Ouch! Springbok Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has recounted a training session where Eben Etzebeth gave him a 'friendly warning'.
Eben Etzebeth’s warning to Sacha: ‘I’ll break you!’Speaking to Behind The Ruck co-hosts Rudy Paige and Juan de Jongh, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu attempted to explain the sensitive nature of respecting his “elders” in his clubs, the Stormers and the Springboks.He said: “It’s tough when you’re coming into a senior environment. For the first couple of weeks, I didn’t say anything, and that didn’t do so well for me”.
When asked if he ever had an incident involving an older player, Sacha recounted a time when he received a “warning” from Eben Etzebeth, who previously played for the Stormers. He said: “Eben Etzebeth was in front of me, so I tried to beat him with my feet, go past him, and place the ball on the floor. As I place it, he says: ‘Do that again, and I’ll break you'”.He continued: “I tackled him once or twice, overboard. He sent me a message and said: ‘No Sacha, that’s not what’s up.
Cameron Hanekom is set to become the 12th Springbok to make his Test debut this season after being named on the bench for South Africa’s match against Wales.
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