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Marty’s on the money after Siberia

MARTY ‘Money’ Banks, the replacement fly-half who became a local hero when he kicked the winning penalty for the Highlanders against the Lions, is one the game’s colourful characters.
Six years ago Banks, 27, had a season in Siberia with Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk, and the Kiwi wanderer credits his stint in Russia with allowing his running game to flourish.
Banks is the son of a coal miner from Reefton on the West Coast of the South Island, and played for their senior side at 15 alongside his dad and three brothers.
Four years ago he posted notice of his big match temperament ...

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