Vic Banks

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Vic Banks
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Thomas Victor Banks
Born(1889-02-09)9 February 1889
Died12 October 1972(1972-10-12) (aged 83)
Playing information
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1912 Kia Ora 6
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1912 Hawke's Bay 1 0 0 0 0
1914 New Zealand 1 1 0 0 3

William Thomas Victor "Vic" Banks (9 February 1889 – 12 October 1972) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at representative level for New Zealand (Heritage № 108), and Hawke's Bay, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[1][2][3]

Playing career[]

Kia Ora club and Hawke's Bay[]

Banks debuted for the Kia Ora club in 1914. He was selected at the end of the season for the Hawke's Bay team to play Canterbury which they lost 10-8.

International honours[]

Banks represented New Zealand in 1914 against Great Britain on August 1. He played in the second row and scored a try in a 16-13 loss at the Auckland Domain before a crowd of 15,000.

References[]

  1. ^ "Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Past Kiwis → B at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

External links[]

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