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Toks van der Linde
Birth nameAlbert van der Linde
Date of birth (1969-12-30) 30 December 1969 (age 54)
Place of birthSenekal, South Africa
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight122 kg (269 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Paul Erasmus, Senekal
UniversityUniversity of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead prop
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992–1993 Free State 6 ()
1993 Natal 9 ()
1995–2001 Western Province 133 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2001 Stormers 32 (5)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995–2001 South Africa 7 (0)

Albert 'Toks' van der Linde (born 30 December 1969) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]

Playing career

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Van der Linde went to school in Senekal in the Free State and represented Eastern Free State at the annual Craven Week tournament in 1986 and 1987. After finishing school, he attended the University of the Free State and made his provincial debut for Free State in 1992.[2] Van der Linde also played for Natal and then moved to Western Province, for which he played 133 games.

Van der Linde made his test match debut for the Springboks against Italy on 12 November 1995 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. In 1996 he toured with the Springboks to Argentina, France and Wales and played in four of the five test matches, each time as a replacement. His next and final test match was five years later against France in Paris. He also played in eleven tour matches, scoring two tries for the Springboks.[3]

Test history

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No. Opponents Results
(SA 1st)		 Position Tries Dates Venue
1.  Italy 40–21 Loosehead prop 12 Nov 1995 Stadio Olimpico, Rome
2.  England 24–14 Loosehead prop 18 Nov 1995 Twickenham, London
3.  Argentina 46–15 Replacement 9 Nov 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
4.  Argentina 44–21 Replacement 16 Nov 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
5.  France 22–12 Replacement 30 Nov 1996 Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
6.  Wales 37–20 Replacement 15 Dec 1996 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
7.  France 10–20 Replacement 10 Nov 2001 Stade de France, Paris

Later career

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After retiring, van der Linde worked as rugby commentator and television show host. In 2011 he, together with Breyton Paulse and Janina Oberholzer, became presenters of Toks & Tjops, an informal chat show, on the South African Afrikaans-language television channel, kykNET where sporting events are discussed.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Toks van der Linde". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). Bankfin Annual 1997. Montana Park: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 122. ISBN 0620209607.
  3. ^ Schoeman, Chris (2002). Who's who of South African rugby 2002 (6th ed.). Cape Town: Who's Who of SA Rugby. p. 242. ISBN 0620261889.
  4. ^ "Toks & Tjops celebrates a decade onscreen". www.dstv.co.za. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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