Sacha is SA's best in URC

SPRINGBOK and Stormers utility back Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu added another significant accolade to his SA Rugby Young Player of the Year award by being crowned SA’s United Rugby Championship Player of the Season for 2024/25.

Feinberg-Mngomezulu is one of four South African players who won awards this season, with Cameron Hanekom, Deon Fourie, and Ruben van Heerden also featuring amongst the winners for 2024/25.

The talented 23-year-old went up against two of his Springbok teammates, the Bulls duo of Hanekom and Wilco Louw.

Feinberg-Mngomezulu follows in the footsteps of former Lions utility back Sanele Nohamba and his Stormers teammates Evan Roos and Manie Libbok, who won the award in the last three seasons.

Hanekom was named as Next-Gen Player of the Season. 

Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Hanekom and Louw have also been included in the season’s Elite XV.

Joining them are their Springbok team mates Andre Esterhuizen (Sharks), Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Bulls), and RG Snyman, who plays for Leinster, while former Cheetahs hooker Marnus van der Merwe from Scarlets also made the selection.

URC ELITE XV: 15 Jamie Osborne (Leinster), 14 Darcy Graham (Edinburgh), 13 Tom Farrell (Munster), 12 Andre Esterhuizen (Sharks), 11 Blair Murray (Scarlets), 10. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (Stormers), 9 Craig Casey (Munster), 8. Cameron Hanekom (Bulls), 7. Rory Darge (Warriors), 6. Jac Morgan (Ospreys), 5. Tadhg Beirne (Munster), 4. RG Snyman (Leinster), 3. Wilco Louw (Bulls), 2. Marnus van der Merwe (Scarlets) and 1. Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Bulls)