Andre Joubert - The Rolls Royce of Full Backs 

Three best fullbacks ever and not in sequence of preference each players have their own attributes, here we go! Andre Joubert Christian Cullen and JPR Williams. Not negotiable this is cast in stone😅

Agree. Cullen and Joubert by far the best natural players ive ever seen. Blessed to have witnessed both careers.

Yes, I got a sense by the time he played us regularly in the 90's he wasn't quite as quick as he had been, which is pretty scary, as he could still go at a fair clip. He was just a master of his craft, cunning, deceptive, skillful as all hell.

would definitely outplay Willie

How close would it be between Joubert and Montgomery for the Boks’ no. 15 jersey (if you discount Steyn of course)

⁠@@nathanwilliams2152 it all depends on your definition of great. Monty had a better overall career but Joubert at his best was a better player

@@nathanwilliams2152not close at all, steyn wouldn’t even be a consideration.

Ryan Phillip Nel absolutely. Phenomenal balance. My dad used to talk about players having great balance. I asked him what he meant. He said “watch Andre Joubert”.

Yeah he does have great balance & looks like he's jogging. That's how I felt about Christian Cullen style also

He played for Dbn Quins.I was selected but could not afford.Wikus van Heerden,Kabous vd Westhuizen and Clinton van Rensburg was in that side.

Must have been a great side.

@@Enoch940 he made me look as bad as I was.

@@gerhardpotgieter840 woa, that was a line-up

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I'm of a younger generation and Joubert was a class act - managed to see some of him as a child. My personal favourites are Juan Smith and Schalk Burger (JNR). Smith in particular was a phenomenal player whom I think was vastly underrated by the press, but I believe his peers absolutely took note of him.

Same, closes replacement for me later was jean de villiers.

Geoff Laidlerl thanks for the support Geoff! Glad you enjoyed it

It's a toss up for me between Joubert and JPR. Joubert was Rolls Royce but JPR was the last man standing. No one went past JPR.

@@welshtoro3256 JPR?

@@ge3029 This man ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YgenDR1IFGg.html

So classy!

Completely agree Martin.

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Stephan Alberts Geniet dit Stephan! Ek het moerse pret gehad om dit aanmekaar te sit. What a legend.

Dankie. Het heel Saterdag middag spandeer om jou videos te kyk... Goeie werk! Dit maak jou ook 'n legend in my oe

Stephan Alberts Daar is nog BAIE oppad. Thanks vir die support

baie dankie weereens vir al d lekker videos sodat ons kan hierdie legendes weer sien en hulle spogspel geniet. watter trui was daai witte in d eerste clip? ook ongelooflik hoe ons vir ou Blayden se stem hoor deur d dekade. ook n legende! julle moet n video maak van Blade se beste oomblike ☺

eiremike1 In the 80's there used to be a North vs South game each year where WP/EP/Natal would play against N-Tvl/TVL/Freestate combined teams

ek is ook murg en been wp, maar natal se speelpatroon in daai jare was uitstekend. jammer macintosh het nie meer kans by d bokke gekry nie

Yes in 1996 they were at their peak and terrifying best sweeping all before them.

With Peter Muller also at 12. Stransky at 10.

loved the Natal side of the mid 90s. thar backline was the same week in week out

Monty is a great player but not in Andre's class

That’s not exactly going far😂, most fullbacks are above monty..

surely. who's better?

good to hear from rugby fans in Turkey! ☺

eiremike1 there isn't much fans but yes, we love this game.

onda unda hand

Hahaha I spotted that too! 😂

Ha ha ... true story

Ain't that the truth!

True story, Naas was the only player whose white shorts were whiter at the end of the match than before the start 😂

Cullen was selected for the All Blacks in 1996, the year before Joubert retired from international rugby. He retired from all rugby in 1999. Joubert is 12 years older than Cullen. There wasn't much overlap in their careers although I'd probably, and I'm South African, pick Cullen first. It's not easily done considering their difference in playing styles and selection would likely be decided on factors like opposition, game plan and importance of match.

It would be a tough choice if they played at the same time. He played in the 95 RWC final with a broken thumb because he was that good, and there was that much gap between him and second in line....

mjribes yes it is!

No u didnt m8. But theres a reaaon u are born this era. But m8 what an era it was. Do u believe on God?

you would have loved the 80s & 90s very special time for rugby Daniel, rugby seems almost dead now.

shavanga he's no where near Christian Cullen but he was a very good player

Cullen was 20 when Jubba was +30

Joubert was much better than Cullen idiot

Seriously, Cullen??? come on mate. Was Cullen ever given a nickname. Nope. FYI Joubert was fcking Cullen up when he was like 11 years his senior.

Cullen destroyed SA again and again in 96 and 97 when Joubert retired. No one out of SA will rank AJ higher.

Juba= fast or speed in Zulu. Fitting isn't it?

best commentator ever

Did the students ever ask her about andre, the type of person he was at home. Very interested to find out about him and Henry " Blade" Honiball, two of the coolest customers on any given day.

@@TipOfAfrica0010 yeah bro! We used to ask all sorts of questions about him. Andre, also used to help out at the school coaching u14 junior rugby. From what I could tell, Andre is a cool guy.

@@BawlzOfuzz, he was the coolest, good to know my impression of him wasnt misplaced

@@TipOfAfrica0010 he used to drive a white VW Polo with Natal Rugby Union on it. All of us kids thought he was the coolest.

They didn’t call him donkey because he was stupid.

Sê my, watter losskakel tussen 1977 en 1992 was bekend vir hulle verdediging? As Naas so bang was, wie was dan die brawe ouens?

Unwelcome, it's a pleasure!! 😉

Sorry..meant : it's a pleasure, u welcome !!

@@TipOfAfrica0010 😅

Epple Bradley No specific reason, it's just to keep fans from running onto the field

OK cool thanks, I thought it might have some historical reasons regarding apartheid and troubles in South Africa. Nice videos btw great channel very professional

He played 7's...

Count the players on the field...

@@RealRugby Aah. Well spotted. Thanks! (walks away with an embarrassed sheepish grin)

@@davidhoryzon8206 no worries. We also played Latvia at the 1993 Hong Kong 7's!

This video was only posted so we could marvel at Jouba's wonderful tries ,nothing more than that. Seems your post is missing this point. It is highly notable that NZNZ couldn't beat the springboks yesterday, it ended in a draw. You are only as good as your last game.

I read Cullen saying "Andre Joubert ... I always look up to him" in the booklet of 1998 try-nations match at Wellington. I'm quite sure Cullen, surely one of the greatest, never disagrees to lauding Joubert as 'Rolls Royce of fullbacks'.

Yeah, that didn’t age too well, eh?

piss off you sheep shagging troll

@@deklerkverwoerd7721 ewwww....

Corrie De Beer Jip, born and raised in the Freestate before Natal pinched him in the early 90's

Real Rugby What can I say - the Bloem waterfront can't compete with the Durban waterfront ;)

He was actually born in Estcourt, KZN and went to Estcourt High school before representing the Free State after leaving school. Off course later he returned to KZN to play for the Sharks.

Same goes for Joubert. Also born in KZN, Ladysmith and went to Ladysmith High school. Went to play for the Free State after leaving school before returning to KZN.

@@willemkotze2611 same could also go for James Small, Bakkies Botha, etc.

Cullen was streaks ahead of Jouba

@@RealRugby your reply just shows how little you know about the Rolls Royce of fullbacks mate.

@@ivanmynhardt I'm South African boet and I've watched a lot of rugby in my time. Ultimately, it comes down to opinion, that's all. I can't prove Cullen was better, but that is my opinion. You also cannot prove that Jouba was better, how do you do that? Don't get me wrong, I love Jouba and he was a fantastic player, but personally I feel Cullen was the complete package. I know my rugby, and I know my rugby players. Just because I have a different opinion doesn't mean I don't know anything about a specific player

Look Cullen was flippen amazing. Both players had xfactor. But my God if you look at the Allblack team back then it would be a lot easier to play the game and score the tries that Cullen did. Unfortunately SA coming out of isolation when Andre was alot older but its opinion and suppose it goes to preference, but thanks for the reply. Go Bokke😉

@Shuggy Thomas A "BIT" biased?!?! That's an understatement... hahahaha. JPR was brilliant and steady as a rock on defence, but I don't think he had the all round skill of a Cullen, Blanco or Burke. But you are allowed to be biased... ;-)

Yep wtf he should have dived

@@lukealadeen7836 Naas dive? NEVER!

@@ivanpayn4059 in a swimming pool, may be...

Do the words "Naas" and "tackle" ever belong together?

You are entitled to your opinion. Btw - that was his nickname when he was playing

that was his nickname, the whole rugby world called him this, don't be a sour arse

Sour Grape hey Tutai!

Tutai Pane typical Kiwi comment

I can still remember one time against the Sharks in super rugby. ....Cullen played for Hurricanes..he tried to cut in between the forwards at full speed. Then the flank of Sharks Van Heerden put him down with a low front on tackle.....that was a sight to see. Cullen straight on his back. They had to carry him of the field...his run was out...lol