Ryan Banks (born February 2, 1972) is a Canadian former

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

international. Banks, born in

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

, British Columbia, is a product of Abbotsford Senior Secondary School. He was a football linebacker on the Simon Fraser University team, before concentrating on rugby. A back-row forward, Banks played for

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and earned 36 caps for

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from 1999 to 2003, representing them in two editions of the

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. He played professionally for

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in the 1999–2000 Premiership Rugby season. In 2003, Banks filled in as captain for a World Cup match against the All Blacks. Banks married rugby player Heather Wilson, who is also a two-time Canadian World Cup representative.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Banks, Ryan 1972 births Living people Canadian rugby union players Canada international rugby union players Rugby union flankers Rugby union number eights Rugby union players from Vancouver Sportspeople from Abbotsford, British Columbia Rugby union players from British Columbia Canadian football people from Vancouver Simon Fraser Red Leafs football players Bedford Blues players 1999 Rugby World Cup players 2003 Rugby World Cup players Canadian expatriate rugby union players in England

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