Kevin Schubert

Kevin Schubert

Schubert in the 1951 Manly side
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Bernard Schubert
Born	(1927-09-17)17 September 1927 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Died	23 January 2007(2007-01-23) (aged 79) Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1947–49 Wollongong 1950–56 Manly-Warringah 87 2 0 0 6 Total 87 2 0 0 6 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1952–54 NSW City 2 0 0 0 0 1948 NSW Country 1 0 0 0 0 1948–54 New South Wales 12 0 0 0 0 1947–53 Australia 19 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] [2] [3]

Kevin Schubert (1927-2007) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. An international and interstate representative hooker, he played his club football in the Illawarra Rugby League before moving to Sydney's NSWRL Premiership to play for Manly-Warringah, which he also captained.

Playing career

Of German descent, Schubert made his first-grade debut for Wollongong in 1947. While playing there he represented Southern Districts, Country NSW, New South Wales and also gained selection for the 1948–49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 246. ^[4] Schubert played in every test match of the tour. Schubert also represented New South Wales in life-saving. ^[5]

After strong competition from other clubs, his friendship formed with Manly-Warringah front rower Roy Bull while the pair were playing for Australia against New Zealand on the 1949 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand saw the Sea Eagles secure the 22-year-old Test hooker's services from the 1950 NSWRFL season. ^[6] During the 1950 Great Britain Lions tour Schubert was selected to play for New South Wales and Australia. He was selected to represent Sydney against France during their 1951 tour of Australasia in a match that ended in a 19-all draw. He captained Manly-Warringah in their maiden grand final appearance at the end of the 1951 NSWRFL season under coach Wally O'Connell. He was selected to go on the 1952–53 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, playing in two test matches. He retired in 1954 but made a comeback for one more season in 1956.

Death

In early January 2007 Schubert was hospitalized after a fall which broke his hip. On 22 January 2007 Schubert died at Mona Vale Hospital from pneumonia which he contracted whilst in for his hip. ^[7]

Accolades

Schubert was named in the Illawarra Team of the Century. Later that year he was selected by a panel of experts at hooker in an Australian 'Team of the 50s'. ^[8]

References

1. "Kevin Schubert". stats.rleague.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
2. "NRL Stats". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
3. "Kevin Schubert - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
4. ARL Annual Review 2005
5. Kevin Schubert at yesterdayshero.com.au
6. "Manly gets Schubert". The Sydney Morning Herald . Australia. 8 November 1949. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
7. AAP (23 January 2007). "Manly loses favoured son". The Courier-Mail . Australia: Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
8. AAP (1 August 2007). "Team of the 50s named". The Daily Telegraph . Australia: News Limited . Retrieved 6 October 2010.