Charles Vanderspar (1853–1877) was a rugby union international who represented England in 1873.
Early life Charles Vanderspar was born on 1 July 1853 in Kandy, in Sri Lanka then known as Ceylon. He attended Wellington College in England.Wellington College (England), Wellington College, Berkshire, Joseph Louis Bevir, Wellington College register: 1859-July 1905, Edition 3, (Publisher T. Hunt), 1906
Rugby union career 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.
Later life 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 www.kabristan.org.uk – ceylon-graveyards
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