Rugby player
| Full name | Samuel John Payne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1971-11-11) 11 November 1971 (age 53) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
Payne, born in Tamworth, New South Wales, grew up on a Walcha farm and was educated at The Armidale School.
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.
Payne represented Australia at the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens, with the team losing the final to New Zealand.
References
- "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.
- ^ "Samuel John Payne". classicwallabies.com.au.
External links
- Sam Payne at ESPNscrum
- 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