Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Wednesday, 22nd August, 1956
- Current Age
- 67 years and 220 days
- Place Of Birth
- Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia
Awards & Accolades
Biography
A member of the unbeaten Australian Schoolboy tour of England in 1972, Ian Schubert was the teenage fullback sensation of Easts’ 1975 premiership-winning team. Originally from Comboyne near Wauchope, Schubert was recommended to coach Jack Gibson by former Test prop John Wittenberg, the two men owning properties in the Wauchope area. Schubert posted a remarkable debut season with Easts in 1975 - especially after Russell Fairfax had the misfortune to break his leg in an Amco Cup match and Schubert switched from wing to fullback with devastating results. The long-striding teenager was unstoppable in the club’s grand final thrashing of St George and was selected in Australia's World Series team. Although he went on to make two Kangaroo Tours (1978 and 1982) he was fated never to play in a Test match during his seven-year international career. Moving to Wests in 1981, Schubert’s initial stint with the Magpies was uninspiring (although he did win the reserve grade premiership with the club in 1981). Schubert returned to Easts in 1982 and his good club form after moving into the forwards resulted in his shock inclusion on the 1982 Kangaroo Tour. Schubert played in 12 minor tour matches in England and France but could not break into the Test team on the historic, unbeaten tour. Linking with Manly on his return to Australia, he was a lock in the Sea Eagles’ grand final loss to P’matta in 1983. After two seasons with Manly, Schubert returned to the Magpies (playing for English club Leigh in 1986-87) and gave great service to the club until his retirement in 1989. Joining the Bulldogs as a lower grade coach, he stood down from that position in early 1993 and moved into marketing with Easts where he spent a short time as acting Chief Executive in 1994. Schubert later worked within the NRL as a salary cap auditor.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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NRL | 270 | 63 | 126 | 1 | 450 | 137 | 123 | 10 | 50.74% | List | ||||
City vs Country Firsts | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
National Panasonic Cup | 9 | 7 | 4 | - | 31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.56% | List | ||||
NRL Finals | 13 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.15% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Australia | 19 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 89.47% | List | |||
World Cup | 4 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
World Club Challenge | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Interstate Matches | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
English Championship | 15 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 26.67% | List | ||||
Lancashire Cup | 1 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Regal Trophy | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1975, 1978, 1982 | 7 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1975 | 4 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
NSW City Firsts | 1975 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
NSW City Seconds | 1976-78 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
NSW Firsts | 1978 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1975-1978 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1975 | 25 | 12 | - | - | 36 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 88.00% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1976 | 21 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 57.14% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1977 | 21 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 57.14% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1978 | 22 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 59.09% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1979 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 35.71% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1980 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 57.89% | List | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1981 | 19 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 47.37% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1982 | 27 | 9 | 3 | - | 33 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 59.26% | List | |||
Manly | NSWRFL 1983 | 21 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 80.95% | List | |||
Manly | NSWRL 1984 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.50% | List | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRL 1985 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.67% | List | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRL 1986 | 24 | 3 | 52 | / | 78 | 66.67% | - | 116 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 33.33% | List |
Western Suburbs | NSWRL 1987 | 23 | 1 | 45 | / | 71 | 63.38% | - | 94 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 21.74% | List |
Western Suburbs | NSWRL 1988 | 16 | 1 | 26 | / | 43 | 60.47% | 1 | 57 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 18.75% | List |
Western Suburbs | NSWRL 1989 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Eastern Suburbs | 1975-80, 1982 | 149 | 47 | 3 | - | 147 | 91 | 53 | 5 | 61.07% | List | |||
Western Suburbs | 1981, 1985-89 | 92 | 13 | 123 | 1 | 291 | 26 | 61 | 5 | 28.26% | List | |||
Manly | 1983-84 | 29 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 68.97% | List | |||
Overall | 1975-1989 | 270 | 63 | 126 | 1 | 450 | 137 | 123 | 10 | 50.74% | List | |||
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Leigh | 1986/87 | 21 | 3 | 3 | - | 18 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 38.10% | List | |||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Leigh | 1986 | 21 | 3 | 3 | - | 18 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 38.10% | List |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio, Michael Borg, Bill Bates
Sources:
NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, Match Video, Newspapers, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88
Your Say
17/03/2012
In 1981 Schubert Won the Sun Alliance Insurance Rugby League Squash Cup.It was shown during TCN Channel 9s World Of Sport.He beat St Georges Michael Sorridimi 18-16 in the Final.Also in 1983 he was the Superstar Player of the KB Cup.
02/03/2017
Watched him in England for Leigh,great service as well.
30/09/2018
Sure I saw him play on wing for Australia against
Wales in Wales, during period 1974-6.
08/02/2021
If there was such thing as a Clive Churchill medallist back in 1975, Schubert would have won it for his outstanding performance in the 1975 Grand Final demolition
23/08/2021
Interesting to read of his squash abilities - for a short period in the late 70s, he worked at the counter of the squash centre on Louis St in Granville. I was gobsmacked as a youngster when he handed me my Geoiff Hunt Stellar racquet
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