Shaun Payne
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Shaun Payne is a South African-born, Irish-qualified retired rugby union
player, now Manager for Irish province, and former club, Munster
.
in a Celtic League
game. He scored the first of his 18 tries for Munster against Cardiff Blues
in November 2003.
His first silverware with Munster came in May 2005, when Munster beat Llanelli Scarlets
27-16 to win the 2004-05 Celtic Cup.
He was Munster's fullback when they won their first Heineken Cup, beating Biarritz Olympique
19-23 in the 2006 Heineken Cup Final
.
He retired at the end of the 2007-08 season, having been dropped from the Munster tea 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.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, now Manager for Irish province, and former club, Munster
Munster Rugby
Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...
.
Munster
Payne made his debut for Munster in September 2003, against LeinsterLeinster Rugby
Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
in a Celtic League
Celtic League (rugby union)
The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
game. He scored the first of his 18 tries for Munster against Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the team have played at Cardiff City Stadium since the start of the 2009/2010 season and are owned by Cardiff Rugby Football Club....
in November 2003.
His first silverware with Munster came in May 2005, when Munster beat Llanelli Scarlets
Llanelli Scarlets
The Scarlets are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Llanelli, south-west Wales the team play at the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, as well as competing in the LV= Cup and the Heineken Cup...
27-16 to win the 2004-05 Celtic Cup.
He was Munster's fullback when they won their first Heineken Cup, beating Biarritz Olympique
Biarritz Olympique
Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque is a French professional rugby union team based in the Basque city of Biarritz, Aquitaine which competes in the Top 14 and the Heineken Cup...
19-23 in the 2006 Heineken Cup Final
2006 Heineken Cup Final
The 2006 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2005–06 Heineken Cup, the 11th season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 20 May 2006 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The match was contested by Biarritz of France and Munster of Ireland. Munster won the...
.
He retired at the end of the 2007-08 season, having been dropped from the Munster tea during the knockout-stage of the 2007-08 Heineken Cup
2007-08 Heineken Cup
The 2007–08 Heineken Cup was the 13th edition of the Heineken Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby.The start of the tournament was delayed because of the 2007 Rugby World Cup...
. His last appearance for Munster was against Ulster
Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
in a Celtic League game in April 2008.