Alexander Pipa (born 12 June 1983)[1] is a retired German international rugby union player, playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.
| Birth name | Alexander Pipa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 June 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Heidelberg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Banker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was born in Heidelberg, and has been playing rugby since 1996.[2]
Pipa has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2008 and 2009 Hannover Sevens[3] and the 2009 London Sevens.[4] He was also part of the German Sevens side at the World Games 2005 in Duisburg,[5] where Germany finished 8th.[6]
In the 2008–09 and 2009-10 seasons, Pipa was the top try scorer in the Bundesliga with 22 tries in each season. After the 2010-11 season, Pipa retired from the sport to concentrate on his private life and his job career.[7]
Honours edit
Club edit
- German rugby union championship
- Runners up: 2005
- German rugby union cup
- Winners: 2005
National team edit
- European Nations Cup - Division 2
- Champions: 2008
Personal edit
- Rugby-Bundesliga
- Top try scorer: 2008-09, 2009–10
Stats edit
Alexander Pipa's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[2]
Club edit
| Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
| 2008-09 | TSV Handschuhsheim | Rugby-Bundesliga | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th |
| 2009-10 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th — Semi-finals | ||
| 2010-11 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3rd — Semi-finals |
- As of 21 August 2011
National team edit
European Nations Cup edit
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
| 2006-2008 | Germany | European Nations Cup Second Division | 2 | 0 | Champions |
| 2008-2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 3 | 0 | 6th — Relegated |
Friendlies & other competitions edit
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
| 2007 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
- As of 21 March 2010
References edit
- ^ Alexander Pipa profile at scrum.com accessed: March 2010
- ^ a b Alexander Pipa profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: March 2010
- ^ Germany roster 2008 Hannover Sevens[permanent dead link] (in German) Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010
- ^ Germany ready to take on world's best[permanent dead link] IRB website, published: 20 May 2009, accessed: 2 March 2010
- ^ Alexander Pipa at the Worldgames 2005 website, accessed: 5 March 2010
- ^ Rugby: Fiji assure gold medal in final seconds Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine World Games website, accessed: 27 January 2009
- ^ TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2011/2012 (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 21 August 2011
External links edit
- Alexander Pipa at scrum.com
- (in German) Alexander Pipa at totalrugby.de