Jack Payne (rugby union)
 Payne playing for Newcastle, 2018. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Jack Robbie Payne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 September 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 128 kg (20 st 2 lb; 282 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Columban's College[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Payne (born 13 September 1994) is an Australian rugby union player. Now retired, he finished his career playing for Newcastle Falcons in the English Premiership Rugby.
Payne previously played for the Scarlets regional team in Wales and is Welsh qualified.[2] He also previously represented the Australia U20s rugby team. He started his career at flaker / second row. and moved to tighthead prop in 2016, where he eventually finished his career.
Payne made his debut for the Scarlets regional team in 2014 having played for Brothers Old Boys and Queensland Reds U20s side.[1]
He joined Darlington Mowden Park in 2016 and caught the eye of Dean Richards. Payne then joined Newcastle Falcons at the beginning of the 2017–18 season.
He retired from professional rugby in 2019 due to head injuries.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Jack Payne". Reds Rugby. 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Jack Payne". Scarlets. 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
External links[edit]
- Player - Jack PAYNE on It's Rugby
- Jack Payne England, ESPN