Tom Banks (rugby union, born 1994)

This article is about the Australian rugby union player. For other people with the same name, see Tom Banks.

Thomas Banks (born 18 June 1994) is an Australian professional rugby union player who currently plays for Mie Honda Heat in the Japanese League One – Division 1. He has represented Australia in international rugby between 2018 and 2022. Banks started his Super Rugby career with the Queensland Reds in 2015.^[1][2] He has played in the National Rugby Championship (NRC) for Queensland Country and the Canberra Vikings. His preferred position is fullback or wing.

Tom Banks

Full name	Thomas William Banks
Date of birth	(1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb)
School	Brisbane Boys' College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Wing Youth career 2013–2016 University of Queensland Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–2016 Queensland Reds 2 (0) 2015–2016 Queensland Country 13 (36) 2017–2022 ACT Brumbies 85 (187) 2017–2019 Canberra Vikings 19 (66) 2023– Mie Honda Heat 26 (50) Correct as of 1 March 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018–2022 Australia 22 (15) Correct as of 31 October 2022

Early years

Thomas Banks was born in Brisbane, Queensland.^[3] He attended school at Brisbane Boys' College during which time he represented Queensland at schoolboy rugby in 2011 and 2012. He moved on to play for the University of Queensland in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition from 2013.^{[citation needed]}

Rugby career

In 2014, Banks played for the Queensland Reds at under 20 level and was also a member of their wider training squad, He didn't make the senior squad for the following season, but did manage to earn his first cap as a substitute in a match against the Brumbies at Suncorp Stadium. In 2015 and 2016 he played for Queensland Country in the National Rugby Championship.^[4]

Banks missed out on selection for the Reds 2016 Super Rugby squad. Despite this, he picked up a second Super Rugby cap in the final match of the 2016 season against the Rebels.^[1][4]

Banks signed a one-year Super Rugby deal with the Brumbies for the 2017 season.^[5] After impressing in his first season of play for the Brumbies,^[6] Banks was called up to join the Australia national team squad later that year to replace the injured Dane Haylett-Petty.^[7] He was also selected by former Grand Slam-winning coach Alan Jones in the Barbarians squad to play the Wallabies at Allianz Stadium in late October 2017.^[8]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 14 July 2018 ^[9]

Season	Team	Games	Start	Sub	Mins	T	C	PG	DG	Pts	YC	RC
2015	Reds	1	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	Reds	1	1	0	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	Brumbies	10	8	2	675	3	0	0	0	15	1	0
2018	Brumbies	16	14	2	1128	9	0	0	0	45	0	0
Total		28	23	5	1897	12	0	0	0	60	1	0

References

1. "St. George Queensland Reds side to play Rebels in final match of 2016". Reds Rugby. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
2. "Tom Banks Rugby Australia Player Profile". Rugby Australia. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
3. "Super Rugby: Brumbies sign young Reds back Tom Banks for 2017". Fox Sports. 10 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
4. "Tom Banks Queensland Country Player Profile". Reds Rugby. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
5. "Brumbies sign former Queensland Reds fullback Tom Banks". The Canberra Times. 10 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
6. Dutton, Chris (28 May 2017). "Tom Banks emerges as future Wallaby after two tries in Brumbies win against Jaguares". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
7. Tiernan, Eamonn (11 September 2017). "ACT Brumbies fullback Tom Banks bolts into Wallabies squad for Dane Haylett-Petty". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
8. Dutton, Chris (13 October 2017). "Brumbies fullback Tom Banks bolts into Wallabies spring tour contention". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
9. "Tom Banks itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.