Peter Whipp

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

Peter Whipp

Birth name	Peter John Milton Whipp
Date of birth	(1950-09-22) 22 September 1950 (age 74)
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
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) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1974–80 South Africa 8 (4) 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.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	British Lions	3–12	Centre		8 Jun 1974	Newlands, Cape Town
2.	British Lions	9–28	Centre		22 Jun 1974	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
3.	France	38–25	Centre	1	21 Jun 1975	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
4.	New Zealand	16–7	Centre		24 Jul 1976	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
5.	New Zealand	15–10	Centre		4 Sep 1976	Newlands, Cape Town
6.	New Zealand	15–14	Centre		18 Sep 1976	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
7.	South American Jaguars	24–9	Centre		26 Apr 1980	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
8.	South American Jaguars	18–9	Centre		3 May 1980	Kings Park Stadium, Durban

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 459