Peter John Milton Whipp (born 22 September 1950) was a
South African rugby union
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player.
Playing career
Whipp made his provincial debut for
Western Province
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*Western Province, Rwanda
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*Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
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in the
Currie Cup
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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.
He made his international debut on 8 June 1974 against the
British Lions on his home ground of
Newlands
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* Newlands, Queensland, a locality in the Whitsunday Region
New Zealand
* Newlands, Wellington, a suburb of Wellington
South Africa
* Newlands, Cape Town, a suburb of Cape Town
* Newlands, Johannesbur ...
in
Cape Town
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. He played eight test matches and scored his only international try against
France
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on 21 June 1975 in
Bloemfontein
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. Whipp also played in two tour matches for the Springboks.
His career was brought to a premature end in 1981 when he suffered a severe injury.
Test history
See also
*
List of South Africa national rugby union players
South Africa national rugby union team players hold several international records. Several players from the South Africa national rugby union team have joined the IRB and International Hall of Fame.
Individual records
Career
South Africa's '' ...
– Springbok no. 459
References
External links
Peter Whippon genslin.us
1950 births
Living people
Villager FC players
South African rugby union players
South Africa international rugby union players
Rugby union centres
Rugby union players from the Eastern Cape
Alumni of Diocesan College, Cape Town
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