Ryan Banks Explained

Ryan Banks
Birth Date:2 February 1972
Birth Place:Vancouver, BC, Canada
Height:6 ft 0 in
Weight:222 lb
Position:Back-row
Repyears1:1999–2003
Repcaps1:36
Reppoints1:15

Ryan Banks (born February 2, 1972) is a Canadian former rugby union international.

Banks, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, is a product of Abbotsford Senior Secondary School. He was a football linebacker on the Simon Fraser University team, before concentrating on rugby.[1]

A back-row forward, Banks played for Burnaby Lake and earned 36 caps for Canada from 1999 to 2003, representing them in two editions of the Rugby World Cup. He played professionally for Bedford in the 1999–2000 Premiership Rugby season.[2] In 2003, Banks filled in as captain for a World Cup match against the All Blacks.[3]

Banks married rugby player Heather Wilson, who is also a two-time Canadian World Cup representative.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hall of Fame induction a thrill for rugby star Banks . . April 29, 2013 . en.
  2. News: Bedford soak up the blows . . April 22, 2000 . en.
  3. News: Banks hails All Blacks . . October 17, 2003.
  4. News: Meet the Samsons, Rugby Canada's newest pair of married international rugby players . . February 5, 2016.