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It’s been a tough 2024 off the field for Sasha Feinburg-Mngomezulu, picking up another injury in today’s 29-10 victory over the Lions in the United Rugby Championship.
The Stormers convincingly beat the Johannesburg-based Lions to bounce back from a disappointing start to the campaign.
It’s been a tough start for the Stormers, who are currently 13th in the overall standings with 16 points, but second in the South African Shield, just behind the Sharks.
The 22-year-old was hurt after a tackle in the 27th minute by Lions prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye.
Feinburg-Mngomezulu tried to carry on after the huge shot but was eventually substituted as he was unable to continue on in the game.
Feinburg-Mngomezulu limped off the field, requiring attention from the medical staff.
The injury to the utility back creates more headaches for the Stormer’s Director of Rugby John Dobson, who is unsure what length the Springbok will spend on the sideline nursing another injury.
“He’s got a hip pointer, I don’t know how serious it is,” Dobson said to the media after the game at Cape Town Stadium.
“It would’ve been nice to get him to half-time.
“I don’t know [the extent of the injury], it could be two days or a couple of weeks.”
It’s another injury setback for the 8-Test cap Feinburg-Mngomezulu, who suffered a knee injury against the All Blacks earlier this year that required surgery in the Rugby Championship.
Springboks head coach Rassie Erasmus used Feinburg-Mngomezulu off the bench for the first couple of Test matches in 2024, before being handed starts against the Wallabies and the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship.
Before the flyhalf was injured against the All Blacks, it was clear to see the abundance of talent Feinburg-Mngomezulu has to offer for the Springboks going forward.
The Springboks flyhalf was also nominated for the World Rugby Men’s Breakthrough Player of the Year alongside England’s Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Ireland’s Jamie Osborne and eventual winner Wallace Sititi from the All Blacks.
