Lungelo Payi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lungelo Payi | ||
| Born |
22 May 1981 Peelton | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Phillip Mtywakuss | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Lock | ||
| Current club | Boland Cavaliers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002 | Border Bulldogs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2003–2005 | Border Bulldogs | () | |
| 2006 | Western Province | 6 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | Border Bulldogs | 22 | (5) |
| 2008 | Falcons | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Eastern Province Kings | 16 | (0) |
| 2012–present | Boland Cavaliers | 11 | (5) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2009 | Southern Kings | () | |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 14:32, 9 Oct 2012 (UTC). | |||
Lungelo Payi (born 22 May 1981) is a former South African rugby union player who played with the Eastern Province Kings.[1]
He started playing his rugby for the Border Bulldogs in 2003. He then moved to Western Province and played for Border Bulldogs again, as well as the Falcons. In 2009, he was playing club rugby with False Bay Rugby Club when he got a surprise call-up to the Southern Kings squad for their game against the British and Irish Lions.[2] In 2010, he moved back to the Eastern Cape region and joined Eastern Province Kings for the 2010 Currie Cup First Division season. He is currently a sports commentator and runs a number of youth rugby development programmes and manages a number of professional players through his sports management company.
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Lungelo Payi". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ↑ "Club star gets crack at BI Lions". sharksworld.co.za. Retrieved 26 December 2010.