Rugby Union | New Zealand | Oldest appearance as a captain

Player	Pos	Age	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
RW Norton	H	35y 136d	v Lions	Auckland	13 Aug 1977	Details
CE Meads	L	35y 72d	v Lions	Auckland	14 Aug 1971	Details
SBT Fitzpatrick	H	34y 73d	v Australia	Dunedin	16 Aug 1997	Details
J Duncan	FH	33y 276d	v Australia	Sydney	15 Aug 1903	Details
AG Dalton	H	33y 225d	v Australia	Auckland	29 Jun 1985	Details
RC Stuart	F	33y 122d	v France	Colombes	27 Feb 1954	Details
AK Hore	H	33y 19d	v Canada	Wellington	2 Oct 2011	Details
WT Shelford	N8	32y 192d	v Scotland	Auckland	23 Jun 1990	Details
JF Umaga	C	32y 183d	v Scotland	Murrayfield	26 Nov 2005	Details
KF Mealamu	H	32y 180d	v Japan	Hamilton	16 Sep 2011	Details
RD Thorne	F	32y 165d	v Canada	Hamilton	16 Jun 2007	Details
D Gallaher	WF	32y 63d	v France	Parc des Princes	1 Jan 1906	Details
RH McCaw	F	31y 336d	v England	Twickenham	1 Dec 2012	Details
GW Whetton	L	31y 319d	v Scotland	Cardiff	30 Oct 1991	Details
AR Leslie	N8	31y 313d	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Sep 1976	Details
CG Porter	WF	31y 96d	v Britain	Wellington	9 Aug 1930	Details
RH Duff	L	31y 27d	v South Africa	Auckland	1 Sep 1956	Details
MJ Brownlie	L	31y 22d	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Sep 1928	Details
JW Stead	FH	30y 311d	v Anglo-Welsh	Auckland	25 Jul 1908	Details
PW Henderson	F	30y 256d	v Japan	Bloemfontein	4 Jun 1995	Details
PB Vincent	SH	30y 211d	v South Africa	Wellington	4 Aug 1956	Details
A McDonald	F	30y 206d	v USA	Berkeley	15 Nov 1913	Details
KR Tremain	F	30y 143d	v France	Christchurch	13 Jul 1968	Details
EJ Roberts	SH	30y 130d	v South Africa	Wellington	17 Sep 1921	Details
WJ Whineray	P	30y 70d	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Sep 1965	Details
R So'oialo	N8	30y 42d	v Italy	Milan	14 Nov 2009	Details
BJ Lochore	N8	30y 9d	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Sep 1970	Details
GNK Mourie	F	30y 3d	v Australia	Auckland	11 Sep 1982	Details
MJ O'Leary	FB	29y 356d	v Australia	Christchurch	20 Sep 1913	Details
FJ Oliver	L	29y 259d	v Australia	Auckland	9 Sep 1978	Details
DJ Graham	F	29y 241d	v Australia	Wellington	29 Aug 1964	Details
FR Allen	C	29y 185d	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Aug 1949	Details
J Hunter	C	29y 113d	v Anglo-Welsh	Wellington	27 Jun 1908	Details
F Roberts	SH	29y 86d	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jul 1910	Details
TJ Blackadder	L	29y 66d	v Italy	Genova	25 Nov 2000	Details
P Johnstone	F	28y 346d	v Australia	Brisbane	21 Jul 1951	Details
RM McKenzie	F	28y 331d	v Australia	Sydney	13 Aug 1938	Details
JM Muliaina	FB	28y 331d	v Italy	Christchurch	27 Jun 2009	Details
FD Kilby	SH	28y 123d	v Australia	Sydney	25 Aug 1934	Details
SS Wilson	W	28y 120d	v England	Twickenham	19 Nov 1983	Details
DS Loveridge	SH	28y 81d	v Australia	Sydney	12 Jul 1980	Details
AR Reid	SH	28y 50d	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Jun 1957	Details
RR King	L	28y 37d	v South Africa	Auckland	25 Sep 1937	Details
TC Randell	F	28y 18d	v Wales	Millennium Stadium	23 Nov 2002	Details
JE Manchester	F	27y 340d	v England	Twickenham	4 Jan 1936	Details
KJ Read	N8	27y 232d	v France	Addington	15 Jun 2013	Details
RR Elvidge	C	27y 121d	v Lions	Wellington	1 Jul 1950	Details
IA Kirkpatrick	F	27y 114d	v England	Auckland	15 Sep 1973	Details
JB Smith	C	26y 364d	v Australia	Auckland	24 Sep 1949	Details
J Collins	F	26y 329d	v Romania	Toulouse	29 Sep 2007	Details

Only the player's most recent appearance listed

Records include the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v France at Addington, 2nd Test, Jun 15, 2013 [30-0 FT]

New Zealand v France at Auckland, 1st Test, Jun 8, 2013 [23-13 FT]

New Zealand v South Africa at Dunedin, Rugby Championship, Sep 15, 2012 [21-11 FT]