Marty Banks
| Full name | Martin Banks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 September 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Reefton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Christchurch Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Fly-half, Fullback | ||
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| Current team | Highlanders | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2011 | Krasny Yar | () | |
| 2012 | Buller | 10 | (131) |
| 2013–2016 | Tasman | 41 | (640) |
| 2014 | Hurricanes | 5 | (5) |
| 2015–present | Highlanders | 26 | (126) |
| 2017–future | Treviso | 0 | (0) |
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Correct as of 5 May 2017
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Martin Banks (born 19 September 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays in the fly-half (and occasionally fullback) position for Tasman in the Mitre 10 Cup and after the 2016 season, he will join Treviso in the Guinness Pro12. Banks has previously played for Russian club Krasny Yar in 2011, before heading back to New Zealand ahead of 2012 season's Heartland Championship with Buller. He made his debut for Tasman in 2013 and his strong performances saw him named in the Hurricanes squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season. He joined the Highlanders in 2015 where he got more game time and scored the winning points in the 2015 Super Rugby Final against his old team the Hurricanes.
Banks was playing for Takapuna in Auckland when the opportunity came via the Canterbury Rugby Union to head to Russia where he linked up with Krasny Yar. After a season with the side, an offer of a two-year contract with Krasny Yar was on the table but Banks left the country and came back to New Zealand, which began his path to provincial honours with Buller. He made his provincial debut with the side in 2012 season's 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.
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