Charlie Banks (rugby league)
Scottish rugby league footballer (1923–2016)
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Charles Joseph Banks (born 31 August 1923 - 2016) 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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| Full name | Charles Joseph Banks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 August 1923 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2016 (aged 92–93) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
