Career
He was capped 34 times at fullback for the Springboks in the early 1990s, and amassed a total of 115 Test Points from 10 tries, 17 penalties and 7 conversions. His final appearance in the Green and Gold came in 1997, in a 61-22 demolition of Australia, the Wallabies in Pretoria. But the Samoan quarterfinal almost proved to be the end of Joubert"s World Cup.
Western Samoa player George Harder made contact with Joubert"s hand and broke it immediately.
That same night he went for surgery and had to spend time in a decompression chamber. Joubert was first choice fullback for the Natal Sharks in the inaugural Super 12 competition, helping them reach the final against the Auckland Blues.
He played his last competitive rugby match in the 1999 Currie Cup Final for Natal against the Gauteng Lions, a match which also saw the final appearances of Gary Teichmann and Ian McIntosh as captain and coach respectively. lieutenant was a sad farewell for three of Natal’s favourite sons as the Lions lifted the cup with a convincing 32-9 victory.
He was twice (1991 and 1994) shortlisted for the South African "Player of the Year" award, eventually winning in 1996.
Apart from playing for the Springboks and Natal Sharks he has also played for the following teams:
He is affectionately known in South Africa as "The Rolls-Royce of Fullbacks"
Free State - 93 caps
South African Barbarians (1992)
British Barbarians (1992)
French Barbarians
World XV (1992)
South African Sevens 1992-1994.