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| Birth name | Timothy Adam North Payne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1979-04-29)29 April 1979 (age 45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Swindon,England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Royal Agricultural CollegeWycliffe College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Bristol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Timothy Adam North Payne (born 29 April 1979 inSwindon) is a former Englishrugby union footballer who played atprop forLondon Wasps.
Payne started his playing career as a child at Painswick RFC- the oldest village rugby club in England. He then moved to senior rugby at Stroud RFC. Payne has previously played forCoventry R.F.C.,Bristol Shoguns andCardiff RFC. He joinedLondon Wasps in 2003 and was a member of the side that won theHeineken Cup in his first season.[1] Payne has played in threeGuinness Premiership finals in 2004, 2005 and 2008, winning them all.[2][3][4]
Payne was selected for the2004 Summer tour, making his debut againstAustralia.[5] His next two caps came on the2006 Summer tour, again against the Wallabies.
Payne featured for England in the2007 Six Nations,2008 Six Nations[6][7] and2010 Six Nations.
He was called into the squad for the2009 British & Irish Lions tour.[8] He did not feature in aTest match but did start against theEmerging Springboks.[9]