Jim Auld
James Wilton Auld was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in 1913.
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| Full name | James Wilton Auld | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 13 st 6 lb (188 lb; 85 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987. p.27
- AULD, James Wilton 1913 - Kiwi #88 Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
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