Lions star Lionel Mapoe could be the latest South African rugby player to be lost to an overseas club if his future with the national team remains unclear. Mapoe began negotiations for a new contract with the Golden Lions Rugby Union last month but talks hinge heavily on whether Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has him in his plans.Mapoe, one of the Lions' standout players in this year's Super rugby competition, has attracted interest from overseas clubs, whose currencies outweigh the pull of the depreciating rand.His current deal expires at the end of October but his agent, James Adams, said the priority was to keep the 26-year-old in the country before listening to other offers."Naturally, there will be overseas interest in a guy like Mapoe, but for the moment the negotiations are centred on him staying in South Africa with the view that he goes on to play for the Springboks."We haven't engaged too much with the overseas clubs yet on the basis that we'd first like to know what the Springbok aspirations are," Adams said.Despite being called up to the Springboks as an injury replacement in last year's Rugby Championship and being part of the 2012 end-of-year touring squad to Europe, the former Baby Bok has never played a Test match.Since taking up the reins in 2012, Meyer has tried at least eight players at No13, including Jaco Taute, Damian de Allende and JP Pietersen. Mapoe could get his chance in the jersey this international season.The Lions are keen to have the contract wrapped up before the transfer window opens on July 1 and have made the outside centre an initial offer but a final decision is only expected in June.Lions high performance manager Bart Schoeman, meanwhile, expects Mapoe to achieve higher honours should he decide to stay at the union."Mapoe has received a substantial renewal offer from the Lions to continue his career with us," said Schoeman...