Peter Whipp

Peter John Milton Whipp (born 22 September 1950) was a South African rugby union player.[1]

Peter Whipp
Birth namePeter John Milton Whipp
Date of birth (1950-09-22) 22 September 1950
Place of birthEast London, Eastern Cape
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
SchoolDiocesan College
UniversityUniversity of Cape Town
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Ikeys
Villager FC
()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1971–81 Western Province 71 (120)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1974–80 South Africa 8 (4)
(1 try)
Correct as of 29 July 2008

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.OppositionResult
(SA 1st)
PositionTriesDateVenue
1. British Lions3–12Centre8 Jun 1974Newlands, Cape Town
2. British Lions9–28Centre22 Jun 1974Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
3. France38–25Centre121 Jun 1975Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
4. New Zealand16–7Centre24 Jul 1976Kings Park Stadium, Durban
5. New Zealand15–10Centre4 Sep 1976Newlands, Cape Town
6. New Zealand15–14Centre18 Sep 1976Ellis Park, Johannesburg
7. South American Jaguars24–9Centre26 Apr 1980Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
8. South American Jaguars18–9Centre3 May 1980Kings Park Stadium, Durban

See also

References

  1. "Peter Whipp". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. 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.
  3. Grieb, Eddie (2016). SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY ANNUAL 2016. Cape Town: SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY. p. 190. ISBN 978-0620692908. OCLC 957740131.


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