Tim Payne (rugby union)

Tim Payne
Full name Timothy Adam North Payne
Date of birth April 29, 1979 (1979-04-29) (age 32)
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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Club career

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.

International career

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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