Snyman represented the
Free State schools at two consecutive
Craven Week tournaments. After school and completing his military training he enrolled at
Stellenbosch University. In 1971, before playing provincial rugby, he was selected for the
Springboks to
tour Australia. Although he did not play in any test matches during the tour, being selected for the team made him only the third player, after JC van der Westhuizen and
Danie Craven to represent the Springboks before playing for a province. He made his provincial debut for
Western Province later during the 1971 season. Snyman's test debut was in 1972 at
Ellis Park against the
touring English side captained by
John Pullin. Playing flyhalf, Snyman scored all the points for the Springboks in the 9–18 defeat to the English. During September to November
1972, Snyman toured with Gazelles, a South African under-24 team, to Argentina. Snyman played ten test matches for the Springboks, scoring 24 points, including one try. He also played in twelve tour matches, scoring sixty-two points.
Test history ==Coaching career==