Alex Payne
Sports Presenter
Alex Payne is a television presenter for Sky Sports. Currently anchoring their Rugby Union coverage, Alex has fronted the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour, England’s World Cup warm ups, autumn internationals and summer tours, the Heineken and Champions Cup finals and the Guinness Pro12 and Aviva Premiership.
Away from the cameras, Alex is a popular host and MC of events. His relaxed and professional attitude has led him to host lunches and dinners at law firms and banking events. Alex is a regular host for O2, the RFU, for Accenture, Amlin, Wooden Spoon, rugby force, QBE and HSBC, and he has presented a rugby special of Scrum Dine With Me.
BIOGRAPHY
Alex Payne is the leading rugby presenter on Sky Sports. He was one of the youngest presenters on the channel when he first started. He is now the main presenter of Sky’s coverage of English and European Rugby and hosts coverage of England’s internationals, Heineken cup & tri nations.
Alex began his television career as a presenter on the rugby club before traveling to New Zealand as the reporter on the 2005 British and Irish lions tour presented Sky Sports news as well as poker for sky Sports and Fox, including the FullTiltPoker.com million dollar cash fame and Shane Warne’s poker ashes.
Away from rugby, he has presented Sky’s live tennis, including the US Open final, and spent five years on Sky Sports News. He has also hosted a number of live poker events, including the Full Tilt Poker Million, Ladbrokes Poker Million and Shane Warne’s Poker Ashes.
Alex also hosts charity days, sporting quizzes, product launches testimonial dinners and conducts corporate hospitality within the sporting and non-sporting world. He is a very endearing presenter, very young and talented with a great sense of humor. He isn’t afraid to ask tough questions either.
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