Alexander Pipa (born 12 June 1983)
accessed: March 2010 is a retired
German
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rugby union
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player, playing for the
TSV Handschuhsheim
The TSV Handschuhsheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like association football, handball and tennis.
History
The club was formed in 18 ...
in the
Rugby-Bundesliga
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The league is predominantly amateur, with only one club in the league being officially a professional outfit, t ...
and the
German national rugby union team
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.
He was born in
Heidelberg
Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...
, and has been playing rugby since 1996.
[Alexander Pipa profile at totalrugby.de]
accessed: March 2010
Pipa has also played for the
Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the
2008
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and
2009 Hannover Sevens and the
2009 London Sevens The London Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2009 competition took place on May 23 and May 24 in London, England, and was the seventh Cup trop ...
.
[Germany ready to take on world's best]
IRB website, published: 20 May 2009, accessed: 2 March 2010 He was also part of the German Sevens side at the
World Games 2005
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in
Duisburg
Duisburg () is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lying on the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr rivers in the center of the Rhine-Ruhr Region, Duisburg is the 5th largest city in No ...
, where Germany finished 8th.
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.
TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2011/2012
totalrugby.de, accessed: 21 August 2011
Honours
Club
* German rugby union championship
** Runners up: 2005
* German rugby union cup
** Winners: 2005
National team
* European Nations Cup European Nations Cup may refer to:
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- Division 2
** Champions: 2008
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Personal
* Rugby-Bundesliga
** Top try scorer: 2008-09, 2009–10
Stats
Alexander Pipa's personal statistics in club and international rugby:
Club
* ''As of 21 August 2011''
National team
European Nations Cup
Friendlies & other competitions
* ''As of 21 March 2010''
References
External links
Alexander Pipa
at scrum.com
*
Alexander Pipa
at totalrugby.de
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1983 births
Living people
German rugby union players
Germany international rugby union players
TSV Handschuhsheim players
Rugby union flankers
Sportspeople from Heidelberg