Stormers Flyhalf Repays Boks Star Faith
Spring Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s mentorship was of great importance, helping his teammate Yaqeen Ahmed, who made a loud impact off the bench to guide The Stormers 52-40 win over Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship at Cape Town stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Cape Town stadium produced another pulsating encounter of United Rugby Championship when the Stormers sliced Scarlets in a 14-try thriller.
While the result secured a maximum points haul, the outstanding result was when the fly half Ahmed of the home team, entered the fray in the final quarter to seal the tight affair with two crucial tries.
The away side had erased the 19-point gap at half-time to level the matters to 40-40, when the young pivot reacted with remarkable composure for his age, first dashing under the posts and further securing the win with a late breakaway try.
In the post match engagement, Ahmed expressed the honour of donning the blue-and-white shirt on home soil. “There is nothing better than playing at Cape Town stadium and for the Stormers. I am just happy to be back in the team and get that last 20 minutes,” he said. “The last 20 minutes was really difficult in terms of all the injuries happening, but I am just glad that I could play my game,” said Ahmed.
Although the match was not a smooth sailing, disrupted by injuries in the backline and forward line, Ahmed was swift to grant credit from the mentorship he received from experienced players around him, more especially Feinberg Mngomezulu. “Having those voices in my ear like Sacha when I came on, it made such a big difference for me in terms of decision-making. I believe I can only get better,” he said.
“Whatever info I can get, whether it’s from Sacha or Damian Willemse, I am taking it with both hands because I know it will be the betterment of my future,” said Ahmed.
“They take the time to be with you. It is like they are investing in you, because you are really working together,” he added.
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