CJ van der Linde

Quick Facts

Full Name	CJ van der Linde
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 27, 1980(1980-08-27)
Age	44
Birthplace	Welkom
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Free State
Horoscope	Leo

CJ van der Linde Biography

CJ van der Linde is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on August 27, 1980 in Welkom, Free State, South Africa. Christoffel Johannes van der Linde (born 27 August 1980 in Welkom, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player and is currently the scrum instructor for French Top 14 team Montpellier. He played in the first-class rugby league between 2002 to the year 2015 across South Africa, Ireland, England and France and also played seventy test games with South Africa, which included winning the 2007 Rugby World Cup. His most frequent position of play was prop.

Then, he was a member of Springboks in 2004. Springboks in 2004 when they played Ireland in a two-test game which took place South Africa, and also played against the Pacific Islands team in Gosford. He was later named to the Springboks 2004 Tri Nations Series squad, and was a part of three games in the series. He also earned five cap in South Africa during the end-of-year Northern Hemisphere tests.

He was a member of the Free State Cheetahs side that won the 2005 Currie Cup, also coming on as a substitute in the final, which the Cheetahs won 29–25 against the Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld.

He played 17 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 26 November 2006, he scored his first try in international play against England at Twickenham.

His debut with the Springboks at the age of 20 on the 16th November 2002 in a game with Scotland at Murrayfield in which South Africa lost 21-6. He was awarded a second appearance in South Africa that year, playing England at Twickenham.

CJ van der Linde Net Worth

CJ van der Linde is one of the richest Rugby Union Player from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, CJ van der Linde 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Van der Linde represented the Free State Cheetahs at the Under-18 Craven Week event in 1998. He was rewarded with an invitation for the South African Schools side in the same year. As he progressed through young ranks of the Cheetahs and continued to play for national youth teams playing for the Under- 19s in 1999 as well as the Under-21s in 2001 and 2000.

He was part of the senior squad at the Cheetahs since 2001, when they named him as a member of their team to play in the Currie Cup competition. The first time he played in the domestic first class was in 2002, when he was a part of the Free State Cheetahs in the 2002 Vodacom Cup competition. He was as a member of the Free State Cheetahs until 2008 and made 45 appearances in the domestic league for both the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions during his time with the team.

He also played in five Super Rugby seasons during his spell at the Cheetahs. In 2004 and 2005, the Free State Cheetahs were part of the Cats franchise in the Super 12 competition. Van der Linde played for them during both seasons, making 19 appearances. When the Super 12 expanded to become Super 14, the Cheetahs were one of the two new teams and Van der Linde played for them over the next three seasons, making another 19 appearances.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

CJ van der Linde height 6 ft 3 in CJ weight 130 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is CJ van der Linde Dating?

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He left the Stormers after the 2011 Super Rugby season to join the Golden Lions. He made his Lions debut in the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division semi- final match against Western Province and also started the final, when the Lions beat the Sharks 42–16 to win the Currie Cup for the first time in 12 years. He also played for the Lions during the 2012 and 2013 seasons, as well as making seven appearances for the Lions in the 2013 Super Rugby season. He left the Lions after his contract expired at the end of 2013.

Facts & Trivia

CJ Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. CJ van der Linde celebrates birthday on August 27 of every year.

On 12 December 2013, it was announced that he had signed with London Irish until the end of the 2013–14 season in the Aviva Premiership. However, Van der Linde only made a single appearance for London Irish, playing 20 minutes.

Top Facts about CJ van der Linde

1. CJ van der Linde is a former South African rugby union player.
2. He played as a prop and made his debut in 2002.
3. Van der Linde won the Rugby World Cup with South Africa in 2007.
4. He also played for the Cheetahs, Lions, and Leinster rugby teams.
5. In total, he earned 75 caps for South Africa.
6. Van der Linde retired from professional rugby in 2014.
7. He now works as a coach and commentator.
8. Van der Linde was known for his physicality and scrummaging ability.
9. He was born on May 20th, 1980 in Bethlehem, Free State Province.
10. Van der Linde stands at 6 feet tall and weighs around 260 pounds (118 kg).