Ian 'Shoey' Schubert was born on 22 August 1956 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s.
12 Facts About Ian Schubert
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Ian Schubert later became chief salary cap auditor for the National Rugby League.
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An Australian international representative player, Schubert had a long club career which began with a sensational opening season for Eastern Suburbs, before fading out and re-inventing himself with Manly-Warringah and Western Suburbs so well that he regained his Australian jumper after having been in reserve grade a year prior.
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In 1982, Ian Schubert was a member of the 1982 Kangaroo tour, the team being the first to go through Great Britain and France undefeated, earning themselves the nickname "The Invincibles".
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Ian Schubert grew up in Comboyne, his talent was discovered whilst playing for the Wauchope high school team.
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Ian Schubert was first recommended to Eastern Suburbs coach Jack Gibson in 1974.
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When Easts rugby union convert fullback Russell Fairfax was injured, Ian Schubert was shifted to fullback.
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When Ian Schubert returned to Easts after having gained some weight, changed as a player to be a ball-playing forward.
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Ian Schubert was Player of the Series in the 1983 KB Cup, but the following year he declined to yet again lose his first grade berth.
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Ian Schubert was later named as a second-rower and as vice-captain in the Western Suburbs Team of the Eighties.
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Ian Schubert showed his talent as a lower grade coach with Canterbury-Bankstown in the early 1990s but with the Super League split and Chris Anderson's tight grip could never get to coach first grade.
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In recent years Ian Schubert has been back in the headlines in his new role as auditor for the National Rugby League's salary cap and a number of unsavoury comments concerning breaches of the regulations.