John Payne (Tongan rugby union)

John Payne (born 1 February 1980 in Manly) is an Australian-born Tongan former rugby union player. He played as a centre.

John Payne
Date of birth (1980-02-01) 1 February 1980
Place of birthManly, New South Wales
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight217 lb (98 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–2003
2004–05
2005–2007
2007–2008		 Manly
Sale Sharks
Racing Metro 92
Blagnac SCR
5
33
15
(0)
(15)
(10)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–2003 Tonga 11 (5)

Career

Payne was first capped for the Tonga national team on 30 November 2002, during the match against Papua New Guinea's team in Port Moresby. He was also part of the 2003 Rugby World Cup Tonga squad,[1][2] playing four matches and scoring a try in the tournament,[3] with his last test cap being during the pool stage against the Canadian team in Wollongong on 29 October 2003.[4] At club level, Payne played for Manly RUFC, Sale Sharks, Racing Metro 92 and Blagnac SCR.[5]

References
  1. Guardian Staff (2003-10-06). "Tonga". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  2. Stadium, Paul Tait at the Canberra (2003-10-16). "Wakarua kick-starts Italy campaign". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  3. Simon Barclay (4 November 2015). Rugby World Cup 1987 - 2015: Complete Results and Statistics. Lulu.com. pp. 190–. ISBN 978-1-326-46806-4.
  4. "John Payne". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  5. "Rugby - Fiche joueur Payne John - Statistiques en club". www.itsrugby.fr. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
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