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Martin ‘Marty’ Banks

Squad No. 955
Height 188
Weight 91
Season 2012
Team Buller RU
Position First Five, Fullback
Birthplace Reefton
Previous Clubs Buller RFU , Reefton </br> Tasman (Waimea OB) 2013-14-15</br> Crusaders Development 2013</br> Hurricanes 2014</br> Highlanders 2015-16-17
PL TR CON PEN DG YC RC
10 2 23 24 1 0 0

Banks was playing for the Takapuna Rugby Club in Auckland when the opportunity came from the Canterbury Rugby Union to head to Russia to play for Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk.

After a season with the side, he was offered a two year contract with Krasny Yar but Banks chose to leave the country and come back to New Zealand, where he began his career with Buller.

He made his provincial debut with the side in the 2012 Heartland Championship, Banks scored a record 131 points for the province, including 16 in Buller’s 31–28 win over South Canterbury in the Lochore Cup final.

Also played:
Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk [Russia] 2011
Tasman 2013–2016 (40g,628pts)
Hurricanes 2014 (5g,5pts)
Highlanders 2015–2017, 2019, 2022 (40g,200pts)
Benetton 2017–2018 (16g,83pts)
NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka 2018–2021 (13g,90pts)
Southland 2021 (9g,81pts)
Correct as of 13 November 2021

CAREER : CLICK DATE FOR MATCH DETAILS

Date Venue OpponentCompetition Result
25 Aug, 5:00 pmHThames ValleyHeartland Championship
24 - 14
01 Sep, 5:00 pmANorth OtagoHeartland Championship
22 - 15
08 Sep, 5:00 pmAEast CoastHeartland Championship
20 - 18
15 Sep, 5:00 pmHKing CountryHeartland Championship
31 - 19
22 Sep, 5:00 pmASouth CanterburyHeartland Championship
32 - 45
29 Sep, 5:00 pmHHorowhenua KapitiHeartland Championship
34 - 16
06 Oct, 5:00 pmAWhanganuiHeartland Championship
39 - 12
13 Oct, 5:00 pmHWest CoastHeartland Championship/Rundle Cup
26 - 18
20 Oct, 5:00 pmHPoverty BayHeartland Championship/Lochore Cup Semi Final
42 - 22
28 Oct, 5:00 pmHSouth CanterburyHeartland Championship/Lochore Cup Final
31 - 28