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

Career

Payne was first

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for the Tonga national team on 30 November 2002, during the match against Papua New Guinea's team in

Port Moresby (; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Z ...

. He was also part of the

2003 Rugby World Cup The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup. Originally planned to be hosted by India, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the Indian Rugby Union and Rugby World Cup ...

Tonga squad, playing four matches and scoring a try in the tournament, with his last test cap being during the pool stage against the Canadian team in

Wollongong Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wate ...

on 29 October 2003. At club level, Payne played for

Manly RUFC Manly Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union club based in Manly, a suburb of Sydney. The club was formed in 1883 and competes in the New South Wales Rugby Union competitions, the Charter Hall Shute Shield. Manly, known as the Marlins, p ...

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and

Blagnac SCR Blagnac Rugby, previously known as Blagnac Sporting Club Rugby and commonly known as Blagnac, is a French rugby union team that currently takes part in Nationale, the third-tier of the countries rugby system. The club is currently attempting to ma ...

References

External links

John Payne international statistics
Itsrugby.fr
John Payne European club statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Payne, John 1980 births Living people People from Manly, New South Wales Tonga international rugby union players Tongan rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in France Expatriate rugby union players in England Rugby union wings Rugby union centres Australian sportspeople of Tongan descent Rugby union players from Sydney Tongan expatriate rugby union players Australian expatriate rugby union players Australian rugby union players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Australian expatriate sportspeople in France Tongan expatriate sportspeople in England Tongan expatriate sportspeople in France Sale Sharks players Racing 92 players 2003 Rugby World Cup players Manly RUFC players