Christoffel Johannes van der Linde (born 27 August 1980) is a South African former professional rugby union player and currently the scrum coach at French Top 14 side Montpellier.

Van der Linde represented the Free State Cheetahs at the Under-18 Craven Week tournament in 1998,[1] earning him a call-up to the South African Schools side in the same year.

[9] Van der Linde returned to his former side the Free State Cheetahs following his release from Leinster and made four appearances for them during the 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division competition.

[10] Van der Linde joined the Cape Town-based Stormers for 2011,[11] making 11 appearances for them during the 2011 Super Rugby season.

In May 2014, Van der Linde trained with the Eastern Province Kings in an attempt to get a contract for their 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division campaign.

[18] He made ten appearances for the Eastern Province Kings and was named their scrum coach prior to the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division.

[20] Van der Linde made his debut for the Springboks as a 20-year-old on 16 November 2002 in a match against Scotland at Murrayfield, which South Africa lost 21–6.

Van der Linde played 17 times for the Springboks in 2005 including mid-year matches against France and in the 2005 Tri Nations Series.