Rugby Union | in South Africa | Oldest appearance as a captain

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
J Hammond	Fwd	36y 39d	Britain	v South Africa	Cape Town	5 Sep 1896	Details
PM Fatialofa	P	36y 31d	Samoa	v Italy	East London	27 May 1995	Details
MH Loffreda	C	35y 151d	Argentina	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Oct 1994	Details
NC Sharpe	L	34y 216d	Australia	v South Africa	Pretoria	29 Sep 2012	Details
HE Botha	FH	34y 177d	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Aug 1992	Details
V Matfield	L	34y 101d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Port Elizabeth	20 Aug 2011	Details
WJ McBride	L	34y 51d	Lions	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Jul 1974	Details
SBT Fitzpatrick	H	34y 45d	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
AJ Charron	L	33y 319d	Canada	v South Africa	East London	10 Jun 2000	Details
AG Hastings	FB	33y 159d	Scotland	v New Zealand	Pretoria	11 Jun 1995	Details
WE MacLagan	W	33y 153d	Britain	v South Africa	Cape Town	5 Sep 1891	Details
GM Gregan	SH	33y 143d	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	9 Sep 2006	Details
JW Smit	H	33y 132d	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	13 Aug 2011	Details
S Sititi	N8	33y 95d	Samoa	v South Africa	Johannesburg	9 Jun 2007	Details
H Porta	FH	33y 46d	S America	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Oct 1984	Details
JT Claassen	L	32y 336d	South Africa	v Lions	Bloemfontein	25 Aug 1962	Details
JFK Marais	P	32y 309d	South Africa	v Lions	Johannesburg	27 Jul 1974	Details
JT Robinson	W	32y 300d	England	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	26 May 2007	Details
DJ Wilson	F	32y 222d	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	14 Aug 1999	Details
F Pelous	L	32y 199d	France	v South Africa	Cape Town	24 Jun 2006	Details
A Moscardi	H	32y 155d	Italy	v South Africa	Port Elizabeth	30 Jun 2001	Details
GH Teichmann	N8	32y 154d	South Africa	v Italy	Port Elizabeth	12 Jun 1999	Details
KF Mealamu	H	32y 153d	New Zealand	v South Africa	Port Elizabeth	20 Aug 2011	Details
JF Slattery	F	32y 114d	Ireland	v South Africa	Durban	6 Jun 1981	Details
JH van der Westhuizen	SH	32y 114d	South Africa	v Scotland	Johannesburg	14 Jun 2003	Details
M Giovanelli	F	32y 110d	Italy	v South Africa	Durban	19 Jun 1999	Details
CR Andrew	FH	32y 102d	England	v Italy	Durban	31 May 1995	Details
F Galthie	SH	32y 95d	France	v South Africa	Durban	23 Jun 2001	Details
SA Mortlock	C	32y 80d	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Aug 2009	Details
JF Umaga	C	32y 71d	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	6 Aug 2005	Details
M Bollesan	N8	32y 4d	Italy	v Xerox Lions	Johannesburg	11 Jul 1973	Details
BW Redpath	SH	31y 347d	Scotland	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Jun 2003	Details
AR Leslie	N8	31y 313d	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Sep 1976	Details
RH McCaw	F	31y 280d	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	6 Oct 2012	Details
JM Powell	HB	31y 267d	South Africa	v Britain	Kimberley	5 Sep 1903	Details
TJ Kingston	H	31y 264d	Ireland	v France	Durban	10 Jun 1995	Details
RJ McCall	L	31y 256d	Australia	v Romania	Stellenbosch	3 Jun 1995	Details
BL Osler	FH	31y 241d	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	22 Jul 1933	Details
MP Lynagh	FH	31y 229d	Australia	v England	Cape Town	11 Jun 1995	Details
J de Villiers	C	31y 225d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	6 Oct 2012	Details
HSV Muller	N8	31y 184d	South Africa	v Australia	Port Elizabeth	26 Sep 1953	Details
CL Charvis	F	31y 182d	Wales	v South Africa	Pretoria	26 Jun 2004	Details
BH Heatlie	Fwd	31y 140d	South Africa	v Britain	Cape Town	12 Sep 1903	Details
BJ Kenyon	F	31y 121d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Port Elizabeth	17 Sep 1949	Details
PJ Nel	L	31y 77d	South Africa	v Australia	Bloemfontein	2 Sep 1933	Details
W Claassen	N8	31y 77d	South Africa	v S America	Bloemfontein	3 Apr 1982	Details
SP Fry	F	31y 72d	South Africa	v Lions	Port Elizabeth	24 Sep 1955	Details
NJ Popplewell	P	31y 55d	Ireland	v Japan	Bloemfontein	31 May 1995	Details
JA Eales	L	31y 31d	Australia	v South Africa	Pretoria	28 Jul 2001	Details
DC van Jaarsveldt	F	31y 30d	South Africa	v Scotland	Port Elizabeth	30 Apr 1960	Details

Only the player's most recent appearance listed

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]