CJ van der Linde joins Cheetahs

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http://www.keo.co.za/2010/05/24/cj-boosts-sas-prop-depth/

http://www.keo.co.za/2010/05/24/cj-boosts-sas-prop-depth/

CJ van der Linde has re-signed with the Cheetahs after a two-year stint with Irish club Leinster.

The World Cup-winning tighthead's return was partly facilitated by financial assistance from SA Rugby, who have offered him a contract through to the 2011 World Cup.

Van der Linde, capped 58 times for the Springboks, will add depth in a position where it is desperately needed. The imminent return of BJ Botha from Ulster will further improve that situation.

 

[MunsterMan]

Botha leaving Ulster?

CJ was a sicknote. Great player, not much good to Leinster though injured most of the time.

 

[Feicarsinn]

I'm pretty pleased with this to be honest. While CJ is a great player, his constant injuries meant that he was neither worth the money nor the non-qualified spot he took up. Bringing in Timmy Ryan from Toulon would be interesting, with Mike Ross starting. It would be nice to have 2 Irish props on the field and it would mean we could go out an get a nice, expensive foreign hooker.