Bill Ives (rugby league) explained

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.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: William Ives – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project. Rugby League Project.
  2. Web site: Men's Honour Roll. Sydney Roosters. 11 February 2019. 27 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090103/https://www.roosters.com.au/about/past-players/. dead.
  3. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995
  4. Web site: William Ives. CricketArchive. 2 March 2015.