Shaun Payne (born 2 February 1972 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African-born, Irish-qualified retired rugby union player. He qualified to play for Ireland because his grandmother is from Easkey, County Sligo.
| Date of birth | 22 February 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Westville Boys High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Munster
editPayne made his debut for Munster in September 2003, against Leinster in a Celtic League game.[1] He scored the first of his 18 tries for Munster against Cardiff Blues in November 2003.[2]
His first silverware with Munster came in May 2005, when Munster beat Llanelli Scarlets 27-16 to win the 2004–2005 Celtic Cup.[3]
He was Munster's fullback when they won their first Heineken Cup, beating Biarritz Olympique 19-23 in the 2006 Heineken Cup Final.[4]
He retired at the end of the 2007–08 season, having been dropped from the Munster team during the knockout-stage of the 2007–08 Heineken Cup. His last appearance for Munster was against Ulster in a Celtic League game in April 2008.[5]
International
editPayne was called up to the senior Ireland squad for the 2005 Six Nations Championship.[6]
Management
editPayne became Munster Manager in the summer of 2007.[7] He left this post in the summer of 2012 and returned to South Africa.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Leinster Rugby 8-15 Munster Rugby". munsterrugby.ie. 5 September 2003. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Munster Rugby 31-10 Cardiff Blues". munsterrugby.ie. 28 November 2003. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Munster Rugby 27-16 Llanelli Scarlets". munsterrugby.ie. 14 May 2005. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 19-23 Munster Rugby". munsterrugby.ie. 20 May 2006. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Ulster Best In Ravenhill". munsterrugby.ie. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Ireland call up uncapped Campbell". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 January 2005. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "Payne New Munster Team Manager". munsterrugby.ie. 23 June 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Niall O'Donovan Appointed Team Manager". munsterrugby.ie. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.