Jake White blamed a poor relationship with South Africa's rugby administrators after confirming he will stand down as coach of the world champions when his contract ends at the end of the year.

White, 43, told a news conference that his final games in charge will be the one-off test against Wales and a match against the Barbarians at Twickenham on December 1st. White's four-year tenure ends when his contract expires on December 31st.

The South African Rugby Union announced on Monday that a shortlist of four had been drawn up to succeed White and he had been excluded because he had not re-applied for his job.

"I heard from board members that there were certain people who said that the relationship wasn't healthy and someone has to go and the board members and the (union) presidents aren't going to go," said White. "I'm really disappointed with the way they have treated me and the way they have handled the process.

"My performance has not been reviewed and it says in my contract that I did not have to re-apply for the position - but they have used the fact that I didn't apply as a cop-out for not putting me on the shortlist."

White, who guided the Springboks to their second World Cup triumph with a 15-6 victory over England in Paris earlier this month, has fought a long-running battle with the union over team selection.

In November last year he was recalled in the middle of a European tour to face a vote of no confidence and has often described the Springbok job as the toughest in rugby.

White has been linked with the coaching roles of England, Australia and Wales but said had not applied for any other jobs.