 75 |
 Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 100 |
 Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 100 |
| Total | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 144 | 88.89 |
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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| 1 | Argentina | Durban,South Africa | Kings Park Stadium | 2025 Rugby Championship | 27 September 2025 | Win | 67–30 |
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| 4 | Japan | London,England | Wembley Stadium | 2025 end-of-year tests | 1 November 2025 | Win | 7–61 |
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| 6 | France | Saint-Denis,France | Stade de France | 2025 end-of-year tests | 8 November 2025 | Win | 17–32 |
| 7 | Ireland | Dublin,Ireland | Aviva Stadium | 2025 end-of-year tests | 22 November 2025 | Win | 13–24 |
His brother, Nathan Soan-Mngomezulu, appeared on the UK dating showToo Hot to Handle season 3.[18]
