Charles Vanderspar (1853–1877) was a rugby union international who represented England in 1873.[1]
| Birth name | Charles Henry Richard Vanderspar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 July 1853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kandy, Ceylon[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 April 1877 (aged 23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Colombo, Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wellington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
Charles Vanderspar was born on 1 July 1853 in Kandy, in Sri Lanka then known as Ceylon.[1] He attended Wellington College in England.[2]
Rugby union career edit
Vanderspar played for Richmond F.C. after leaving Wellington College. He was soon singled out by the England selectors and made his only international appearance, aged 19, on 3 March 1873 at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow against Scotland.[1]
Later life edit
Vanderspar returned to the land of his birth but died in Colombo on 9 April 1877. He is buried in St Mary's Church, Bogawantalawa, Sri Lanka[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Charles Vanderspar Profile on scrum.com
- ^ Wellington College (England), Wellington College, Berkshire, Joseph Louis Bevir, Wellington College register: 1859-July 1905, Edition 3, (Publisher T. Hunt), 1906
- ^ www.kabristan.org.uk – ceylon-graveyards[permanent dead link]
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