| Born | March 31, 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation(s) | Rugby player, coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Lippert (known as Chris Lippert; born March 31, 1963) is an American retired rugby union player who played at prop for the United States national rugby union team and the Barbarian F.C. [1]
Lippert was born in San Diego, California, U.S., on March 31, 1963. Lippert debuted for the United States national rugby union team on September 23, 1989. He made a total of 38 test appearances for the USA Eagles, including the 1991 Rugby World Cup, and captained the team in the 1996 Pan-American Championship. [2] Lippert played 3 matches for the Barbarian F.C. [3] He was an All-American and won a National Championship with San Diego State University in 1987. He also won five national titles from 1989 to 1996 while playing as a front-row stalwart for the Old Mission Beach Athletic Club. [4]
Lippert was the first USA player to surpass 36 caps and his 38 caps was a national record when he retired in 1998. [5]
After retiring from professional rugby, Lippert served as the Manager for the United States national rugby sevens team [6] and for the USA Eagles 15's, including the 2003 Rugby World Cup. [7]
Lippert was inducted into the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame in 2020. [8]
