Linde van der Velden

Linde Corine van der Velden (born 20 February 1995) is a Dutch rugby union player. She plays for the Netherlands at an international level and for Exeter Chiefs in the Premiership Women's Rugby competition.

Personal life Van der Velden started playing rugby at 17. She works as an assistant architect for Bailey Partnership, a construction consultancy firm. She also helps the Chiefs marketing team. Her sister and former team-mate, Inge van der Velden, died from cancer aged 30 in January 2023.

Rugby career

Professional Van der Velden played for Castricumbe in the Netherlands and for Toulouse in France before joining Exeter Chiefs. She captained the side in their debut Premier 15s season, and scored the club's first-ever Allianz Premier 15s try against Gloucester-Hartpury in the opening round of the 2020–21 season. She helped the Chiefs to two Premier 15s finals and winning the Allianz Cup twice.

She played her 50th game for the club in the 2023–24 season.