Ian Schubert Rugby player

Ian 'Shoey' Schubert (born 22 August 1956 in Wauchope, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s. He later became chief salary cap auditor for the National Rugby League. 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. By the time his career closed Schubert had played 269 first grade games, which stood as the third highest in the history of the NSWRFL.In 1982, 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". Though he didn't play any of the tests on the tour, he played in 12 minor games and scored 3 tries.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1957
Birth place
New South Wales , Wauchope New South Wales

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