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'The only thing he can improve’: Boks' one concern over SFM before RWC
By Josh Raisey
Former Wales captain Dan Biggar has said “you can’t find a weakness” in Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s general game, but has flagged his goalkicking as an area in which South Africa will want him to improve.
The 23-year-old was crowned the best player in the world in 2025 by RugbyPass on Monday following a year in which he produced a handful of iconic individual performances.
It was only September when the fly-half truly made the No.10 jersey his own, setting a South African record with a haul of 37 points against Argentina in Durban in the Rugby Championship, and he has not looked back.
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It now seems inconceivable that anyone will be able to consistently prise the Bok No.10 shirt away from the Stormer over the next two years before the 2027 World Cup.
However, speaking on The Rugby Pod this week, the 112-cap Wales fly-half Biggar suggested goalkicking is the one area of Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s game where there is still room for improvement.
“His overall game, you can’t find a weakness, because he is absolutely on fire, brilliant footwork, brilliant pace, power, ability to break a game up, ability to control a game, his kicking game,” Biggar said.
“The one thing that could be interesting moving forward is his kicking percentage for the Springboks this year is about 70 per cent off the tee. I think that’s the only thing in his game, if you’re looking at it objectively, where he can improve, because there are very few areas he can improve in his general game.
“But you look at how South Africa won the last World Cup by a point in the quarters, a point in the semis and a point in the final, you probably need that stat to be pushing 80 per cent rather than 70 per cent.”
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