Bill Ives (rugby league)
Australian rugby league footballer
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Bill Ives (1896–1975) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s.
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| Full name | William Francis Ives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 November 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 March 1975 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Clarrie Ives (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
