Jack Payne (rugby union)
Jack Payne (born 13 September 1994) is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays for Newcastle Falcons in the English Premiership Rugby.
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Birth name | Jack 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 | 124 kg (19 st 7 lb; 273 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St. Columban's College [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 plays at flanker or lock, and has even made some appearances at tighthead prop.
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.
References
- "Player Profile". 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
- Stats on It's Rugby
- ESPN Player Profile
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