Alex Payne

Alex Payne
BornJune 1980
NationalityBritish
EducationSandroyd School, Eton College and Edinburgh University
Occupation(s)Sports and television presenter

Alex Payne (born June 1980) is a television presenter and broadcaster in the UK.

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.

References

  1. ^ a b "MY EDUCATION: ALEX PAYNE". Holland Park.
  2. ^ a b "Alex Payne on Instagram: "Last week's episode of @goodbadrugby was meant to be about the rugby, but turned into a bit of a therapy session. Chapeau @jameshaskell…"". Instagram. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "About us". The Good, The Bad & The Rugby Podcast. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. ^ Baby (20 August 2014). "Fatherhood: Premature Birth". Baby Magazine. Retrieved 29 December 2020.