Peter Phipps (rugby union)

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Peter Phipps
Full namePeter Joseph Phipps
Date of birth(1933-04-22)22 April 1933
Place of birth Batavia, Java,
Dutch East Indies
Date of death26 May 2017(2017-05-26) (aged 84)
School Barker College
Notable relative(s) Jim Phipps (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Utility back
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1955–56 New South Wales 2 (6)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1955 Australia

Peter Joseph Phipps (22 April 1933 – 26 May 2017) was an Australian international rugby union player.

Born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Phipps was the youngest of four brothers to play first grade for Gordon, and one of two to represent the Wallabies, along with centre Jim Phipps. He attended Sydney's Barker College, where in addition to rugby he excelled in athletics, before undertaking further studies at Hawkesbury Agricultural College. [1] [2]

Phipps, primarily an inside centre, got a chance to play beside his brother Jim in the Wallabies side when he was selected for their 1955 tour of New Zealand, on the back of a two-try performance for New South Wales against Queensland. He played four uncapped tour matches and was due to play the second Test at Carisbrook, until a tour ending knee injury forced his withdrawal. In 1957, Phipps retired from rugby after it was discovered he had two broken vertebrae in his lower spine, a result of an injury the previous year while competing for Gordon. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Peter Joseph Phipps". classicwallabies.com.au.
  2. "District Doings". Windsor and Richmond Gazette . 13 July 1955. p. 11 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Remembering Peter Phipps". The Armidale Express . 8 June 2017.