Rising superstar Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has been in sparkling form of late, scoring 50 points, including four tries, during the Stormers’ recent URC victories over Connacht and Benetton.

Fully fit and on form, the 23-year-old looks certain to feature prominently for the Springboks this season, and it’s a thrilling prospect when one considers the X factor he boasts.

The latest person to shower praise on the youngster is Stormers coach John Dobson, who acknowledged he is a one-of-a-kind star.

“I am the coach of the team he plays in, but I can’t claim to have coached him for a second. He is a generational talent.

“He is such a good guy and so level headed.”

Effusive praise for Feinberg-Mngomezulu comes with a couple warnings

Dobson did say that with all the hype surrounding the versatile young back, though, there is a need to ensure he remains level-headed.

“We had that with Siya (Kolisi) when he was here before he went to the Sharks,” he said. “He would walk into a petrol station and you would have people howling and dropping their pumps!

“It feels curious for the team. When one player is elevated by hype above the rest of the team, it’s sort of contrary to rugby values. That worries me a little bit from a team perspective. It’s a tricky one.”

Dobson also said it was important to ensure he was looked after when it came to conditioning and game-management.

“Probably our biggest challenge is to make sure he stays on the field. That’s not something we control.

“It’s nerve-racking stuff because he has done his knee twice. We have to be very careful about his body without changing who he is.

“You can’t say to him ‘Listen, you have been tackled six to eight times a game, it’s too much for a flyhalf’ because that would take away who he is.

“It’s a real tightrope the whole Sacha project, but brilliant to have.”

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