page_title: CJ van der Linde
section_title: Montpellier
hierarchical_section_title: CJ van der Linde / Career / Montpellier
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: CJ van der Linde (MHR), octobre 2015
context_page_description: Christoffel Johannes van der Linde is a former South African rugby union player and currently the scrum coach at French Top 14 side Montpellier. He played first class rugby between 2002 and 2015 in South Africa, Ireland, England and France and also made 75 test matches for South Africa, which included winning the 2007 Rugby World Cup. His usual playing position was prop.
context_section_description: He joined  Montpellier prior to the 2015–16 Top 14 season on a two-year contract. He made just four appearances for Montpellier before tearing a bicep, which resulted in him deciding to retire from playing rugby. However, he stayed on at Montpellier, where he joined the coaching staff by becoming the scrum coach.
caption: CJ van der Linde (Montpellier, 2015).
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