Career
A much acclaimed scrum-half for Leinster in Ireland, he previously played for the New South Wales Waratahs, a state team representing New South Wales in Super Rugby. He was constrained for many years, by the Wallabies captain, George Gregan. As such, he got minimal international game time, yet was in the squad for many a year.
He first started playing rugby at Sydney Boys High School, graduating in 1992, which he attended in Sydney, and moved up through the ranks from there.
Whitaker joined Super Rugby side the NSW Waratahs in 1997. Whitaker gained his first Australian cap the next year, Whitaker played a total of 31 games for Australia and scored 10 points, he left the Waratahs in 2006, after 9 years with the club
The final was, in fact, his last game ever before retirement. Whitaker has since become a coach with Leinster.
