Marty Banks training with the Highlanders at Logan Park yesterday. Marty Banks has officially joined the Highlanders as Hayden Parker looks to get over another serious knee injury. The Highlanders officially announced yesterday Parker is out for the season with another knee injury and Banks has been called in as his replacement. Highlanders coach Tony Brown said Banks was the obvious replacement for Parker. As soon as Hayden Parker went down I gave him [Banks] a ring and he was really keen to join us," Brown said.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 26, 2017 18:28 UTC