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
Premiership Rugby, officially known as Gallagher Premiership Rugby, or the Gallagher Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is an English professional rugby union competition. The Premiership has consisted of thirteen clubs since 2021, and is the ...
.
Payne previously played for the
Scarlets regional team in Wales and is Welsh qualified.
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
Brothers Rugby Club (formally Brothers Old Boys) is an Australian rugby union club based in Brisbane, Queensland. The name alludes to its beginnings as a rugby club founded by alumni of schools established by the Congregation of Christian Brothe ...
and
Queensland Reds U20s side.
[
He joined ]Darlington Mowden Park
Darlington Mowden Park is a professional rugby union club, based in Darlington, County Durham, England. They currently compete in National League 1, the third division of the Rugby Football Union domestic league competition pyramid, having ach ...
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
External links
Player - Jack PAYNE
on ''It's Rugby''
''ESPN''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Payne, Jack
1994 births
Living people
Australian rugby union players
Rugby union players from Darwin, Northern Territory
Scarlets players
Rugby union props