Bill Ives
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Francis Ives
Born14 November 1896
Glebe, New South Wales
Died23 March 1975(1975-03-23) (aged 78)
Newport Beach, New South Wales
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1920 Glebe 12 3 0 0 9
1921–27 Eastern Suburbs 87 12 8 0 52
1928 St George 2 0 0 0 0
Total 101 15 8 0 61
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1924–25 New South Wales 8 1 0 0 3
1925 Metropolis 1 1 0 0 3
Source: [1]
As of 11 February 2019

Bill Ives (1896–1975) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s.

Playing career

Ives played for the Glebe in 1920, Eastern Suburbs between 1921-1927 and the St. George Dragons 1928 in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in Australia. His usual position was at prop-forward. He won one premiership with Eastern Suburbs in 1923. He captained the club on many occasions.[2]

He was the younger brother of Australian test player Clarrie Ives.[3]

He also played first-class cricket for New South Wales as a right-handed lower-order batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler, appearing in seven matches between 1919–20 and 1921–22.[4]

See also

References

  1. "William Ives – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
  2. "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
  4. "William Ives". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2015.


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