Bill Ives | |
Fullname: | William Francis Ives |
Birth Date: | 14 November 1896 |
Birth Place: | Glebe, New South Wales |
Death Place: | Newport Beach, New South Wales |
Club1: | Glebe |
Year1start: | 1920 |
Appearances1: | 12 |
Tries1: | 3 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 9 |
Club2: | Eastern Suburbs |
Year2start: | 1921 |
Year2end: | 27 |
Appearances2: | 87 |
Tries2: | 12 |
Goals2: | 8 |
Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
Points2: | 52 |
Club3: | St George |
Year3start: | 1928 |
Appearances3: | 2 |
Tries3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
Points3: | 0 |
Teama: | New South Wales |
Yearastart: | 1924 |
Yearaend: | 25 |
Appearancesa: | 8 |
Triesa: | 1 |
Goalsa: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 3 |
Teamb: | Metropolis |
Yearbstart: | 1925 |
Appearancesb: | 1 |
Triesb: | 1 |
Goalsb: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
Pointsb: | 3 |
Updated: | 11 February 2019 |
Source: | [1] |
Bill Ives (1896–1975) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s.
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]