Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has been crowned the world\u2019s best by RugbyPass journalists, with the fly-half ranked first overall in the Top 100 2025. The Springboks dominate the pointy end of these rankings, with six players selected in the top 10.<\/p>\n
Feinberg-Mngomezulu helped South Africa<\/a> win the World Rugby U20 Championship<\/a> in 2022, starring opposite England\u2019s Fin Smith in a clinical 30-22 triumph. Three years on, some fans already believe the playmaker is destined to become the best Springbok of all time.<\/p>\n The 23-year-old is one of the big movers in the RugbyPass Top 100, rising 46 places after a career-best season in a Springboks jersey. Feinberg-Mngomezulu made 11 Test appearances this year, including standout performances against France<\/a> and Ireland<\/a> in the Quilter Nations Series.<\/p>\n South Africa took out their second consecutive Rugby Championship<\/a> title by winning four of their six matches, before a series of statement performances during the November international window. Feinberg-Mngomezulu received Player of the Match honours against Les Bleus at Stade de France.<\/p>\n RugbyPass notes in the Top 100 that Feinberg-Mngomezulu led the way for Tier One players in tackle evasion (57%) and dominant carry rate (69%). Feinberg-Mngomezulu has also scored more tries than any other Springboks No. 10 in history, overtaking Morne Steyn<\/a> and Handre Pollard.<\/p>\n 2024 winner Antoine Dupont<\/a> has dropped down one place after spending most of the 2025 calendar year on the sidelines with a knee injury. South Africa\u2019s Pieter-Steph du Toit<\/a> rounds out the top three after another impressive campaign in green.<\/p>\n World Rugby Player of the Year Malcolm Marx<\/a> has been ranked fourth, while All Blacks<\/a> Player of the Year Ardie Savea<\/a> is fifth. Springboks pair RG Snyman<\/a> and Thomas du Toit<\/a> are sixth and seventh respectively, with du Toit earning selection in the top 100 for the first time.<\/p>\n France winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey<\/a> has moved up 50 places into eighth spot, while Springboks great Eben Etzebeth<\/a> drops a handful of places into ninth. Finn Russell<\/a> completes the top 10, with the Scotland<\/a> and British & Irish Lions<\/a> fly-half moving up two spots.<\/p>\n Feinberg-Mngomezulu ranks fifth for the biggest movers up in 2025. Len Ikitau<\/a> has risen 66 spots, while Cam Roigard<\/a> (51) and Bielle-Biarrey (50) round out the top three for that statistic. France\u2019s Thomas Ramos<\/a> is ranked 26th in the world after surging up the standings by 48 spots.<\/p>\n