Arthur Payne (rugby union)
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Full nameArthur Thomas Payne
Born11 November 1907
Bristol, England
Died6 June 1968 (aged 60)
Bristol, England
Position
Back-row
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| Born | 11 November 1907 Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 June 1968 (aged 60) 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]