The Springboks in a huddle Ireland Test World Cup
A talented Springbok and Stormers player is said to be in a contract dispute related to an exit clause that he may want to exercise.
One of the real pleasant surprises to come out of the Springboks’ season last year was the emergence of talented 27-year-old BJ Dixon.
The dynamic loose forward made his debut against Wales in June before going on to start four more Test matches on the flank, which included the win over the All Blacks at Ellis Park.
Dixon is currently recovering from a wrist injury, but according to Media24, he is said to now be embroiled in a contractual dispute with the Stormers related to an exit clause.
It could reportedly lead to an arbitration process due to a disagreement over differing interpretations of certain wording related to a release clause in his contract, which is not set to expire for another two years.
Whichever way this may lead, the odds are that Dixon has quite possibly played his last game for the Stormers.
Continued Springbok role for Dixon?
Considering that the forward has been out of action for a while with an injury, it now remains to be seen whether he will be able to get some meaningful game-time under his belt before the start of the Test season in July.
There were both highs and lows in Dixon’s personal performances last year at international level, and both injury and this dispute may now negatively impact his Springbok prospects at the start of the season.
Meanwhile, here is an important reminder on ticket sales for the Springbok men’s game against Argentina in the Rugby Championship at Twickenham in October.
Ticket sales
Tickets are on sale via Ticketmaster.co.uk and England Rugby, starting from just £55* for adults and £28* for Under-16s.
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Nick Feinberg slams internet user commenting on Springbok son’s racial identity.
Radio presenter Nick Feinberg has clapped back at internet users feeling the urge to critically delve into the racial identity of his son Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu.
The 22-year-old former Junior Springbok captain and current Stormers player recently made his international debut for the senior Springbok team in their victory against Wales at Twickenham Stadium in London.
In the game, Sacha showed just how confident and composed he can be at an elite level by slotting a penalty kick from nearly 60 meters.
With Sacha showing off a perfect display, there was nobody prouder than his father Nick, who took to social media to share several posts of how proud he was.
But while Sacha may have won the confidence of many South Africans who may have wondered what the future of SA rugby will look like after the current seniors retire, there was one user who took a chance at exploring Sacha’s ethnicity.
The young flyhalf and his famous brother Nathan Mngomezulu, popularly known as the contestant on Netflix’ reality show, Too Hot To Handle, are born to a white British-born father Nick, and a black South African mom in the form of advocate Makhosazana Mngomezulu.
However recently a user commented on the matter writing:
This is Springbok player Sacha Feinberg Mngomezulu and with his brother Nathan. They were birthed by Nick Feinberg and Makhosazana Mngomezulu. So called Coloureds came about this way but today a lot of them claim to be “Khoisan”
In response, Nick defended his family writing:
His post has since received tons of support from many others, who criticised the X users comments.
Meanwhile, Sacha’s long-range goal seemed to have been more than enough to impress Dr. Rassie Erasmus, as the Springbok coach not only smiled from ear to ear after it happened+ but has now also included the player for his reduced 39-man squad ahead of their matches against Ireland.
