Rugby Union | 1940s | in Wales | Oldest appearance

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
W Travers	H	35y 100d	Wales	v Ireland	Swansea	12 Mar 1949	Details
DM James	H	34y 238d	Wales	v France	Swansea	21 Feb 1948	Details
TW Price	P	34y 173d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	15 Jan 1949	Details
RF Trott	FB	33y 363d	Wales	v Ireland	Swansea	12 Mar 1949	Details
J Prin-Clary	P	33y 160d	France	v Wales XV	Swansea	22 Dec 1945	Details
WCW Murdoch	FB	33y 127d	Scotland	v Wales	Cardiff	7 Feb 1948	Details
S Williams	L	33y 109d	Wales	v France	Swansea	21 Feb 1948	Details
GA Kelly	P	32y 343d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	18 Jan 1947	Details
DCJ Jones	P	32y 316d	Wales	v Ireland	Swansea	12 Mar 1949	Details
GW Bevan	P	32y 156d	Wales	v England	Cardiff	18 Jan 1947	Details
L Manfield	N8	32y 103d	Wales	v France	Swansea	21 Feb 1948	Details
H Tanner	SH	32y 62d	Wales	v Ireland	Swansea	12 Mar 1949	Details
HW Walker	P	32y ?d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	18 Jan 1947	Details
EL Horsfall	F	31y 157d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	15 Jan 1949	Details
EO Coleman	P	31y 129d	Wales	v Ireland	Swansea	12 Mar 1949	Details
L Caron	P	31y 70d	France	v Wales	Swansea	21 Feb 1948	Details
AGM Watt	N8	31y 50d	Scotland	v Wales	Cardiff	7 Feb 1948	Details
E Buzy	P	31y 8d	France	v Wales	Swansea	21 Feb 1948	Details
JS Mycock	L	31y 1d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	18 Jan 1947	Details
HF Luya	L	30y 347d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	15 Jan 1949	Details
WE Tamplin	L	30y 287d	Wales	v France	Swansea	21 Feb 1948	Details
G Evans	F	30y 207d	Wales	v Ireland	Swansea	12 Mar 1949	Details
JRS Innes	C	30y 144d	Scotland	v Wales	Cardiff	7 Feb 1948	Details
CH Davies	FB	30y 94d	Wales	v Ireland	Swansea	29 Mar 1947	Details
EH Davis	P	30y 93d	Australia	v Wales	Cardiff	20 Dec 1947	Details
DJ O'Brien	N8	29y 294d	Ireland	v Wales	Swansea	12 Mar 1949	Details
A Gray	FB	29y 136d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	18 Jan 1947	Details
A Meredith	L	29y 123d	Wales	v Ireland	Swansea	12 Mar 1949	Details
JC Daly	P	29y 107d	Ireland	v Wales	Swansea	29 Mar 1947	Details
RD Agar	L	28y 348d	Ireland	v Wales	Swansea	12 Mar 1949	Details
GW Norton	FB	28y 345d	Ireland	v Wales	Swansea	12 Mar 1949	Details
RH Guest	W	28y 312d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	18 Jan 1947	Details
J Matthews	C	28y 264d	Wales	v Ireland	Swansea	12 Mar 1949	Details
AP Henderson	H	28y 234d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	15 Jan 1949	Details
EK Scott	C	28y 218d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	18 Jan 1947	Details
G Baladie	C	28y 216d	France	v Wales XV	Swansea	22 Dec 1945	Details
SV Perry	L	28y 186d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	18 Jan 1947	Details
JB Lees	F	28y 180d	Scotland	v Wales	Cardiff	7 Feb 1948	Details
M Volot	H	28y 178d	France	v Wales XV	Swansea	22 Dec 1945	Details
WD Allardice	SH	28y 95d	Scotland	v Wales	Cardiff	7 Feb 1948	Details
C Davies	P	28y 71d	Wales	v France	Swansea	21 Feb 1948	Details
EP Keeffe	L	28y 13d	Ireland	v Wales	Swansea	29 Mar 1947	Details
DP Hepburn	FH	27y 329d	Scotland	v Wales	Cardiff	7 Feb 1948	Details
E Strathdee	SH	27y 290d	Ireland	v Wales	Swansea	12 Mar 1949	Details
L Bordenave	FH	27y 286d	France	v Wales	Swansea	21 Feb 1948	Details
JW McKay	F	27y 243d	Ireland	v Wales	Swansea	12 Mar 1949	Details
J Matheu-Cambas	F	27y 243d	France	v Wales	Swansea	21 Feb 1948	Details
BH Travers	N8	27y 195d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	18 Jan 1947	Details
WB Cleaver	FH	27y 178d	Wales	v Ireland	Swansea	12 Mar 1949	Details
JE Nelson	L	27y 177d	Ireland	v Wales	Swansea	12 Mar 1949	Details

Only the player's most recent appearance listed

Records include the following current or recent matches:

Wales v Ireland at Swansea, Five Nations, Mar 12, 1949 [0-5 FT]

Wales v England at Cardiff, Five Nations, Jan 15, 1949 [9-3 FT]

Wales v France at Swansea, Five Nations, Feb 21, 1948 [3-11 FT]