Charles Speight | |
Birth Name: | Charles Richard Barton Speight |
Birth Date: | 13 July 1870 |
Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Hamilton, New Zealand |
Ru Position: | Forward |
Weight: | 78kg (172lb) |
Repcaps1: | 0 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 1893 |
Ru Province1: | Auckland |
Ru Provinceyears1: | 1892–97 |
Ru Provinceapps1: | 12 |
Relatives: | Michael Speight (great-grandson) |
Charles Richard Barton Speight (13 July 1870 – 23 December 1935) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A forward, who came out of the Parnell club, Speight represented Auckland at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side in 1893, playing seven tour matches for the team.[1]
After moving to Hamilton, Speight served as a member of the Hamilton Borough Council and the Waikato Trotting Club committee.[2] He died in Hamilton on 23 December 1935 and was buried at Hamilton East Cemetery.[3]
His brother, Harold Murray Hamilton Speight, also represented Auckland in 1894.[4]