Peter Whipp
Peter John Milton Whipp (born 22 September 1950) was a South African rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | Peter John Milton Whipp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 September 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | East London, Eastern Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Diocesan College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cape Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Whipp made his provincial debut for Western Province in the Currie Cup match against South Western Districts at Mossel Bay in 1971. He went on to gain 71 caps over a ten year period for Western Province.[2]
He made his international debut on 8 June 1974 against the British Lions on his home ground of Newlands in Cape Town. He played eight test matches and scored his only international try against France on 21 June 1975 in Bloemfontein. Whipp also played in two tour matches for the Springboks.[3] His career was brought to a premature end in 1981 when he suffered a severe injury.
Test history
| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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| 1. |  | 3–12 | Centre | 8 June 1974 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 2. | | 9–28 | Centre | 22 June 1974 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
| 3. |  | 38–25 | Centre | 1 | 21 June 1975 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
| 4. |  | 16–7 | Centre | 24 July 1976 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | |
| 5. | | 15–10 | Centre | 4 September 1976 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 6. | | 15–14 | Centre | 18 September 1976 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 7. |  | 24–9 | Centre | 26 April 1980 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | |
| 8. | | 18–9 | Centre | 3 May 1980 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban |
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 459
References
- "Peter Whipp". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- Parker, A. C. (1983). W.P. Rugby : centenary, 1883-1983. Western Province Rugby Football Union (South Africa) (1st ed.). Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa: WPRFU. p. 117. ISBN 0620065559. OCLC 54188953.
- Grieb, Eddie (2016). SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY ANNUAL 2016. Cape Town: SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY. p. 190. ISBN 978-0620692908. OCLC 957740131.
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