Springboks lock RG Snyman has no plans to return to South Africa and rejoin the Bulls anytime soon.

The powerhouse second-rower left Loftus in 2019, joining Japanese club Honda Heat before making the switch to Ireland, signing for Munster.

Leinster ended their trophy drought in Snyman’s first campaign with the club as he became the first player to win the URC twice since the South African teams joined the competition with the Bok lock also extending his stay in Dublin for another season.

He played a crucial role in the Leinster pack this season, featuring over 20 times for the club, and his presence in the opposition pack irked Bulls boss Jake White, who has repeatedly pleaded with top Springbok players to return to South Africa.

Jake White’s plea

After the Bulls narrowly defeated the Irish side during the league stages of the URC, White was asked how he could change the team’s form at home and the former Boks head coach stated that getting former players back to the franchise would do it, pointing to the impact that Leinster signings Snyman and All Blacks’ star Jordie Barrett made.

“I sign guys like RG Snyman to come back here and I do that,” he replied.

“And now you look at me like I’m crazy but look at RG, shouldn’t he be playing for the Bulls?

“Then home form and everything falls into place. We saw that game tonight, the one guy in the forwards that controls everything is RG and the one guy in the backs controlling everything is Jordie Barrett.”

The Bulls would go on to lose the URC Final 32-7 to Leinster, and White echoed his previous comments when he was asked how the rest of the Pretoria-based franchise could close the gap on the Irish powerhouse.

“The lesson I’ve taken from that is we need more international players to play in our province,” he said.

“I need what Leinster has. I need to be able to fight fire with fire. Leinster, Toulouse, La Rochelle, what do you need to win those games? Academy players or seasoned internationals?

“I keep banging the same drum. I’ve coached some of the best players in the world, players who have won player of the year twice. If you’re playing against 23 internationals, I think today Leinster were short with only 22, there is a complete difference.”

But White’s pleas have not been heard by the double Rugby World Cup-winning lock who is content with living abroad.

He appeared on Jim Hamilton’s podcast, The Big Jim Show where he answered fan-submitted questions, one of them being “What will take for you to return to the Bulls?”

“I don’t know,” he replied.

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“I’m enjoying my time overseas at the moment. I don’t think there is much.

“I’ve re-signed at Leinster for another year.”

Damian de Allende targets Leinster return

Snyman offered little hope that he’d be returning to South Africa, which is in stark contrast to his fellow Bok and ex-Munster teammate Damian de Allende, who expressed his desire to return to Cape Town before hanging up his boots.

“Every time coming back to South Africa and then especially going back to Cape Town, I always get a little excited feeling in my body like I’m a little kid going home again,” he said in a Bok press conference.

“I would only want to finish in Cape Town.”

But that is some time away with the midfield still contracted to his Japanese club, the Satima Wild Knights, for a further two seasons.

“Ideally, I’d love to finish [my career] in South Africa,” he added.

“Play a season or two in Cape Town for the Stormers and Western Province.”