{{short description|South African rugby union player}} {{distinguish|Bill Payne}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use South African English|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Bill Payn | full_name = Cecil Payn | birth_date = {{birth date |df=yes|1893|08|09}} | birth_place = Harding, Natal, South Africa | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1959|10|31|1893|08|09}} | death_place = Durban, Natal, South Africa | position = Flanker | province1 = Natal | provinceyears1 = | provinceapps1 = 59 | provincepoints1 = | repteam1 = South Africa | repyears1 = 1924 | repcaps1 = 2 | reppoints1 = }}
'''Cecil "Bill" Payn''' (9 August 1893 - 31 October 1959), born in Harding, Colony of Natal, was a Springbok rugby player. He matriculated at Maritzburg College in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. He played as a flanker. He was more commonly known as "Bill". He died in Durban, Natal, South Africa.
==Personal==
He was born to James and Ellie (née Zietsman). He was a school teacher and married Winifred Ashton. Payn taught at Durban High School from 1915 to 1953. During world war two he was captured in Benghazi, Libya and served time in the Prisoner of War camps in Italy and Poland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://samilhistory.com/2017/04/15/comrades-legend-springbok-and-war-veteran-the-remarkable-bill-payn/ |title= Comrades Legend Springbok and war veteran, The remarkable Bill Payn|date= 15 April 2017|access-date=17 July 2019|publisher=Observation Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news24.com/Archives/Witness/DHS-celebrates-a-centenary-of-rugby-20150430 |title= DHS celebrates a centenary of Rugby|access-date=17 July 2019 |publisher= Natal Witness|last1=Hill|first1=M. |date=16 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/sport/nothing-gets-the-blood-up-like-schools-rugby-592816 |title= Nothing gets the blood up like School Rugby|access-date=17 July 2019|publisher= Cape Argus| last1=Goldstone|first1=C.|date=23 August 2008}}</ref>
==Rugby==
He played rugby for Natal and the Springboks. He made his International South Africa test debut on 16 August 1924, on the Kingsmead stadium in Durban, Natal South Africa playing as a flanker. This was a game between the Springboks and Great Britain. The Springboks won 7–3. He went on to play the next test against Great Britain as well, which was also his last. Payn's last test we played on 23 August 1924 at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. The Springboks won 17–0.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/southafrica/rugby/player/3152.html|title=Cecil Payn|access-date=17 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/southafrica/rugby/match/19280.html|title= Great Britain tour 16 August 1924|access-date=17 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/southafrica/rugby/match/19282.html|title=Great Britain tour 23 August 1924|access-date=17 July 2019}}</ref>
==Other sport participation==
He was a right arm slow bowler, who played cricket for his Province Natal. He ran the Comrades Ultra Marathon in 1922, and came 8th in this race, which was an up run held on 24 May 1922. His finishing time for the 90 km was 10:56:00. He ran the race in his rugby boots.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14280/14280.html|title=Cecil Payn|publisher= Cricket Archive |accessdate=17 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.angelfire.com/biz4/bigbrian/payn.html|title= The Springbok rugby player with a top ten Comrades finish|access-date= 17 July 2019|publisher= The Author, Inc}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://results.ultimate.dk/comrades/resultshistory/front/index.php?profile=true&ProfileID=38|title= Bill Payn|accessdate=17 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comrades.com/1920|title=Comrades marathon|accessdate=17 July 2018}}</ref>
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