Clarrie Ives

J.C. 'Clarrie' Ives (1890 – 25 February 1956) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played for the North Sydney club in the NSWRFL.

Clarrie Ives

Personal information
Full name	Jonathon Clarence Ives
Born	1890 Glebe, New South Wales, Australia
Died	25 February 1956 Artarmon, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Hooker, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1920–24 North Sydney 56 14 6 0 54 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1924 Australia 1 0 0 0 0 1920–24 New South Wales 10 3 0 0 9 1920–23 Metropolis 5 1 0 0 3
Source: [1]

Playing career

A tough prop-forward, Ives started his first grade career with North Sydney as a 30-year-old in 1920 and was a member of the club's golden era of the early 1920s.

Ives won two premierships with North Sydney in 1921 & 1922, and was club captain in his final season in 1924. Ives played at second-row in North Sydney's 1922 NSWRL grand final victory over Glebe at the Sydney Cricket Ground in which Norths won 35–3.

He also played for New South Wales on ten occasions and Australia. He played in one test match for Australia in the second test against Great Britain during the 1924 Ashes series. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 119.[2]

His position of choice was at prop-forward and his younger brother Bill Ives was also a professional rugby league footballer. He was selected to go on the 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and played in 6 tour games but no tests.[3] He retired in 1925, aged 35.[4][5]

Death

Ives died at Artarmon, New South Wales on 25 February 1956, aged 66.[6]

References

1. "Jack Ives - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. ARL Annual Report 2005
3. Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players. Alan Whitaker & Glen Hudson. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
4. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org
5. "Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney". North Sydney Bears. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
6. Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice - 28/02/1956