Alexander Pipa

Alexander Pipa (born 12 June 1983) 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.

Pipa has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2008 and 2009 Hannover Sevens and the 2009 London Sevens. 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.

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:

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