
Sacha on missed kicks: 'Off target, not off track'
The flyhalf came under fire after missing a series of crucial penalty kicks.
Last year, Sacha was inducted into the national rugby team and has made nine test match appearances.
In an Instagram post, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu directly responded to criticism of his missed penalty kicks.
Posting a series of pics from Saturday's game, he shared: 'Off target — Not off track. Great experience out in Nelspruit! Thank you, South Africa.'
On social media, rugby fans claimed that Sacha had gotten off lightly as compared to fellow flyhalf Manie Libbok, who has often been criticised over his performances.
Meanwhile, Rassie Erasmus has conceded that while Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 'made the most errors', he was 'pleased' with his performance.
In a post-match briefing, the Springbok coach said: 'Sacha is not necessarily the first choice. Number ten, we have Manie, who is pretty much on song, and we saw with Handre when he came on that he is pretty solid.
'You can't just look at his goal kicking. He struggled before doing pretty well, but in the warm-up he got a hip pointer injury and we weren't quite sure if we should push him through the game. But he wanted to play, but that's not an excuse for the way he kicked at poles.
Rassie added: 'We are pleased overall, it's his second start for us this year and he is younger than the other fly-halves.'
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