Jim Auld
Personal information
Full nameJames Wilton Auld
Born6 January 1889
New Zealand
Died23 February 1974(1974-02-23) (aged 85)
Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Weight13 st 6 lb (188 lb; 85 kg)
PositionProp, Second-row, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1913 Sydenham 12 3 0 0 9
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1912–13 Canterbury 5 1 0 0 3
1913 New Zealand 5 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

James Wilton Auld (1889-1974) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in 1913.

Early life

Jim Auld was born on January 6, 1889. He was the son of Jessie Auld and Hugh Ballie Auld.

Playing career

In 1912, Auld was part of the first ever Canterbury side. Canterbury went down 4-5 to Wellington on 7 September.[2]

In 1913, Auld captained Sydenham to the championship in the new Canterbury Rugby League competition and again played for Canterbury. He was selected in the New Zealand side and toured Australia, playing against New South Wales in three of the four "tests" during the season.[3][1]

Auld later became a referee before moving to Palmerston North.[2]

Marriage and Death

Jim Auld married Ada Louisa Sherwood on April 8, 1912. They had two children, William Edward Husk Auld (b. 1915) and Louisa Blanche Auld (b. 1918). William played representative rugby for Wanganui in 1941. Jim Auld died on February 23, 1974, in Auckland. He was buried at Purewa Cemetery in Meadowbank, Auckland.

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987. p.27
  3. ↑ AULD, James Wilton 1913 - Kiwi #88 Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
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