Stade Francais team manager Ewen McKenzie has confirmed Juan Martin Hernandez is on his way to Super 14 side the Sharks.

Neither club have officially confirmed the transfer, but McKenzie revealed the Argentina fly-half will leave Paris and play for the South African outfit for the next 12 months.

"I think it's pretty well documented he is going to play in South Africa for a year," said McKenzie. "That's the business of rugby - it's big money and you have to balance your books. You have to make commercial decisions."

Hernandez is believed to have turned down a number of Top 14 clubs in favour of a move to the southern hemisphere, where McKenzie reckons the Pumas star will flourish.

"I think Super 14 rugby will be different," added the former Australia front-row forward.

"It's like a sprint race - it's only three months - and I think he will appreciate that. He'll get an off-season.

"I think it'll be a nice change. He's done six years in France but I'm sure he'll be back very soon, somewhere."

Hernandez, 26, will become the second fly-half in as many years to leave France for the Sharks.

Les Bleus international Frederic Michalak spent a season there before returning to Toulouse last year.