Alexander Pipa

Alexander Pipa

Born	Alexander Pipa (1983-06-12) 12 June 1983 (age 42) Heidelberg, Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Occupation	Banker
Rugby union career
Position Flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - 2011 TSV Handschuhsheim Correct as of 5 March 2010 International career Years Team Apps (Points) Germany Correct as of 21 March 2010 National sevens team Years Team Comps Germany 7's

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.

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

Club

• German rugby union championship
  • Runners up: 2005
• German rugby union cup
  • Winners: 2005

National team

• European Nations Cup - Division 2
  • Champions: 2008

Personal

• Rugby-Bundesliga
  • Top try scorer: 2008-09, 2009–10

Stats

Alexander Pipa's personal statistics in club and international rugby: ^[2]

Club

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

European Nations Cup

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

Year	Team	Competition	Games	Points
2007	Germany	Friendly	1	5
2009			1	5

• As of 21 March 2010

References

1. Alexander Pipa profile at scrum.com accessed: March 2010
2. Alexander Pipa profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: March 2010
3. Germany roster 2008 Hannover Sevens ^{[ permanent dead link ]}(in German) Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010
4. Germany ready to take on world's best ^{[ permanent dead link ]} IRB website, published: 20 May 2009, accessed: 2 March 2010
5. Alexander Pipa at the Worldgames 2005 website, accessed: 5 March 2010
6. Rugby: Fiji assure gold medal in final seconds Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine World Games website, accessed: 27 January 2009
7. TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2011/2012 (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 21 August 2011

External links

• Alexander Pipa at scrum.com
• (in German) Alexander Pipa at totalrugby.de