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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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]
Alexander Pipa's personal statistics in club and international rugby: [2]
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 |
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 |
Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
2007 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 5 |
2009 | 1 | 5 |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Alexander Pipa's personal statistics in club and international rugby: [2]
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 |
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 |
Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
2007 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 5 |
2009 | 1 | 5 |