Vic Banks
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Full name | William Thomas Victor Banks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 9 February 1889 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 October 1972 | (aged 83)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Past Kiwis → B at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1972 deaths
- Hawke's Bay rugby league team players
- New Zealand national rugby league team players
- New Zealand rugby league players
- Rugby league forwards
- Rugby league players from Hawke's Bay Region