| Charles Vanderspar | |
| Birth Name: | Charles Henry Richard Vanderspar |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 1853 |
| Birth Place: | Kandy, Ceylon[1] |
| Death Place: | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Ru Position: | Fullback |
| Repcaps1: | 1 |
| Repyears1: | 1873-1873 |
| Amatyears1: | - |
| Amatteam1: | Richmond F.C. |
| School: | Wellington College |
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]