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Fresh off departing the Wests Tigers<\/a> after a two-year stint as their NSW Cup<\/a> head coach, Aaron Payne<\/a> has confirmed his newest rugby league role, returning to North Queensland in the process.<\/p>\n Returning home to Queensland due to personal reasons, Payne has decided to join the famed Ignatius Park College as their ‘Rugby League and Sports Support Coordinator’.<\/p>\n “I’m incredibly excited to join the IPC community! I look forward to working with the team here to drive our players’ grwoth and success, both on and off the field,” Payne said.<\/p>\n Before his stint with the Tigers and now Ignatius Park, Payne spent 11 seasons in the NRL<\/a> during his playing career, in which he recorded 219 matches and 101 points for the North Queensland Cowboys<\/a>.<\/p>\n One of the club’s best during his tenure at Townsville, the one-time All Stars representative was recently named\u00a0in the Cowboys’ 30-year team at dummy-half.<\/p>\n
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