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Career Highlights:
Randwick, Wellington Lions, Leicester Tigers, San Diego Legion
Chris Baumann attended Steamboat Springs High School, where he played football as an offensive lineman and also played ice hockey before graduating in 2005. He went on to attend the University of Wyoming and played rugby from 2005-2006, before leaving for Scotland.
Chris made his USA National Team debut against Tonga on July 19, 2015, in the Pacific Nations Cup. Between 2015 and 2018 Eagles 464 would play in 25 tests, starting 16, and scoring 2 tries, including one in the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The last of his tests was against rival Canada on June 23, 2018, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
In 2020 he played for the Austin Blacks in an MLR preseason match against the Austin Gilgronis. He most recently played in October/November 2020 for the Ohio Aviators Tens in the World Tens Series in Bermuda. Baumann joined the SD Legion back in 2021 for his first season with the SD Legion. He will be returning for the 2022 season with San Diego Legion.