Sam Payne
| Full name | Samuel John Payne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 November 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tamworth, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel John Payne (born 11 November 1971) is an Australian former professional rugby union player who played as a scrum-half. He competed in the Super 12 for the NSW Waratahs, as well as overseas with Brive in France and Northland in New Zealand.[1]
Payne, born in Tamworth, New South Wales, grew up on a Walcha farm and was educated at The Armidale School.[2]
Payne was capped in seven Test matches for Australia across 1996 and 1997. For his appearances in 1996, Payne was the favoured scrum-half to George Gregan, who sat on the interchange bench.[3]
Payne represented Australia at the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens, with the team losing the final to New Zealand.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Wallaby halfback signs for Northland". NZ Herald. 24 September 2023.
- ^ "ARU makes Armidale's TAS a training hub". The Northern Daily Leader. 7 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Samuel John Payne". classicwallabies.com.au.
External links
[edit]- Sam Payne at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- New South Wales Waratahs players
- CA Brive players
- Northland rugby union players
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Australia international rugby sevens players
- Male rugby sevens players
- People from New England (New South Wales)
- Rugby union players from New South Wales
- People educated at The Armidale School
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in France