SACHA Feinberg-Mngomezulu is ready to return to action in the United Rugby Championship with the Stormers with an eye on an injury-free end to the tournament heading into the new international season.
The 23-year-old picked up a couple of niggles that kept him on the sidelines for the last few months, but his return is imminent as the URC heads for an exciting ending.
The Stormers will play two games overseas, starting this weekend, before finishing with four in Cape Town.
After being crowned SA Rugby's Young Player of the Year last week in the Mother City, the rising star says he has fully recovered and is ready to dazzle on the field again.
The utility back is poised to make his comeback overseas in Wales when the Stormers take on the Scarlets, looking to break into the URC top eight.
Feinberg-Mngomezulu says: “I feel confident and well-prepared, and the injury lay-off time has only served me good.
“I’ve done it properly and put my best foot forward to have a good season. Hopefully, it’s an injury-free one [from here on].
“But what happens, happens. I like to play the game at 100 percent and if that means sometimes my body takes a toll, it is what it is.
“Of course, picking my battles will be one thing I focus on, but I feel really sharp.”
With six matches left to play in the round-robin stage of the tournament, coach John Dobson’s Stormers are currently 12th - only one point behind the Lions in eighth - the final playoffs spot.