It’s official: Snyman’s coming home
16 Mar 2006
Following revelations a week ago on keo.co.za that Jake White was interested in recalling Andre Snyman to the Springbok squad, the Leeds Tykes winger has today signed a Bok contract.
Saru manager of teams Andy Marinos has confirmed that Snyman has signed a six month contract with the Boks.
He will return to South Africa following the conclusion of Leeds’ Premiership campaign.
“When I came to Leeds it was a great opportunity to come and experience another country and way of life. I have had three awesome seasons with the Tykes and had intended to sign a new contract and finish with my career at Headingley Carnegie. However, this is an opportunity which is too good to turn down,” Snyman said.
“At the Tykes, I have been able to express myself and my form here has given me this opportunity and hopefully I can make the most of it. I hope I can add value to the Springboks team and make the final World Cup squad.
“I have had a great experience in Leeds and would like to say a big thank you to everyone at the club for their support over the past three seasons. I’m glad to have got this sorted now so I can concentrate on the next five games for Leeds and finishing my time here in the best possible manner. Until the final game of the season, all I am concentrating on is getting Leeds as far as possible up the table.”
Director of Rugby Phil Davies added, “This is a great opportunity for Andre and one that we fully understand he has to take. We will wish him well at the end of the season and thank him for his outstanding service to the club and we would gladly welcome him back if the opportunity arose. I am sure that Andre will be totally committed to the Tykes cause for the remainder of the season and finishing off what has been a great year for him in terms of his own personal form.”
69 Comments
16 Mar 2006, 15:25 pm
Welcome home Andre, hopefully you will head back to the sharks and your experience can be passed onto the youngsters coming through
16 Mar 2006, 15:26 pm
Man of steal he is!
Common Andre. Hopefully he can get an opportunity to tackle rattlebones!
16 Mar 2006, 15:27 pm
Another clever move by Jake White
he is so proactive the rest of the countrys managment are all backwards
16 Mar 2006, 15:27 pm
Who says he si going to the sharks?Is this going to be the same scenario as with Jaco vd Westhuyzen?
16 Mar 2006, 15:28 pm
White at least looks at all opportunities
16 Mar 2006, 15:30 pm
white has to becaus eof lack of depth.blacks are spoilt for choice,they dont even worry about the like of Cullen that are playing overseas.
16 Mar 2006, 15:32 pm
Doesnt Snyman have a weak ankle?
16 Mar 2006, 15:33 pm
carcass he has nbroken both in the past and then went north and regained form.Maybe he just looks good in the English league.
16 Mar 2006, 15:35 pm
bliksem
Could be. He reminds me of Henno Mentz.Bash m up.
Cant remember his hands though, henno’s bad.
Wonder if Andre is as fast as he use to be.
16 Mar 2006, 15:40 pm
Carcass, with all due respect, if you compare AS to HM you know very little about backline play.
16 Mar 2006, 15:41 pm
tsiko please explain your statement.
16 Mar 2006, 15:41 pm
Tsiko
What you mean? Snyman wasnt a playmaker. Just fast,strong = Mentz
16 Mar 2006, 15:44 pm
Andre Snyman is a world great compared to Mentz
16 Mar 2006, 15:45 pm
Carcass
Since when is henno Mentz strong ?
16 Mar 2006, 15:50 pm
King
He has shown his power on many times,he is quite a handful at pace,that is if he catches the ball.
16 Mar 2006, 15:53 pm
Snyman is a centre turned wing. Good hands, good eye for a gap, brilliant on defence and to top it off, strong and fast.
Mentz is a wing that will never ever make it as a centre. Does not have an eye for a gap, no hands to speak of, can’t defend. All he has is speed and size
Plainly put, Snyman was brilliant. Scored some great trys as well. To compare him to Mentz is an insult.
16 Mar 2006, 15:58 pm
AS would have been a great had it not been for the injuries. Although he is/was not a playmaker in the Michael du P/**** Muir mold, he is a lot more creative than HM. He is strong, fast, operates well in small spaces and has much better hands than HM.
HM is daft. Eager but daft. Can you imagine HM as Springbok centre?
AS certainly (still) has a lot more to offer than HM.
16 Mar 2006, 15:59 pm
Mentz and Snyman are worlds apart as players.
The Snyman of old could take on and beat a man one on one with a jinx, swerve, sidestep or change of pace. He seldom squandered possession with a speculative kick.
He could also read the game well and knew how to take a gap. And he could tackle – hard. He was a classic centre.
Mentz is quick but has nowhere near the same talent. His idea of beating a man is straight ahead or a 50/50 chip n chase. No comparison.
16 Mar 2006, 16:00 pm
No argument, AS is better by far than HM. We did not see enough of AS to call him a world great.
Im not so sure of Snymans handling.
16 Mar 2006, 16:01 pm
Snyman is a great player, but he is also 32 years old, 1 or 2 seasons max as a backline player.
16 Mar 2006, 16:06 pm
boylouw,
wat steel hy?
16 Mar 2006, 16:06 pm
Mentz’s brother, MJ is in my opinion a better player than him, tackled the **** into him in one game I watched, stopped Henno gettin a try too.
16 Mar 2006, 16:17 pm
WELCOME back HOME ANDRE!!!
I’m so glad that SARU asked the Sharks if they have room for him!
16 Mar 2006, 16:20 pm
who says he is going to the sharks?nothing has been decide yet.he wll go where white tells him to go.
16 Mar 2006, 16:21 pm
siende dat hy n oud bul is, behoort hy terug pretoria toe te gaan…
16 Mar 2006, 16:22 pm
ek dink dis n goeie idee.speel vir hom en dries scholtz op senter.
16 Mar 2006, 16:25 pm
bulls already have pretty belinda, i mean wynand!
Besides, he’ll come back to durbs, i have a feeling.
16 Mar 2006, 16:27 pm
Q: Has Andre Pretorius been offered a bok contract yet?
16 Mar 2006, 16:28 pm
Sharkgirl,
You do need him more than us, but the guy wants to play in a winning team!
16 Mar 2006, 16:28 pm
Andre should go where his style of play is complemented by his teammates. White will surely find a way to bring him to Newlands.
16 Mar 2006, 16:29 pm
stan sy gaan binnekort vir jou se jy moet groot word.
16 Mar 2006, 16:31 pm
Sê dan vir haar om my te kom vryf en dan sal sy sien hoe groot word ek…
16 Mar 2006, 16:32 pm
neewat, sy ons tipe meisie.
wat het van haar lojale bodgenoot, ou Robdylan geword?
Onrusbarend stil ou Rob.
16 Mar 2006, 16:34 pm
ibok,
His style of play?
The guy is used to playing in winning teams….
16 Mar 2006, 16:34 pm
stan sy wil nie eers vir my se waar in durbs sy uitgehang het nie.lyk my die girl is ietwat skaam.ek bet jou sy is n wentwoth hotel girlie if nog erger morningside.
16 Mar 2006, 16:37 pm
Morningside is mos n spogbuurt daar in die hoofstad van Indië?
Wentworth is egter waar wpw en dawn se familie woon…
16 Mar 2006, 16:38 pm
Jake sal vir jdv vra om andre te oorreed om stormers toe te gaan. Synde bolla, jaco, jdv, nou reeds daar is.
Fokkit as jake sy sin kry gaan hy vir jdv vra on al die huidige bokke te bel en sê hulle MOET vir die stormers speel.
16 Mar 2006, 16:39 pm
stan check so n bietjie wentworth htel in dbn uit.redelik dodgy maar goeie chow.ry so n bietjie verder dan kom jy by hollywood uit.dis ****** scary.draai daai kar nou om en dan kom jy op marine drive.As dit donker is en jy het n girl daar langs jou gaan wys haar maar die G-spot.
16 Mar 2006, 16:40 pm
Bliksem, kom sy nie dalk van die bluff af nie.
16 Mar 2006, 16:42 pm
hey shosaloza nou moet jy ****** mooi dink wat jy se.Ek is n bluff boy,Dbn quins was my klub.sal laaik om terug tegaan en so n huisie op marine drive of daar naby die g-spot te koop.180% seaviews.
16 Mar 2006, 16:42 pm
Stan (32) & Shosoloza (37) LMFAO !!
16 Mar 2006, 16:44 pm
Yes stan we do. Besides, BVZ already told saru that we will take him if that is what he wants.
16 Mar 2006, 16:46 pm
sharkgirl do you really think the unions have a say.if white says andre goes to a province he will go and he will get game time.
16 Mar 2006, 16:48 pm
Shozo,
maar hulle is mos almal alreeds daar behalwe die Bulle pak en en ons vet kaptein Sardyn…
16 Mar 2006, 16:49 pm
I would not be so sure Stan. Look where Leeds Tykes are on the log. Guinness Premiership log.
16 Mar 2006, 16:51 pm
o bliksem veral wat jy weet is sy dalk nog jou suster. lol
ek het nou die dag op radio gehoor van die 2 wat oor die net gevry het. Toe hulle mekaar ontmoet in lewende lywe is dit ma en seun gewees.
How about that! lmfga
16 Mar 2006, 16:53 pm
nee shoz my suster het nie op die bluff uit gehang nie.ons het heel verskillende smaak.
16 Mar 2006, 16:57 pm
ibok, i am referring to his SA days.
Bulle Bokke and then the Tjarks.
16 Mar 2006, 17:02 pm
cheers stan ek moet gaan rugby oefen.geniet haar.
16 Mar 2006, 17:04 pm
voor jy weghardloop jou bliksem.
jy het ons nog nooit geantwoord oor jou beplande worsstoppery nie…
16 Mar 2006, 17:09 pm
I remember Snyman was always very predictable.
He can’t really pass left or right so he just tucks the ball under his arm and storms into the opponents. Works well at lesser levels, but at international level everyone has strenght and pace.
16 Mar 2006, 17:39 pm
Ratel, everyone except the bok backline
16 Mar 2006, 17:42 pm
I am tempted to say something like, “Everyone will remember this as the day Jake lost the plot”. But that would be melodramatic. Jake has made dumb-assed selections before (Jacques Cronje, Danie Rossouw at flank, Gerrie Brits, Jean Div at inside centre) but he usually learns from his mistakes – that’s the difference between him and Straeuli.
Still waiting for him to figure out that JdV is an outside back, though.
16 Mar 2006, 17:46 pm
Pierre
JDV has got skills that are wasted on the outside especailly when its the type of game where balls going out wide are few and far between. The same arguement applies to Habenero. Bring them closer to the action so that they can make a bigger impact. We have more than enough wings. Amongst the inside backs is where the problem lies.
16 Mar 2006, 17:52 pm
Dieselboy –
JdV on the wing = loads of tries and superb finishing ability.
JdV at inside centre = a guy who constantly talks about how much better he is at inside centre, while nevertheless missing plenty of tackles, breaking the line maybe once every two games, allowing himself to be pressurised by opposing defences and throwing desperation passes, sometimes conceding turnovers, some of which lead to tries, and generally failing to dominate the channel or create anything for his outside backs. Please don’t bother referring to that one try-creating pass he gave Jaque in the last Tri-Nations. As I said, one line-break every two games ain’t good enough.
We have a serious problem at no. 12 in this country, especially with De Wet out of form. Julies is the only option, but it’s hard to pick anyone from the Cats, they suck so bad.
16 Mar 2006, 18:07 pm
Pierre
I think we differ on what a 12 should bring to the party. My thoughts on JDV are more a response to the lack of creativity amongst the inside backs. If its any compromise maybe he should play 13. That is where he made his first impression a few seasons ago. I agree that the ball retention and passing of a Julies is more useful. But then you need a creative 10 inside him (brokeback again) and a finisher like Habenero or JDV outside of him.
16 Mar 2006, 18:19 pm
I hope Jake intends that Snyman plays on the wing. I dont think he’s the answer at 13.
10. Jaco/Hougaard
11. Snyman
12. JDV (Sorry Pierre)
13. Habenero
14. Jacque Fourie
16 Mar 2006, 18:30 pm
10 Hougaard
11 Snyman/habana
12 JDV
13 JF
14 Habana/Snyman
15 Roets.
16 Mar 2006, 18:42 pm
Suppose I should put my two cents’ worth in aswell then:
9. Ricky/Ruan
10. Jaco
11. JdV
12. Wayne
13. Jaque (with Marius contending for this spot when his fitness improves)
14. Habanero
15. Percy
although I am not averse to your idea of playing Jaque on the wing, Diesel.
16 Mar 2006, 19:09 pm
10. Jaco/Hougaard
11. Snyman
12. JDV
13. Habenero
14. Fourie
15. Jantjes (if fit)
Percy should be rested alot this year, along with Os.
16 Mar 2006, 23:50 pm
Overrated bonehead dinosaur
17 Mar 2006, 00:07 am
Diesel…. got to agree with you on the JDV issue. He is definately an inside centre and not an outside back. Him and Habana as a centre pairing would be very interesting. Although Habana has totally made 11 his own and is a brilliant wing. My backline:
10. Jaco/Pretorius
11. Habana
12. JDV
13. Fourie
14. Snyman
15. Percy
17 Mar 2006, 00:59 am
My felings are that the Habenero is an outside centre. Just look how often the Bulls waste him on the wing? Last week he only got the ball on the fly once! He needs to come closer to the action. Its like the Canes playing Nonu on the wing. Itsa waste. Habenero can tackle like the best of them so please dont say he’s defence is swak. He would be devastating at 13 and make the Bulls lot more potent in the backs. I think he has creativity that the Boks/Bulls have bot drawn on enough. I saw it in him when he played centre for the Lions.
17 Mar 2006, 12:31 pm
Diesel, agreed. He would be an awesome centre as his defense is very strong. I’ve seen him put in some huge hits this season. He is being wasted on the wing for the bulls but for the Boks he is such a brilliant left winger. Bit of a tough decision, do you move him to outside centre for the bulls and then play him on the wing for the boks. Jake wants his players to play in one position. What do you think?
17 Mar 2006, 12:39 pm
Guys, you’ve avoiding the issue. We have plenty of great outside backs. We are, however, deficient in the 10/12 channel. The tries have all but dried up since Jean took over at inside centre from Barry/Julies.
17 Mar 2006, 15:33 pm
I say I really am a fan of Snyman. Before his injuries he had real potential. Perhaps his 3 years in England (and he has impressed in that time) has turned him inot both a test class rugby player and more importantly a gentlemen. Good move Mr White.
17 Mar 2006, 16:00 pm
Has to be a better bet than the carthorse Julies
17 Mar 2006, 16:21 pm
if they’ve turned him into a gentleman like Grewcock, Healy, Dawson, i’m not sure its such a good idea to have him back, perhaps we can setup a finishing school so that he can learn the grace and fairplay of Bakkies “Angelface” Botha.
17 Mar 2006, 17:13 pm
Hey it worked for Monty, but then again he was good in the old days!
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