John Payne (rugby union, born 1858)
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| Full name | John Henry Payne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 March 1858 Broughton, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 January 1942 (aged 83) Victoria Park, Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Half-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Henry Payne (19 March 1858 — 4 January 1942 (aged 83)) born in Broughton, was an English rugby union footballer of the 1880s, playing at representative level for England, AND Lancashire (captain), and at club level for Broughton RUFC, as a Half-back, e.g. Fly-half, or Scrum-half, he died in Victoria Park, Manchester.
Payne also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in the 1880 season and for Lancashire in 1883.[1]
International honours
John Payne won caps for England while at Broughton RUFC in the 1881–82 Home Nations rugby union matches against Scotland, in the 1883 Home Nations Championship against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, in the 1884 Home Nations Championship against Ireland, and in the 1885 Home Nations Championship against Wales, and Ireland.[2]
References
- ^ "Player Profile: John Payne". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Statistics at espnscrum.com". espnscrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.