Jean de Villiers has identified an area of Springbok flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s game that the 23-year-old star needs to develop.

Feinberg-Mngomezulu delivered a historic performance in Durban last Saturday, scoring 37 points to set a new Springbok record for the most points in a single Test.

The young playmaker’s brilliance in the 67-30 win against Argentina earned plaudits across the rugby world, and De Villiers was among those who marvelled at his talent.

“It was a phenomenal performance,” the former Bok captain said on the The Good, The Bad & The Rugby podcast. “Sacha has shown what he can do, but this weekend, getting the start, putting up a performance like he did – you can just see that he is such a talented rugby player.”

At the same time, De Villiers noted that Feinberg-Mngomezulu still has work to do.

“In terms of managing a match and bringing the rest of the backline into the game, he will still grow into that. That’s the element of his game where he needs to improve, but it comes with time.”

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De Villiers also praised Manie Libbok, who scored a stunning solo try off the bench against the Pumas.

“We speak about Sacha’s performance, but when Manie Libbok came on, he was fizzing the ball, and the attacking nature of the team was totally different with him on the field,” he said.

“Manie was very much part of the evolution of the team [under attack coach Tony Brown] and where they want to go with the attack.

“When you have a dominant pack like that and then bring a guy like Manie on, it’s such a fortunate position to be in.”

Sacha was an absolute BEAST in Durban! Can he become the Springboks’ Dan Carter? pic.twitter.com/tDbpMKBg7x

— SA Rugby magazine (@SARugbymag) September 30, 2025

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