| 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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Charles Vanderspar (1853–1877) was a rugby union international who represented England in 1873.[1]
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]
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]
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]