Lungelo Payi

{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Lungelo Payi

| image =

| fullname = Lungelo Payi

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|05|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Peelton

| height = {{height|m=1.92}}

| weight = {{cvt|115|kg|lb stlb}}

| nickname =

| occupation =

| school = Phillip Mtywakuss

| university =

| relatives =

| position = Lock

| currentclub = {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}}

| youthyears1 = 2002

| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}}

| years1 = 2003–2005

| clubs1 = {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}}

| apps1 =

| points1 =

| years2 = 2006

| clubs2 = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| apps2 = 6

| points2 = 5

| years3 = 2006–2007

| clubs3 = {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}}

| apps3 = 22

| points3 = 5

| years4 = 2008

| clubs4 = {{Rut|Falcons}}

| apps4 = 8

| points4 = 0

| years5 = 2010–2011

| clubs5 = {{Rut|Eastern Province Kings}}

| apps5 = 16

| points5 = 0

| years6 = 2012–present

| clubs6 = {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}}

| apps6 = 11

| points6 = 5

| repyears1 = 2009

| repteam1 = Southern Kings

| repcaps1 =

| reppoints1 =

| clubupdate = 14:32, 9 Oct 2012 (UTC)

| repupdate = 14:32, 9 Oct 2012 (UTC)

}}

Lungelo Payi (born 22 May 1981) is a former South African rugby union player who played with the {{Rut|Eastern Province Kings}}.{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=25014 | name=Lungelo Payi | date=1 June 2016}}

He started playing his rugby for the {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}} in 2003. He then moved to {{Rut|Western Province}} and played for {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}} again, as well as the {{Rut|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.{{cite web | work=sharksworld.co.za | url=http://www.sharksworld.co.za/2009/06/08/club-star-gets-crack-at-bi-lions | title=Club star gets crack at BI Lions | accessdate=26 December 2010}} In 2010, he moved back to the Eastern Cape region and joined {{Rut|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.