{{short description|South African rugby union footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Toks van der Linde | image = | caption = | birth_name = Albert van der Linde | birth_place = [[Senekal]], [[South Africa]] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|12|30|df=y}} | death_date = | death_place = | currentclub = | position = | height = 1.90m | weight = 122kg | years1 = | apps1 = | points1 = | province1 = {{rut|Free State}} | province2 = {{rut|Natal}} | province3 = {{rut|Western Province}} | provinceyears1 = 1992–1993 | provinceyears2 = 1993 | provinceyears3 = 1995–2001 | provinceapps1 = 6 | provinceapps2 = 9 | provinceapps3 = 133 | provincepoints1 = | provincepoints2 = | provincepoints3 = | super1 = {{rut|Stormers}} | superyears1 = 1998–2001 | superapps1 = 32 | superpoints1 = 5 | repteam1 = [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] | repyears1 = 1995–2001 | repcaps1 = 7 | reppoints1 = 0 | school = Hoërskool Paul Erasmus, Senekal | university = [[University of the Free State]] }} ''' Albert 'Toks' van der Linde '''(born 30 December 1969) is a former South African [[rugby union]] player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/12127.html|title=Toks van der Linde|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2020-08-07}}</ref>
==Playing career== Van der Linde went to school in [[Senekal]] in the [[Free State (province)|Free State]] and represented {{rut|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 {{rut|Free State}} in 1992.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bankfin Annual 1997|last=Van Rooyen|first=Quintus|publisher=SA Rugby Writers' Society|year=1997|isbn=0620209607|location=Montana Park|pages=122}}</ref> Van der Linde also played for {{rut|Natal}} and then moved to {{rut|Western Province}}, for which he played 133 games.
Van der Linde made his [[Test match (rugby union)|test match]] debut for the [[Springboks]] against {{nrut|Italy}} on 12 November 1995 at the [[Stadio Olimpico]] in [[Rome]]. In 1996 he toured with the Springboks to [[1996 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe|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 {{nrut|France}} in Paris. He also played in eleven tour matches, scoring two tries for the Springboks.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Who's who of South African rugby 2002|last=Schoeman|first=Chris|date=2002|publisher=Who's Who of SA Rugby|isbn=0620261889|edition= 6th|location=Cape Town|pages=242|oclc=}}</ref>
=== Test history === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! No. !! Opponents !! Results<br />(SA 1st) !! Position !! Tries !! Dates !! Venue |- | 1. || {{ru|ITA}} || align="center"|40–21 || Loosehead prop || ||12 Nov 1995 || [[Stadio Olimpico]], Rome |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | 2. || {{ru|ENG}} || align="center"|24–14 || Loosehead prop || || 18 Nov 1995 || [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], London |- | 3. || {{ru|ARG}} || align="center"|46–15 || Replacement || ||9 Nov 1996 || [[Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry|Ferro Carril Oeste]], [[Buenos Aires]] |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | 4. || {{ru|ARG}} || align="center"| 44–21 || Replacement || || 16 Nov 1996 || Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires |- | 5. || {{ru|FRA}} || align="center"|22–12 || Replacement || || 30 Nov 1996|| [[Stade Chaban-Delmas]], Bordeaux |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | 6. || {{ru|WAL}} || align="center"|37–20 || Replacement || || 15 Dec 1996|| [[Cardiff Arms Park]], Cardiff |- | 7. || {{ru|FRA}} || align="center"|10–20|| Replacement || || 10 Nov 2001|| [[Stade de France]], Paris |}
==Later career== 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|Afrikaans-language]] television channel, [[kykNET]] where sporting events are discussed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Toks & Tjops celebrates a decade onscreen|url=https://www.dstv.co.za/whats-on/news/articles/toks-tjops-celebrates-a-decade-onscreen/|access-date=2020-08-09|website=www.dstv.co.za|language=en}}</ref>
==See also== *[[List of South Africa national rugby union players#List|List of South Africa national rugby union players]] – Springbok no. '''629'''
==References== {{reflist}}
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