Birth name | Charles Richard Barton Speight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 13 July 1870 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 23 December 1935 | (aged 65)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Michael Speight (great-grandson) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Birth name | Charles Richard Barton Speight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 13 July 1870 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 23 December 1935 | (aged 65)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Michael Speight (great-grandson) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]