Charlie Banks (rugby league)
Charlie Banks (born 1922) is an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. A state representative second-rower, he won the 1949 premiership with the St George Dragons and finished his career at the Eastern Suburbs club.
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Full name | Charles Joseph Banks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 31 August 1922 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Banks played for the St George (1948–50) and Eastern Suburbs (1951–52) clubs. A forward, Banks was a member of St. George Dragons premiership winning side in 1949.[2]
In 1949, Charlie Banks married Shirley Smith, the daughter of St. George committeeman and Chairman of selectors Reg Smith.[3]
In 1951, Banks represented New South Wales twice in the regular interstate clash against Queensland and also in a match against Les Chanticleers during the 1951 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand.[4]
References
- "Charlie Banks - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- The St. George Call (9-12-1949) Page 10 "Big Wedding For St.George Footballer." https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/235314016?searchTerm=big%20wedding%20st%20george%20footballer&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1949
- "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters.