Rudy Joubert (born 13 January 1962) is a South African rugby union coach and a former footballer. He also got a degree on Theology. He had to leave rugby at a young age, due to an injury. He was technical adviser of

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at the

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finals. Joubert was the head coach of

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in their first appearance at the

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finals, in 1999. Joubert took on the head coaching of division in the Western Cape in 1999. Rudy Joubert coached Cardiff in 2001, but was tempted to coach Super Rugby back in his home country and returned to coach the Bulls in 2002 and 2003. He is currently the Director of Rugby of the rugby team.

Accolades

In 2003 he was inducted into the

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Hall of fame. Hall of fame. Retrieved 25 June 2011

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