André Joubert

André Johan Joubert (born 15 April 1964 in Ladysmith) is a former South African rugby union player, widely known as "The Rolls-Royce of Fullbacks" for his pace, class, and seemingly effortless style. He was capped 34 times at fullback for the Springboks in the 1990s, and amassed 115 test points from 10 tries, 17 penalties and 7 conversions.

1995 Rugby World Cup Joubert played a major role in the Springboks' success at the 1995 Rugby World Cup held in South Africa, most notably turning in an outstanding performance in the 15–12 win over the All Blacks in the final, In 1992 he moved to and continued to represent the union, that later was renamed the Sharks, until 1999.

Joubert was first choice fullback for the during the inaugural Super 12 competition in 1996, helping them reach the final against the Auckland Blues. Also, in 1996, he was man of the match against the then , in the Currie Cup final as he scored two tries. Joubert won three Currie Cups: '92, '95 & '96.

He played his last competitive rugby match in the 1999 Currie Cup final for the against the Gauteng Lions, a match which also saw the final appearances of Gary Teichmann and Ian McIntosh as captain and coach respectively. It was a sad farewell for three of Natal's favourite sons as the Lions lifted the cup with a convincing 32–9 victory.

International career He made his international debut, aged 25, in 1989 against a World XV in a game the Springboks won 20–19. His final international appearance came in 1997, playing a major role by assisting Percy Montgomery and others in scoring tries and demolishing Australia 61–22, the Wallabies in Pretoria.

Test history World Cup final No. Opponents Results (SA 1st) Position Points Dates Venue 1. World XV 20–19 Replacement 26 Aug 1989 Newlands, Cape Town 2. 12–19 Fullback 21 Aug 1993 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 3. 29–26 Fullback 5 (1 try) 6 Nov 1993 Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires 4. 15–32 Fullback 15 (5 pen.) 4 Jun 1994 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 5. 27–9 Fullback 13 (1 try, 1 con, 2 pen) 11 Jun 1994 Newlands, Cape Town 6. 14–22 Fullback 9 (3 pen) 9 July 1994 Carisbrook, Dunedin 7. 9–13 Replacement 23 Jul 1994 Athletic Park, Wellington 8. 18–18 Fullback 6 Aug 1994 Eden Park, Auckland 9. 46–26 Fullback 15 Oct 1994 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 10. 34–10 Fullback 9 (3 con, 1 pen) 19 Nov 1994 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 11. 20–12 Fullback 5 (1 try) 26 Nov 1994 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 12. 27–18 Fullback 25 May 1995 Newlands, Cape Town 13. 20–0 Fullback 3 Jun 1995 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth 14. 42–14 Fullback 10 Jun 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 15. 19–15 Fullback 17 Jun 1995 Kings Park, Durban 16. 15–12 Fullback 24 Jun 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 17. 40–11 Fullback 2 Sep 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 18. 40–21 Fullback 12 Nov 1995 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 19. 24–14 Fullback 18 Nov 1995 Twickenham, London 20. 43–18 Fullback 13 (1 try, 1 con, 2 pen) 2 Jul 1996 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 21. 16–21 Fullback 3 (1 pen) 13 Jul 1996 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 22. 11–15 Fullback 5 (1 try) 20 Jul 1996 AMI Stadium, Christchurch 23. 19–23 Fullback 17 Aug 1996 Kings Park, Durban 24. 26–33 Fullback 24 Aug 1996 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 25. 32–22 Fullback 14 (1 try, 3 pen) 31 Aug 1996 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 26. 46–15 Fullback 7 (1 try, 1 con) 9 Nov 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires 27. 44–21 Fullback 16 Nov 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires 28. 22–12 Fullback 5 (1 try) 30 Nov 1996 Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux 29. 13–12 Fullback 7 Dec 1996 Parc des Princes, Paris 30. 37–20 Fullback 7 (1 try, 1 con) 15 Dec 1996 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 31. 74–10 Fullback 10 Jun 1997 Newlands, Cape Town 32. 16–25 Fullback 21 Jun 1997 Newlands, Cape Town 33. British Lions 15–18 Fullback 5 (1 try) 28 Jun 1997 Kings Park, Durban 34. 61–22 Fullback 23 Aug 1997 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Legend: pen = penalty (3 pts.); con = conversion (2 pts.), drop = drop kick (3 pts.).

Other accomplishments He was twice (1991 and 1994) shortlisted for the South African "Player of the Year" award, eventually winning in 1996. In 1988, he was one of the five SA Young Players of the Year, along with Kobus Burger, Jacques du Plessis, Christian Stewart and JJ van der Walt.

Apart from playing for the Springboks and Sharks he has also played for the following teams:

South African Barbarians (1992) British Barbarians (1992) French Barbarians World XV (1992) South African Sevens 1992–1994