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.
[3] He attended school at Brisbane Boys' College during which time he represented Queensland at schoolboy rugby in 2011 and 2012.
[citation needed] 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.
[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.