Rugby Union | 1870s | Oldest appearance

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
R Walker	Fwd	32y 173d	England	v Scotland	Edinburgh	10 Mar 1879	Details
AN Hornby	3Q	31y 29d	England	v Ireland	Lansdowne Road	11 Mar 1878	Details
R Todd	Fwd	29y ?d	England	v Scotland	Edinburgh	5 Mar 1877	Details
T Batson	Fwd	29y ?d	England	v Ireland	The Oval	15 Feb 1875	Details
EWD Croker	Fwd	28y 178d	Ireland	v England	Lansdowne Road	11 Mar 1878	Details
DP Turner	Fwd	28y 83d	England	v Scotland	Edinburgh	8 Mar 1875	Details
WAD Evanson	3Q	28y ?d	England	v Ireland	The Oval	24 Mar 1879	Details
DR Irvine	Fwd	27y 342d	Scotland	v England	Edinburgh	10 Mar 1879	Details
RH Birkett	3Q	27y 314d	England	v Ireland	The Oval	5 Feb 1877	Details
EC Cheston	Fwd	27y 134d	England	v Scotland	The Oval	6 Mar 1876	Details
JRH Gordon	HB	27y 116d	Scotland	v England	Edinburgh	5 Mar 1877	Details
W MacLaren	3Q	27y ?d	England	v Scotland	Edinburgh	27 Mar 1871	Details
F Luscombe	Fwd	27y ?d	England	v Scotland	The Oval	6 Mar 1876	Details
HA Lawrence	Fwd	26y 356d	England	v Scotland	Edinburgh	8 Mar 1875	Details
AM Bulteel	Fwd	26y ?d	England	v Ireland	Dublin	13 Dec 1875	Details
AT Wood	Fwd	26y 312d	Scotland	v England	Edinburgh	8 Mar 1875	Details
AS Gibson	Fwd	26y 256d	England	v Scotland	Edinburgh	27 Mar 1871	Details
JA Body	Fwd	26y 181d	England	v Scotland	Glasgow	3 Mar 1873	Details
TG Gordon	HB	26y 86d	Ireland	v England	Lansdowne Road	11 Mar 1878	Details
HT Twynam	HB	26y ?d	England	v Ireland	The Oval	24 Mar 1879	Details
MW Marshall	Fwd	26y ?d	England	v Ireland	Lansdowne Road	11 Mar 1878	Details
AG Petrie	Fwd	26y ?d	Scotland	v England	Edinburgh	10 Mar 1879	Details
JS Genth	Fwd	26y ?d	England	v Scotland	Edinburgh	8 Mar 1875	Details
AG Guillemard	FB	26y 49d	England	v Scotland	The Oval	5 Feb 1872	Details
WHH Hutchinson	Fwd	26y 43d	England	v Ireland	Dublin	13 Dec 1875	Details
J Reid	Fwd	26y 9d	Scotland	v England	Edinburgh	5 Mar 1877	Details
T Chalmers	FB	25y 352d	Scotland	v England	The Oval	6 Mar 1876	Details
RW Irvine	Fwd	25y 325d	Scotland	v England	Edinburgh	10 Mar 1879	Details
E Kewley	Fwd	25y 257d	England	v Scotland	The Oval	4 Mar 1878	Details
JA Bush	Fwd	25y 222d	England	v Scotland	The Oval	6 Mar 1876	Details
GR Fleming	Fwd	25y 211d	Scotland	v England	The Oval	6 Mar 1876	Details
HWT Garnett	Fwd	25y 170d	England	v Scotland	Edinburgh	5 Mar 1877	Details
A Budd	Fwd	25y 161d	England	v Ireland	The Oval	24 Mar 1879	Details
ASG Hamersley	Fwd	25y 138d	England	v Scotland	The Oval	23 Feb 1874	Details
HC Rowley	Fwd	25y ?d	England	v Ireland	The Oval	24 Mar 1879	Details
JL Bell	HB	25y ?d	England	v Ireland	Lansdowne Road	11 Mar 1878	Details
ET Gurdon	Fwd	25y 58d	England	v Ireland	The Oval	24 Mar 1879	Details
W Greg	Fwd	25y 21d	England	v Scotland	The Oval	6 Mar 1876	Details
WH Bolton	Fwd	24y 357d	Scotland	v England	The Oval	6 Mar 1876	Details
JF Green	HB	24y 333d	England	v Scotland	Edinburgh	27 Mar 1871	Details
HW Murray	Fwd	24y 316d	Ireland	v England	The Oval	24 Mar 1879	Details
HM Napier	Fwd	24y 312d	Scotland	v England	Edinburgh	10 Mar 1879	Details
CC Bryden	Fwd	24y 262d	England	v Scotland	Edinburgh	5 Mar 1877	Details
TR Marshall	3Q	24y 242d	Scotland	v England	The Oval	23 Feb 1874	Details
TP Whittington	Fwd	24y 203d	Scotland	v England	Glasgow	3 Mar 1873	Details
AW Pearson	FB	24y 101d	England	v Ireland	Lansdowne Road	11 Mar 1878	Details
WH Wilson	Fwd	24y 86d	Ireland	v Scotland	Belfast	19 Feb 1877	Details
JM Biggs	Fwd	24y ?d	England	v Ireland	The Oval	24 Mar 1879	Details
JJ Keon	Fwd	24y ?d	Ireland	v England	The Oval	24 Mar 1879	Details
SHM Login	FB	24y 80d	England	v Ireland	Dublin	13 Dec 1875	Details

Only the player's most recent appearance listed

Records include the following current or recent matches:

England v Ireland at The Oval, Mar 24, 1879 [3G-0G FT]

Scotland v England at Edinburgh, Mar 10, 1879 [1G-1G FT]

Ireland v Scotland at Belfast, Feb 17, 1879 [0G-2G FT]