Josh Whippy was born on October 30, 1990[1] and grew up in Fiji.[2] Whippy moved to New Zealand to attend Rangitoto College and Church College, where he played both basketball and rugby.[2] In 2010 he played for Utah's United Rugby Club,[2] scoring a try in United's under-19 national championship victory.[3] Whippy then attended Brigham Young University (BYU), where he began playing for the school's rugby team.[2] After an injury ended his freshman season of rugby early, Whippy spent two years as a Mormon missionary.[2] Upon returning to BYU for his sophomore year, Whippy joined the university's football team.[4][5] Whippy played as a running back and wore number 36 for the Cougars.[5] Whippy also continued to play rugby at BYU, winning multiple national championships.[2] He was also named to the USA Men's Collegiate All-Americans (MCAAs) team in 2014[6] and 2015[7] and received an Honorable Mention selection for the MCAAs in 2017.[8] Whippy has also played for the Utah Selects, winning two consecutive club 7s national championships in 2016 and 2017.[2][9]
Club career
Prior to the start of its inaugural 2018 season, it was announced that Whippy would join the roster for the Utah Warriors of Major League Rugby.[10] In the Warriors' final preseason exhibition against Alberta's Prairie Wolf Pack, Whippy suffered a compound fracture of his lower left leg[11][12] and missed the rest of the season.[13]
International career
USA Selects
In September 2017, it was announced that Whippy had been selected for the USA Selects roster for the 2017 Americas Pacific Challenge.[14] Daly made his debut with the USA Selects on October 11, 2017, starting at left wing and scoring a try, in the Selects' 49–36 victory over Uruguay.[15]
USA Eagles
In October 2017, it was announced that Whippy had been selected for the USA Eagles roster for their end-of-year tests.[16] However, Whippy did not make an appearance with the Eagles at that time.[10] Whippy made his debut with the Eagles on February 10, 2018, appearing as a substitute, in the Eagles' 29–10 victory over Canada in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC).[17] Whippy scored his first try for the Eagles on March 3, 2018, appearing as a substitute, in the Eagles' 61–19 victory over Uruguay in the ARC.[18]
Personal life
Josh Whippy has a twin brother named Jared who also plays rugby.[10] The two have played together for United Rugby Club,[3] at BYU,[19] with the Utah Selects,[20] and for the Utah Warriors.[12] Josh got married in December 2016 and had a daughter in January of 2018.
