Alexander Pipa (born 12 June 1983)
accessed: March 2010 is a retired

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international rugby union player, playing for the

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in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. He was born in Heidelberg, 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

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IRB website, published: 20 May 2009, accessed: 2 March 2010 He was also part of the German Sevens side at the World Games 2005 in Duisburg, 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 - Division 2 ** Champions:

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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Pipa, Alexander 1983 births Living people German rugby union players Germany international rugby union players TSV Handschuhsheim players Rugby union flankers Sportspeople from Heidelberg