| Lungelo Payi | |
| Fullname: | Lungelo Payi |
| Birth Date: | 22 May 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Peelton |
| School: | Phillip Mtywakuss |
| Position: | Lock |
| Youthyears1: | 2002 |
| Years1: | 2003–2005 |
| Years2: | 2006 |
| Apps2: | 6 |
| Points2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2006–2007 |
| Apps3: | 22 |
| Points3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2008 |
| Apps4: | 8 |
| Points4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2010–2011 |
| Apps5: | 16 |
| Points5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2012–present |
| Apps6: | 11 |
| Points6: | 5 |
| Repyears1: | 2009 |
| Repteam1: | Southern Kings |
| 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 .
He started playing his rugby for the in 2003. He then moved to and played for again, as well as the . 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.[1] In 2010, he moved back to the Eastern Cape region and joined 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.