Vic Banks | |
Birth Date: | 9 February 1889 |
Birth Place: | Willesborough, Kent, England |
Death Place: | Park Island Cemetery, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand |
Position: | Forward |
Club1: | Kia Ora |
Year1start: | 1912 |
Appearances1: | 6 |
Teama: | Hawke's Bay |
Yearastart: | 1912 |
Appearancesa: | 1 |
Triesa: | 0 |
Goalsa: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 0 |
Teamb: | New Zealand |
Yearbstart: | 1914 |
Appearancesb: | 1 |
Triesb: | 1 |
Goalsb: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
Pointsb: | 3 |
New: | yes |
Retired: | yes |
Updated: | 3 January 2021 |
William Thomas Victor 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;), during the era of contested scrums.[1] [2] [3]
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.
Banks represented New Zealand in 1914 against Great Britain on 1 August. 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.