Alex Payne
British television presenter
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Alex Payne (born June 1980 ) is a British sports presenter.
Alex Payne | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 1980 (age 45) |
| Education | Sandroyd School, Eton College and Edinburgh University |
| Occupations | Sports and television presenter |
Early life and education
Payne attended Sandroyd School, Eton College and Edinburgh University.[1]
Career
Until 2018[2] he spent much of his career presenting live coverage of rugby union on Sky Sports, where he also hosted the Rugby Club. Payne was one of the youngest presenters on the channel when he started, and became the lead presenter of their coverage of English and European Rugby, and hosted coverage of England's Internationals.[1]
He now hosts the podcast The Good, The Bad & The Rugby,[2][3] which debuted at no.1 in the Apple charts before releasing its first episode.[3]
Personal life
Payne is married with two children, the eldest of which was born prematurely at 29 weeks into pregnancy.[4]
Bibliography
- Payne, Alex; Haskell, James; Tindall, Mike (2024). The Good, the Bad & the Rugby – Unleashed. HarperCollins UK. ISBN 9780008712709.
