[citation needed] In 1912, Auld was part of the first ever Canterbury side.
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.
[2] Jim Auld married Ada Louisa Sherwood on 8 April 1912.
William played representative rugby for Wanganui in 1941.
He was buried at Purewa Cemetery in Meadowbank, Auckland.