CJ van der Linde
Full names: Christoffel Johannes
Date of birth: 27 Aug 1980
Place of birth: Welkom
School: Grey College
Springbok no: 741
Springbok debut province: Cheetahs
Physical: 1.89m, 125.0kg
Current age: 44
Test summary: Tests: 75 Tries: 4
First Test: 16 Nov 2002 Age 22 - Reserve against Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Last Test: 17 Nov 2012 Age 32 - Reserve against Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Tours France, Scotland & England 2002 Wales, Ireland, England, Scotland & Argentina 2004 Argentina, Wales & France 2005 Ireland & England 2006 IRB Rugby World Cup - France 2007 France, Italy & Ireland 2009 Ireland, Wales, Scotland & England 2010 IRB Rugby World Cup - New Zealand 2011 Ireland, Scotland & England 2012
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
16 Nov 2002 22Reserve Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Lose: 6-21  Cheetahs
23 Nov 2002 22Reserve England Twickenham, London Lose: 3-53  Cheetahs
12 Jun 2004 23Reserve Ireland Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Win: 31-17  Cheetahs
19 Jun 2004 23Reserve Ireland Newlands, Cape Town Win: 26-17  Cheetahs
17 Jul 2004 23Reserve Pacific Islands Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Win: 38-24  Cheetahs
31 Jul 2004 23Reserve Australia Subiaco Oval, Perth Lose: 26-30  Cheetahs
14 Aug 2004 23Reserve New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 40-26  Cheetahs
21 Aug 2004 23Reserve Australia Kingspark, Durban Win: 23-19  Cheetahs
06 Nov 2004 24Reserve Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 38-36  Cheetahs
13 Nov 2004 24Reserve Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Lose: 12-17  Cheetahs
20 Nov 2004 24Reserve England Twickenham, London Lose: 16-32  Cheetahs
27 Nov 2004 24Tight-head Prop Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 45-10  Cheetahs
04 Dec 2004 24Tight-head Prop Argentina Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires Win: 39-7  Cheetahs
11 Jun 2005 24Tight-head Prop Uruguay Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London Win: 134-3  Cheetahs
18 Jun 2005 24Reserve France Kingspark, Durban Draw: 30-30  Cheetahs
25 Jun 2005 24Tight-head Prop France Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth Win: 27-13  Cheetahs
09 Jul 2005 24Reserve Australia Stadium Australia, Sydney Lose: 12-30  Cheetahs
30 Jul 2005 24Tight-head Prop Australia Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 22-16  Cheetahs
06 Aug 2005 24Tight-head Prop New Zealand Newlands, Cape Town Win: 22-16  Cheetahs
20 Aug 2005 24Tight-head Prop Australia Subiaco Oval, Perth Win: 22-19  Cheetahs
27 Aug 2005 24Tight-head Prop New Zealand Carisbrook, Dunedin Lose: 27-31  Cheetahs
05 Nov 2005 25Tight-head Prop Argentina Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires Win: 34-23  Cheetahs
19 Nov 2005 25Tight-head Prop Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 33-16  Cheetahs
26 Nov 2005 25Tight-head Prop France Stade de France, Paris Lose: 20-26  Cheetahs
17 Jun 2006 25Reserve Scotland Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth Win: 29-15  Cheetahs
24 Jun 2006 25Reserve France Newlands, Cape Town Lose: 26-36  Cheetahs
15 Jul 2006 25Tight-head Prop Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Lose: 0-49  Cheetahs
22 Jul 2006 25Tight-head Prop New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Lose: 17-35  Cheetahs
05 Aug 2006 25Tight-head Prop Australia Stadium Australia, Sydney Lose: 18-20  Cheetahs
26 Aug 2006 25Tight-head Prop New Zealand Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Lose: 26-45  Cheetahs
11 Nov 2006 26Tight-head Prop Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Lose: 15-32  Cheetahs
18 Nov 2006 26Loose-head Prop England Twickenham, London Lose: 21-23  Cheetahs
25 Nov 2006 26Loose-head Prop England Twickenham, London Win: 25-141 try Cheetahs
26 May 2007 26Reserve England Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Win: 58-101 try Cheetahs
02 Jun 2007 26Tight-head Prop England Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 55-22  Cheetahs
16 Jun 2007 26Reserve Australia Newlands, Cape Town Win: 22-19  Cheetahs
23 Jun 2007 26Reserve New Zealand Kingspark, Durban Lose: 21-26  Cheetahs
07 Jul 2007 26Loose-head Prop Australia Stadium Australia, Sydney Lose: 17-25  Cheetahs
14 Jul 2007 26Loose-head Prop New Zealand Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch Lose: 6-33  Cheetahs
15 Aug 2007 26Tight-head Prop Namibia Newlands, Cape Town Win: 105-131 try Cheetahs
25 Aug 2007 26Tight-head Prop Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 27-3  Cheetahs
09 Sep 2007 27Tight-head Prop Samoa Parc des Princes, Paris Win: 59-7  Cheetahs
14 Sep 2007 27Reserve England Stade de France, Paris Win: 36-0  Cheetahs
22 Sep 2007 27Tight-head Prop Tonga Stade Felix Bollaert, Lens Win: 30-25  Cheetahs
30 Sep 2007 27Reserve USA Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Win: 64-151 try Cheetahs
14 Oct 2007 27Tight-head Prop Argentina Stade de France, Paris Win: 37-13  Cheetahs
20 Oct 2007 27Tight-head Prop England Stade de France, Paris Win: 15-6  Cheetahs
24 Nov 2007 27Loose-head Prop Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 34-12  Cheetahs
07 Jun 2008 27Reserve Wales Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Win: 43-17  Cheetahs
21 Jun 2008 27Tight-head Prop Italy Newlands, Cape Town Win: 26-0  Cheetahs
05 Jul 2008 27Tight-head Prop New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Lose: 8-19  Cheetahs
12 Jul 2008 27Tight-head Prop New Zealand Carisbrook, Dunedin Win: 30-28  Cheetahs
19 Jul 2008 27Tight-head Prop Australia Subiaco Oval, Perth Lose: 9-16  Cheetahs
09 Aug 2008 27Tight-head Prop Argentina Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 63-9  Cheetahs
16 Aug 2008 27Tight-head Prop New Zealand Newlands, Cape Town Lose: 0-19  Cheetahs
23 Aug 2008 27Tight-head Prop Australia Kingspark, Durban Lose: 15-27  Cheetahs
13 Nov 2009 29Reserve France Stade Municipal, Toulouse Lose: 13-20  Leinster
28 Nov 2009 29Reserve Ireland Croke Park, Dublin Lose: 10-15  Leinster
05 Jun 2010 29Loose-head Prop Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 34-31  Cheetahs
19 Jun 2010 29Reserve Italy Puma Stadium, Witbank Win: 29-13  Cheetahs
17 Jul 2010 29Tight-head Prop New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Lose: 17-31  Cheetahs
24 Jul 2010 29Reserve Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Lose: 13-30  Cheetahs
21 Aug 2010 29Reserve New Zealand National Stadium, Johannesburg Lose: 22-29  Cheetahs
28 Aug 2010 30Reserve Australia Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 44-31  Cheetahs
04 Sep 2010 30Reserve Australia Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Lose: 39-41  Cheetahs
06 Nov 2010 30Reserve Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Win: 23-21  Cheetahs
13 Nov 2010 30Reserve Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 29-25  Cheetahs
20 Nov 2010 30Reserve Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Lose: 17-21  Cheetahs
27 Nov 2010 30Reserve England Twickenham, London Win: 21-11  Cheetahs
23 Jul 2011 30Reserve Australia Stadium Australia, Sydney Lose: 20-39  WP
30 Jul 2011 30Reserve New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Lose: 7-40  WP
20 Aug 2011 30Reserve New Zealand Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Win: 18-5  WP
22 Sep 2011 31Tight-head Prop Namibia North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City Win: 87-0  Lions
10 Nov 2012 32Loose-head Prop Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Win: 16-12  Lions
17 Nov 2012 32Reserve Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 21-10  Lions

Sketch in 2002 SA vs England programme

Christoffel 'CJ' van der Linde promptly won a first cap after joining the Springboks' squad last week as a replacement for Willie Meyer, who had sustained a neck injury against France. He excelled in this year's Bankfin Currie Cup campaign for the Cheetahs, can play on either side of the scrum and, at 22, has an appetising oppurtunity to make the breakthrough. Possesses impressive pace for a big man with ball-playing skills to match. Represented South Africa Under 19s and 21s and is a product of Grey College, Bloemfontein.