Bill Ives (rugby league)

Bill Ives

Personal information
Full name	William Francis Ives
Born	14 November 1896 Glebe, New South Wales
Died	23 March 1975(1975-03-23) (aged 78) Newport Beach, New South Wales
Playing information
Position	Prop
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: 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.

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

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.

See also

• List of New South Wales representative cricketers