{"id":615040,"date":"2026-06-01T10:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/615040\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T10:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:25:10","slug":"springboks-star-sacha-feinberg-mngomezulu-breaks-silence-after-serious-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/615040\/","title":{"rendered":"Springboks star Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu breaks silence after ‘serious’ injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stormers and Springboks star Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has admitted that he is \u201cfrustrated\u201d and \u201cirritated\u201d by picking up an injury which could rule him out of the rest of the season and beyond.<\/p>\n

The immensely gifted fly-half was forced off during the Cape Town outfit\u2019s 44-21 United Rugby Championship victory over Cardiff at DHL Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n

It occurred in the 52nd minute of the encounter when the 24-year-old sprinted clear to touch down for his side\u2019s fourth try. The playmaker was ankle-tapped in the act of scoring and immediately looked in pain when he got back to his feet.<\/p>\n

Feinberg-Mngomezulu on crutches<\/p>\n

Feinberg-Mngomezulu<\/a> was seen on crutches afterwards and could well be out for an extended period of time.<\/p>\n

\u201cUsually, I post caption-less carousels. This time I\u2019ll say it how it is. Frustrated, irritated and questioning why me?\u201d he wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes the game reminds you that you\u2019re not invincible!<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother injury, another chance to come back hungry, determined and focused. I\u2019ve got a job to do, get back and get back better than I left.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not one to dwell, but I\u2019ll have a little vent! Now, BACK TO WORK! Next job, crystal clear vision and mindset. See you soon!!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Feinberg-Mngomezulu had a few injury issues in the middle of the 2024\/25 season but returned to become a key part in both the Stormers<\/a> and Springboks<\/a> set-ups.<\/p>\n

While his form dipped in 2026, the fly-half had begun to re-find his rhythm recently and was looking in fine shape ahead of the URC<\/a> run-in.<\/p>\n

Stormers boss John Dobson admitted in the aftermath that the injury looked \u201cpretty serious\u201d, which is a blow for both player and team ahead of the semi-final against Leinster.<\/p>\n

Feinberg-Mngomezulu\u2019s replacements<\/p>\n

Jurie Matthee came onto the field following Feinberg-Mngomezulu\u2019s withdrawal and impressively guided them to victory over Cardiff in the final half-hour.<\/p>\n

Matthee looks set to take the reins in the number 10 shirt for the last-four clash as they seek to reach their third URC showpiece, and first since 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a costly quarter-final,\u201d Dobson said. \u201cSacha\u2019s injury looks pretty serious to be honest.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe doctor\u2019s given me some views, but I don\u2019t think it\u2019s worth quoting him before his scans but it looks like a proper ankle injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was cramping a bit before then and looked uncomfortable when he started running back. We haven\u2019t confirmed anything yet, but it\u2019s concerning.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a big blow. But whenever we take a knock, this group tends to pull together and fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve lost probably the most in-form young player in world rugby the week before a semi-final, which is far from ideal. But the way Jurie Matthee is playing and the fight in this squad gives me confidence that we\u2019ll find a way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Feinberg-Mngomezulu\u2019s injury could also impact the Springboks, with Rassie Erasmus\u2019 men set to begin their Nations Championship campaign next month.<\/p>\n

South Africa face England, Scotland and Wales before attention turns to The Greatest Rivalry series against the All Blacks with four Tests in August and September.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: John Dobson\u2019s verdict on Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu: \u2018It\u2019s a big blow\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stormers and Springboks star Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has admitted that he is \u201cfrustrated\u201d and \u201cirritated\u201d by picking up an…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":615041,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[348,50,5903,75248,4247,101,34134,56,54,16296,55],"class_list":["post-615040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-home-page","tag-news","tag-rugby","tag-sacha-feinberg-mngomezulu","tag-south-africa","tag-sports","tag-stormers","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-united-rugby-championship","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615040\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/615041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}