Rugby Union | 1950s | Australia | Oldest appearance

Player	Pos	Age	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
K Yanz	F	33y 295d	v France	Colombes	9 Mar 1958	Details
KJ Ellis	P	32y 75d	v Lions	Sydney	13 Jun 1959	Details
AJ Baxter	P	32y 24d	v New Zealand	Wellington	13 Sep 1952	Details
NJ Adams	P	31y 359d	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Aug 1955	Details
SW Brown	FH	31y 343d	v South Africa	Port Elizabeth	26 Sep 1953	Details
RAL Davidson	P	31y 239d	v NZ Maori	Brisbane	14 Jun 1958	Details
RGW Cornforth	L	31y 219d	v Lions	Sydney	26 Aug 1950	Details
NM Shehadie	P	31y 64d	v Ireland	Lansdowne Road	18 Jan 1958	Details
FJC McCarthy	P	31y 56d	v Lions	Brisbane	19 Aug 1950	Details
CJ Windon	F	30y 310d	v New Zealand	Wellington	13 Sep 1952	Details
CT Burke	FH	30y 208d	v South Africa	Brisbane	2 Jun 1956	Details
GWG Davis	C	30y 90d	v New Zealand	Auckland	17 Sep 1955	Details
AR Miller	L	30y 45d	v Lions	Sydney	13 Jun 1959	Details
KA Cross	F	28y 358d	v New Zealand	Brisbane	1 Jun 1957	Details
BP Cox	SH	28y 250d	v New Zealand	Brisbane	1 Jun 1957	Details
TN Betts	P	28y 74d	v Fiji	Sydney	26 Jun 1954	Details
AS Cameron	L	28y 61d	v Ireland	Lansdowne Road	18 Jan 1958	Details
JC Carroll	N8	27y 342d	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Aug 1953	Details
AEJ Tonkin	W	27y 311d	v Lions	Sydney	26 Aug 1950	Details
ET Stapleton	W	27y 275d	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Aug 1958	Details
JA Walsh	H	27y 266d	v South Africa	Port Elizabeth	26 Sep 1953	Details
RM Tooth	FH	27y 253d	v New Zealand	Brisbane	1 Jun 1957	Details
FM Elliott	P	27y 156d	v New Zealand	Sydney	25 May 1957	Details
CR Wilson	F	27y 139d	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Sep 1958	Details
DL Logan	SH	27y 135d	v NZ Maori	Brisbane	14 Jun 1958	Details
CJ Primmer	L	27y 119d	v New Zealand	Brisbane	21 Jul 1951	Details
R Outterside	N8	27y 99d	v Lions	Sydney	13 Jun 1959	Details
MJ Tate	FH	27y 21d	v Fiji	Sydney	26 Jun 1954	Details
RW Meadows	H	26y 292d	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Sep 1958	Details
KE Gudsell	C	26y 275d	v New Zealand	Brisbane	21 Jul 1951	Details
DJ Strachan	P	26y 211d	v New Zealand	Auckland	17 Sep 1955	Details
PT Fenwicke	F	26y 211d	v Lions	Sydney	13 Jun 1959	Details
JH Solomon	FH	25y 309d	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Aug 1955	Details
NV Cottrell	H	25y 181d	v New Zealand	Wellington	13 Sep 1952	Details
BB Johnson	N8	25y 127d	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Sep 1955	Details
NM Hughes	N8	25y 111d	v France	Colombes	9 Mar 1958	Details
GN Vaughan	P	25y 87d	v NZ Maori	Melbourne	5 Jul 1958	Details
JH Carroll	L	25y 85d	v Lions	Sydney	13 Jun 1959	Details
HS Barker	C	25y 3d	v Fiji	Sydney	26 Jun 1954	Details
AK Walker	C	24y 326d	v Lions	Sydney	26 Aug 1950	Details
JR Cross	H	24y 325d	v New Zealand	Auckland	17 Sep 1955	Details
JJ Pashley	F	24y 308d	v NZ Maori	Melbourne	5 Jul 1958	Details
AR Morton	W	24y 276d	v Lions	Sydney	13 Jun 1959	Details
RM Harvey	FH	24y 252d	v NZ Maori	Melbourne	5 Jul 1958	Details
GG Jones	W	24y 190d	v South Africa	Sydney	26 May 1956	Details
JA Phipps	C	24y 154d	v South Africa	Brisbane	2 Jun 1956	Details
PD Thompson	W	24y 152d	v Lions	Brisbane	19 Aug 1950	Details
SW White	C	24y 118d	v NZ Maori	Melbourne	5 Jul 1958	Details
JE Thornett	F	24y 75d	v Lions	Sydney	13 Jun 1959	Details
JM O'Neill	FB	24y 37d	v South Africa	Brisbane	2 Jun 1956	Details

Only the player's most recent appearance listed

Records include the following current or recent matches:

Australia v British and Irish Lions at Sydney, 2nd Test, Jun 13, 1959 [3-24 FT]

Australia v British and Irish Lions at Brisbane, 1st Test, Jun 6, 1959 [6-17 FT]

Australia v New Zealand Maori at Melbourne, 3rd Test, Jul 5, 1958 [6-13 FT]