Stormers flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has been named the Vodacom URC Players’ Player of the Season.
The 24-year-old came out on top in a poll of the captains and vice-captains from the 16 teams.
In outlining their motivations for selecting him, they talked about his X-factor moments, his game-changing ability, his all-round threat and how beautiful he is to watch.
Feinberg-Mngomezulu was the top point-scorer in the regular URC campaign with 158, while he was also second for goal-kicking (113), third for defenders beaten (54) and in the top six for tries scored (nine), clean breaks (20) and metres gained (762).
Sadly, he suffered an ankle injury in the Stormers’ quarter-final win against Cardiff that ruled him out of the rest of the playoffs.
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“I think he is a generational player. We are going to enjoy him for a while to come,” said Stormers director of rugby John Dobson.
“He has grown up very quickly from being the X factor, playing off the cuff guy to taking the responsibility of driving the team.
“When he first came along, it was almost like a party impact, to do something crazy. Now he has got to drive the team forward before his own stuff and he has definitely matured. He is the most vocal guy on the field.
“You think it’s all this natural ability, but his work ethic and his detail is magnificent. He spends a lot of time previewing the opposition, looking at what their triggers are.”
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