Charles_Banks_(rugby_league)

Charlie Banks (rugby league)

Charlie Banks (rugby league)

Australian rugby league footballer (born 1923)

Charles Joseph Banks (born 31 August 1923) was a Scottish-born 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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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

  1. [1]
    "Charlie Banks – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. [2]
    Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
  3. [3]
    "Big Wedding For St. George Footballer". The St. George Call. 9 December 1949. p. 10. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.


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