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New Zealand rugby union player
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
13 July 1870(Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand)
Death:
23 December 1935(Hamilton, Waikato Region, New Zealand)
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The details
Biography
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.
After moving to Hamilton, Speight served as a member of the Hamilton Borough Council and the Waikato Trotting Club committee. He died in Hamilton on 23 December 1935 and was buried at Hamilton East Cemetery.
His brother, Harold Murray Hamilton Speight, also represented Auckland in 1894.