Ollie Le Roux is set to return to South Africa next month at the end of his one-season deal with Leinster to coach the Cheetahs' forwards as assistant to his former team-mate Naka Drotské.
It is understood that in addition to the highly promising 20-year-old prop Cian Healy, Leinster have lined up an international prop as well as a couple of other notable overseas' captures.
Le Roux, who was always set to announce his retirement at the end of this season, will turn 35 on May 10th - possibly the date for Leinster's last game of the season away to the Dragons.
He may take up his new role as early as May 15th with the Cheetahs in the Currie Cup initially, and is then expected to stay in Bloemfontein to take on a similar role for the Cheetahs in next year's Super 14.
Le Roux and Drotské were frontrow partners both for the Cheetahs and the Springboks, with Le Roux playing 108 Super Rugby matches and 68 times for the Springboks, as well as 159 provincial games.
The South African legend scored two tries for Leinster, his first in 13 appearances, in their win away to Llanelli at the weekend when his 130kg frame and leadership again proved invaluable in another of the province's mud wrestles away from home.
Leinster's player of the month for February, le Roux's signing was a stick which Michael Cheika's critics were poised to beat him with, but he has proved an excellent signing.