Jack Payne (rugby union)

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.

Jack Payne

Payne playing for Newcastle, 2018.
Birth name	Jack Payne
Date of birth	(1994-09-13) 13 September 1994
Place of birth	Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	128 kg (20 st 2 lb; 282 lb)
School	St. Columban's College[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Current team Newcastle Falcons Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2016 2016 2016–2017 2017– Scarlets Western Sydney Rams Darlington Mowden Park Newcastle Falcons 11 10 35 26 (0) (12) (35) (25) Correct as of 02 September 2020 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014 Australia U20 8 (5) Correct as of 27 January 2016

Payne previously played for the Scarlets regional team in Wales and is Welsh qualified.[2] 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 and Queensland Reds U20s side.[1]

He joined Darlington Mowden Park 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.