It’s official: Snyman’s coming home

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

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  • 1.Cubiczirconia: Reply to this comment
    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 :-)

  • 2.Boylouw: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 15:26 pm

    Man of steal he is!
    Common Andre. Hopefully he can get an opportunity to tackle rattlebones!

  • 3.wls: Reply to this comment
    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

  • 4.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    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?

  • 5.Boylouw: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 15:28 pm

    White at least looks at all opportunities

  • 6.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    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.

  • 7.carcass: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 15:32 pm

    Doesnt Snyman have a weak ankle?

  • 8.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    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.

  • 9.carcass: Reply to this comment
    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.

  • 10.tsiko: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 15:40 pm

    Carcass, with all due respect, if you compare AS to HM you know very little about backline play.

  • 11.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 15:41 pm

    tsiko please explain your statement.

  • 12.carcass: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 15:41 pm

    Tsiko
    What you mean? Snyman wasnt a playmaker. Just fast,strong = Mentz

  • 13.The King: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 15:44 pm

    Andre Snyman is a world great compared to Mentz

  • 14.The King: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 15:45 pm

    Carcass

    Since when is henno Mentz strong ?

  • 15.carcass: Reply to this comment
    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.Creed: Reply to this comment
    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.

  • 17.tsiko: Reply to this comment
    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.

  • 18.Sage: Reply to this comment
    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.

  • 19.carcass: Reply to this comment
    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.

  • 20.cab: Reply to this comment
    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.

  • 21.Stan: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 16:06 pm

    boylouw,
    wat steel hy?

  • 22.Bluecap: Reply to this comment
    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.

  • 23.sharkgirl: Reply to this comment
    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!

  • 24.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    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.

  • 25.Stan: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 16:21 pm

    siende dat hy n oud bul is, behoort hy terug pretoria toe te gaan…

  • 26.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 16:22 pm

    ek dink dis n goeie idee.speel vir hom en dries scholtz op senter.

  • 27.sharkgirl: Reply to this comment
    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.

  • 28.Offside: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 16:27 pm

    Q: Has Andre Pretorius been offered a bok contract yet?

  • 29.Stan: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 16:28 pm

    Sharkgirl,
    You do need him more than us, but the guy wants to play in a winning team!

  • 30.ibok: Reply to this comment
    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.

  • 31.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 16:29 pm

    stan sy gaan binnekort vir jou se jy moet groot word.

  • 32.Stan: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 16:31 pm

    Sê dan vir haar om my te kom vryf en dan sal sy sien hoe groot word ek…

  • 33.Stan: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 16:32 pm

    neewat, sy ons tipe meisie.
    wat het van haar lojale bodgenoot, ou Robdylan geword?
    Onrusbarend stil ou Rob.

  • 34.Stan: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 16:34 pm

    ibok,
    His style of play?
    The guy is used to playing in winning teams….

  • 35.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    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.

  • 36.Stan: Reply to this comment
    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…

  • 37.Shosoloza: Reply to this comment
    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.

  • 38.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    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.

  • 39.Shosoloza: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 16:40 pm

    Bliksem, kom sy nie dalk van die bluff af nie.

  • 40.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    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.

  • 41.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 16:42 pm

    Stan (32) & Shosoloza (37) LMFAO !!

  • 42.sharkgirl: Reply to this comment
    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.

  • 43.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    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.

  • 44.Stan: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 16:48 pm

    Shozo,
    maar hulle is mos almal alreeds daar behalwe die Bulle pak en en ons vet kaptein Sardyn…

  • 45.ibok: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 16:49 pm

    I would not be so sure Stan. Look where Leeds Tykes are on the log. Guinness Premiership log.

  • 46.Shosoloza: Reply to this comment
    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

  • 47.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 16:53 pm

    nee shoz my suster het nie op die bluff uit gehang nie.ons het heel verskillende smaak.

  • 48.Stan: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 16:57 pm

    ibok, i am referring to his SA days.
    Bulle Bokke and then the Tjarks.

  • 49.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 17:02 pm

    cheers stan ek moet gaan rugby oefen.geniet haar.

  • 50.Stan: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2006, 17:04 pm

    voor jy weghardloop jou bliksem.
    jy het ons nog nooit geantwoord oor jou beplande worsstoppery nie…

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