Date of birth | 9 June 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Mahurangi College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kade Banks (born 9 June 2000) is a New Zealand rugby union player, [1] who currently plays as a wing or fullback for North Harbour in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition [2] and the Hurricanes in Super Rugby. [3]
Banks has been playing rugby from an early age, playing for Mahurangi. [4] He attended Mahurangi College, co-captaining their side to a final's win in the North Harbour Championship. [5] Before turning professional, Banks was a real estate agent. [6]
Banks has represented North Harbour in the National Provincial Championship since 2020 when he was named in the province's NPC squad for the first time. [7] Four years later, in 2024, he was the NPC top try scorer with 10 tries. [8]
Banks was named in the Blues squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. [9]
On 16 October 2024, the Hurricanes announced that Banks had signed with the franchise for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season. [3]
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