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 |