Full name | Timothy Adam North Payne | ||
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Date of birth | April 29, 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Swindon, England | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb) [1] | ||
School | Royal Agricultural College | ||
University | University of Bristol | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Prop | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1998–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003 – |
Coventry R.F.C. Bristol Shoguns Cardiff RFC London Wasps |
27 4 11 170 |
(5) (0) (0) (40) |
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2004 - 2009 |
England B&I Lions |
22 0 |
(0) (0) |
Timothy Adam North Payne (born 29 April 1979 in Swindon) is an English rugby union footballer who plays at prop for London Wasps.
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Payne started his playing career as a child at Painswick RFC- the oldest village rugby club in England. Payne has previously played for Coventry R.F.C., Bristol Rugby and Cardiff RFC. He joined London Wasps in 2003 and was a member of the side that won the Heineken Cup in his first season.[2] Payne has played in three Guinness Premiership finals, winning them all.
Payne was selected for the 2004 Summer tour, making his debut against Australia.[3] His next two caps came on the 2006 Summer tour, again against the Wallabies.
Payne has featured for England in the 2007 Six Nations, 2008 Six Nations[4][5] and 2010 Six Nations.
He was called into the squad for the 2009 British and Irish Lions Tour.[6] He did not feature in a Test match but did start against the Emerging Springboks.[7]
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