CJ van der Linde

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CJ van der Linde (born 27 August 1980 in Welkom, South Africa) is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is prop. He plays for the Central Cheetahs in the international Super 14 competition.

He made his debut for the Springboks as a 22 year-old on November 16, 2002 in match against Scotland at Murrayfield, which South Africa lost 21 to six. He earned another cap for South Africa that year, playing England at Twickenham.

He next played for the Springboks in 2004, against Ireland in a two test series in South Afica. He then played against the Pacific Islands team in Gosford. He was subsequently named in the Springboks' 2004 Tri Nations Series squad, and played in three matches during the series. He then earned another five caps for South Africa during the end-of-year Northern Hemisphere tests.

He played 11 times for the Springboks in 2005 including mid-year matches against France and in the 2005 Tri Nations Series. After playing for the Springboks in the 2006 mid-year rugby tests he was named in the 2006 Tri Nations Series squad.

On November 26, 2006, he scored his first try in international play against England at Twickenham. The play started near the England's five-meter line as van der Linde received a skip pass from South African fly-half Andre Pretorius and broke an attempted tackle from England's Josh Lewsey.