Arthur Payne (rugby union)
| Full name | Arthur Thomas Payne | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 November 1907 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 June 1968 (aged 60) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Arthur Thomas Payne (11 November 1907 – 6 June 1968) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Bristol, Payne was a back-row forward, produced by hometown club Dings Crusaders.[2]
Payne was playing for Bristol when he gained an England call up for the 1935 Home Nations Championship, taking the place of Dudley Kemp at number eight.[3] He won two caps, forming a back-row with Gordon Cridlan and Bill Weston, for matches against Ireland at Twickenham and Scotland at Murrayfield.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Arthur Payne's Cap". Western Daily Press. 8 February 1935.
- ^ "Death of ex-Bristol forward". Bristol Evening Post. 7 June 1968.
- ^ "England Rugby Team Reshuffle". Evening Express. 4 February 1935.
- ^ "Giles Out Of England Side". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 11 March 1935.
External links
[edit]- Arthur Payne at ESPNscrum