Springbok no. 741 · Tight-head Prop

CJ van der Linde

Christoffel Johannes van der Linde · Cheetahs, Leinster, WP, Lions

75Tests

4Tries

9Tours

22Age at debut

Test career

200220072012

First test

16 Nov 2002, age 22 · Reserve v Scotland, Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Last test

17 Nov 2012, age 32 · Reserve v Scotland, Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Biography

CJ van der Linde was a big, quick prop who played 75 Tests between 2002 and 2012, many of them off the bench. Born in Welkom on 27 August 1980 and educated at Grey College, he played for the Cheetahs, Leinster, Western Province and the Lions. He was a member of the 2007 World Cup-winning squad and played in the final, and also went to the 2011 World Cup.

Test history

75 tests · 20 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
16 Nov 2002	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Reserve	L 6–21	Cheetahs
23 Nov 2002	England	Twickenham, London	Reserve	L 3–53	Cheetahs
12 Jun 2004	Ireland	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Reserve	W 31–17	Cheetahs
19 Jun 2004	Ireland	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 26–17	Cheetahs
17 Jul 2004	Pacific Islands	Central Coast Stadium, Gosford	Reserve	W 38–24	Cheetahs
31 Jul 2004	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Reserve	L 26–30	Cheetahs
14 Aug 2004	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	W 40–26	Cheetahs
21 Aug 2004	Australia	Kings Park, Durban	Reserve	W 23–19	Cheetahs
06 Nov 2004	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Reserve	W 38–36	Cheetahs
13 Nov 2004	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Reserve	L 12–17	Cheetahs
20 Nov 2004	England	Twickenham, London	Reserve	L 16–32	Cheetahs
27 Nov 2004	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Tight-head Prop	W 45–10	Cheetahs
04 Dec 2004	Argentina	Vélez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires	Tight-head Prop	W 39–7	Cheetahs
11 Jun 2005	Uruguay	Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London	Tight-head Prop	W 134–3	Cheetahs
18 Jun 2005	France	Kings Park, Durban	Reserve	D 30–30	Cheetahs
25 Jun 2005	France	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Tight-head Prop	W 27–13	Cheetahs
09 Jul 2005	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Reserve	L 12–30	Cheetahs
30 Jul 2005	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Tight-head Prop	W 22–16	Cheetahs
06 Aug 2005	New Zealand	Newlands, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	W 22–16	Cheetahs
20 Aug 2005	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Tight-head Prop	W 22–19	Cheetahs
27 Aug 2005	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Tight-head Prop	L 27–31	Cheetahs
05 Nov 2005	Argentina	Vélez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires	Tight-head Prop	W 34–23	Cheetahs
19 Nov 2005	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Tight-head Prop	W 33–16	Cheetahs
26 Nov 2005	France	Stade de France, Paris	Tight-head Prop	L 20–26	Cheetahs
17 Jun 2006	Scotland	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Reserve	W 29–15	Cheetahs
24 Jun 2006	France	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	L 26–36	Cheetahs
15 Jul 2006	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Tight-head Prop	L 0–49	Cheetahs
22 Jul 2006	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Tight-head Prop	L 17–35	Cheetahs
05 Aug 2006	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Tight-head Prop	L 18–20	Cheetahs
26 Aug 2006	New Zealand	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Tight-head Prop	L 26–45	Cheetahs
11 Nov 2006	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Tight-head Prop	L 15–32	Cheetahs
18 Nov 2006	England	Twickenham, London	Loose-head Prop	L 21–23	Cheetahs
25 Nov 2006	England	Twickenham, London	Loose-head Prop	W 25–14	Cheetahs
26 May 2007	England	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Reserve	W 58–10	Cheetahs
02 Jun 2007	England	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Tight-head Prop	W 55–22	Cheetahs
16 Jun 2007	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 22–19	Cheetahs
23 Jun 2007	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Reserve	L 21–26	Cheetahs
07 Jul 2007	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Loose-head Prop	L 17–25	Cheetahs
14 Jul 2007	New Zealand	Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch	Loose-head Prop	L 6–33	Cheetahs
15 Aug 2007	Namibia	Newlands, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	W 105–13	Cheetahs
25 Aug 2007	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Tight-head Prop	W 27–3	Cheetahs
09 Sep 2007	Samoa	Parc des Princes, Paris	Tight-head Prop	W 59–7	Cheetahs
14 Sep 2007	England	Stade de France, Paris	Reserve	W 36–0	Cheetahs
22 Sep 2007	Tonga	Stade Felix Bollaert, Lens	Tight-head Prop	W 30–25	Cheetahs
30 Sep 2007	USA	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier	Reserve	W 64–15	Cheetahs
14 Oct 2007	Argentina	Stade de France, Paris	Tight-head Prop	W 37–13	Cheetahs
20 Oct 2007	England	Stade de France, Paris	Tight-head Prop	W 15–6	Cheetahs
24 Nov 2007	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Loose-head Prop	W 34–12	Cheetahs
07 Jun 2008	Wales	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Reserve	W 43–17	Cheetahs
21 Jun 2008	Italy	Newlands, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	W 26–0	Cheetahs
05 Jul 2008	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Tight-head Prop	L 8–19	Cheetahs
12 Jul 2008	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Tight-head Prop	W 30–28	Cheetahs
19 Jul 2008	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Tight-head Prop	L 9–16	Cheetahs
09 Aug 2008	Argentina	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	W 63–9	Cheetahs
16 Aug 2008	New Zealand	Newlands, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	L 0–19	Cheetahs
23 Aug 2008	Australia	Kings Park, Durban	Tight-head Prop	L 15–27	Cheetahs
13 Nov 2009	France	Stade Municipal, Toulouse	Reserve	L 13–20	Leinster
28 Nov 2009	Ireland	Croke Park, Dublin	Reserve	L 10–15	Leinster
05 Jun 2010	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Loose-head Prop	W 34–31	Cheetahs
19 Jun 2010	Italy	Puma Stadium, Witbank	Reserve	W 29–13	Cheetahs
17 Jul 2010	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Tight-head Prop	L 17–31	Cheetahs
24 Jul 2010	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Reserve	L 13–30	Cheetahs
21 Aug 2010	New Zealand	National Stadium, Johannesburg	Reserve	L 22–29	Cheetahs
28 Aug 2010	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Reserve	W 44–31	Cheetahs
04 Sep 2010	Australia	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Reserve	L 39–41	Cheetahs
06 Nov 2010	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Reserve	W 23–21	Cheetahs
13 Nov 2010	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Reserve	W 29–25	Cheetahs
20 Nov 2010	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Reserve	L 17–21	Cheetahs
27 Nov 2010	England	Twickenham, London	Reserve	W 21–11	Cheetahs
23 Jul 2011	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Reserve	L 20–39	WP
30 Jul 2011	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Reserve	L 7–40	WP
20 Aug 2011	New Zealand	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Reserve	W 18–5	WP
22 Sep 2011	Namibia	North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City	Tight-head Prop	W 87–0	Lions
10 Nov 2012	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Loose-head Prop	W 16–12	Lions
17 Nov 2012	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Reserve	W 21–10	Lions