Rugby Union | South Africa | Longest career

Player	Pos	Span	Mat	From Date	From Age	To Date	To Age	Span
JP du Randt	P	1994-2007	80	8 Oct 1994	22y 30d	20 Oct 2007	35y 42d	13y 12d
HE Botha	FH	1980-1992	28	26 Apr 1980	22y 59d	14 Nov 1992	34y 261d	12y 202d
DM Gerber	C	1980-1992	24	18 Oct 1980	22y 187d	14 Nov 1992	34y 214d	12y 27d
BH Heatlie	Fwd	1891-1903	6	29 Aug 1891	19y 126d	12 Sep 1903	31y 140d	12y 14d
JM Powell	HB	1891-1903	4	29 Aug 1891	19y 260d	5 Sep 1903	31y 267d	12y 7d
JW Smit	P,H	2000-2011	111	10 Jun 2000	22y 68d	9 Oct 2011	33y 189d	11y 121d
JFK Marais	P	1963-1974	35	24 Aug 1963	21y 337d	30 Nov 1974	33y 70d	11y 98d
PC Montgomery	FB	1997-2008	102	28 Jun 1997	23y 105d	30 Aug 2008	34y 168d	11y 63d
WH Morkel	Fwd	1910-1921	9	3 Sep 1910	25y 244d	17 Sep 1921	36y 258d	11y 14d
JN Ackermann	L	1996-2007	13	2 Jul 1996	26y 29d	7 Jul 2007	37y 34d	11y 5d
JH Ellis	F	1965-1976	38	31 Jul 1965	23y 207d	24 Jul 1976	34y 201d	10y 359d
AC Koch	P	1949-1960	22	13 Aug 1949	21y 326d	23 Jul 1960	32y 306d	10y 345d
FCH du Preez	L	1961-1971	38	7 Jan 1961	25y 40d	7 Aug 1971	35y 252d	10y 212d
PJ Mostert	P	1921-1932	14	13 Aug 1921	22y 287d	16 Jan 1932	33y 78d	10y 156d
V Matfield	L	2001-2011	110	30 Jun 2001	24y 50d	9 Oct 2011	34y 151d	10y 101d
AD James	FH	2001-2011	42	16 Jun 2001	22y 159d	11 Sep 2011	32y 246d	10y 87d
JA Nel	P,N8	1960-1970	11	25 Jun 1960	24y 319d	12 Sep 1970	35y 32d	10y 79d
MM Louw	P	1928-1938	18	18 Aug 1928	22y 179d	10 Sep 1938	32y 201d	10y 23d
GH Brand	FB	1928-1938	16	21 Jul 1928	21y 287d	6 Aug 1938	31y 302d	10y 16d
J de Villiers	W,C	2002-2012	84	9 Nov 2002	21y 258d	24 Nov 2012	31y 274d	10y 15d
CJ van der Linde	P	2002-2012	75	16 Nov 2002	22y 81d	17 Nov 2012	32y 82d	10y 1d
JH van der Westhuizen	SH	1993-2003	89	6 Nov 1993	22y 259d	8 Nov 2003	32y 261d	10y 2d
GHH Sonnekus	N8	1974-1984	3	13 Jul 1974	21y 162d	9 Jun 1984	31y 129d	9y 332d
RB Skinstad	F	1997-2007	42	29 Nov 1997	21y 149d	14 Oct 2007	31y 103d	9y 319d
AH Snyman	C	1996-2006	38	17 Aug 1996	22y 197d	17 Jun 2006	32y 135d	9y 304d
FDT Roux	C	1960-1970	27	3 Dec 1960	21y 235d	12 Sep 1970	31y 153d	9y 283d
AA Jacobs	C	2001-2011	34	17 Nov 2001	21y 95d	30 Jul 2011	30y 350d	9y 255d
M du Plessis	N8	1971-1980	22	17 Jul 1971	21y 269d	8 Nov 1980	31y 18d	9y 114d
FJ Dobbin	HB	1903-1912	9	26 Aug 1903	23y 320d	14 Dec 1912	33y 65d	9y 110d
JP Engelbrecht	W	1960-1969	33	30 Apr 1960	21y 172d	16 Aug 1969	30y 279d	9y 108d
PJ Nel	L	1928-1937	16	30 Jun 1928	26y 13d	25 Sep 1937	35y 100d	9y 87d
PDP de Villiers	SH	1928-1937	8	30 Jun 1928	23y 16d	14 Aug 1937	32y 61d	9y 45d
RG Visagie	L	1984-1993	5	2 Jun 1984	24y 341d	26 Jun 1993	33y 364d	9y 24d
BL Osler	FH	1924-1933	17	16 Aug 1924	22y 267d	2 Sep 1933	31y 283d	9y 17d
JC van Niekerk	BR	2001-2010	52	21 Jul 2001	21y 78d	5 Jun 2010	30y 32d	8y 319d
JP Botha	L	2002-2011	76	9 Nov 2002	23y 48d	22 Sep 2011	32y 0d	8y 317d
PG Morkel	FB	1912-1921	8	23 Nov 1912	24y 39d	17 Sep 1921	32y 337d	8y 298d
LC Moolman	L	1977-1986	24	27 Aug 1977	26y 218d	31 May 1986	35y 130d	8y 277d
PDW Uys	SH	1960-1969	12	3 Dec 1960	22y 359d	16 Aug 1969	31y 249d	8y 256d
UL Schmidt	H	1986-1994	17	10 May 1986	24y 304d	26 Nov 1994	33y 139d	8y 200d
PA van den Berg	L	1999-2007	51	12 Jun 1999	25y 137d	24 Nov 2007	33y 302d	8y 165d
JL Myburgh	P	1962-1970	18	23 Jun 1962	25y 303d	12 Sep 1970	34y 19d	8y 81d
AH le Roux	P	1994-2002	54	4 Jun 1994	21y 25d	17 Aug 2002	29y 99d	8y 74d
DJ de Villiers	SH	1962-1970	25	21 Jul 1962	22y 11d	12 Sep 1970	30y 64d	8y 53d
J Dalton	H	1994-2002	43	8 Oct 1994	22y 53d	23 Nov 2002	30y 99d	8y 46d
BJ Paulse	W	1999-2007	64	12 Jun 1999	23y 48d	14 Jul 2007	31y 80d	8y 32d
GS du Toit	FB,FH	1998-2006	14	13 Jun 1998	22y 81d	24 Jun 2006	30y 92d	8y 11d
SB Geldenhuys	F	1981-1989	7	29 Aug 1981	25y 103d	2 Sep 1989	33y 107d	8y 4d
J Fourie	C	2003-2011	69	11 Oct 2003	20y 221d	9 Oct 2011	28y 219d	7y 363d
DJ Rossouw	UF	2003-2011	63	11 Oct 2003	25y 158d	9 Oct 2011	33y 156d	7y 363d

Records include the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Rugby Championship, Oct 6, 2012 [16-32 FT]

South Africa v Australia at Pretoria, Rugby Championship, Sep 29, 2012 [31-8 FT]

South Africa v Argentina at Cape Town, Rugby Championship, Aug 18, 2012 [27-6 FT]