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Full name | William Thomas Victor Banks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Willesborough, Kent, England | 9 February 1889|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 October 1972 Park Island Cemetery, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | (aged 83)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), 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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]