Charles Speight (rugby union)

Charles Speight

Birth name	Charles Richard Barton Speight
Date of birth	(1870-07-13)13 July 1870
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death	23 December 1935(1935-12-23) (aged 65)
Place of death	Hamilton, New Zealand
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Michael Speight (great-grandson)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1892–97 Auckland 12 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1893 New Zealand 0 (0)

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.