Rugby Union | IRB Rugby World Cup | Oldest appearance on debut

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
D Ormaechea	N8	40y 13d	Uruguay	v Spain	Galashiels	2 Oct 1999	Details
V Grachev	N8	38y 146d	Russia	v USA	New Plymouth	15 Sep 2011	Details
F Haget	L	37y 239d	France	v Romania	Wellington	28 May 1987	Details
J Diaz	F	36y 185d	Spain	v Uruguay	Galashiels	2 Oct 1999	Details
PA Orr	P	36y 162d	Ireland	v Wales	Wellington	25 May 1987	Details
DE West	H	36y 28d	England	v Uruguay	Brisbane	2 Nov 2003	Details
RE Hindson	L	36y 7d	Canada	v Ireland	Dunedin	30 May 1987	Details
EA Barrett	W	35y 342d	Zimbabwe	v Romania	Auckland	23 May 1987	Details
A Bottacchiari	F	35y 339d	Italy	v New Zealand	Leicester	13 Oct 1991	Details
F Puertas Soto	FB	35y 326d	Spain	v South Africa	Murrayfield	10 Oct 1999	Details
NA Rowan	P	35y 258d	Scotland	v Romania	Dunedin	2 Jun 1987	Details
H Porta	FH	35y 255d	Argentina	v Fiji	Hamilton	24 May 1987	Details
DA Tweed	L	35y 199d	Ireland	v Japan	Bloemfontein	31 May 1995	Details
AJ Tomes	L	35y 198d	Scotland	v France	Christchurch	23 May 1987	Details
A Malo Navio	N8	35y 182d	Spain	v Uruguay	Galashiels	2 Oct 1999	Details
M Purcell	W	35y 169d	USA	v Japan	Brisbane	24 May 1987	Details
JA Probyn	P	35y 159d	England	v New Zealand	Twickenham	3 Oct 1991	Details
L Delaney	P	35y 151d	Wales	v Samoa	Cardiff	6 Oct 1991	Details
W Cristofoletto	L	35y 122d	Italy	v England	Twickenham	2 Oct 1999	Details
G Dumitru	F	35y 117d	Romania	v France	Wellington	28 May 1987	Details
PS May	L	35y 97d	Wales	v Samoa	Cardiff	6 Oct 1991	Details
L Manga	(P)	35y 80d	USA	v New Zealand	Gloucester	8 Oct 1991	Details
A Khrokhin	(P)	35y 72d	Russia	v Italy	Nelson	20 Sep 2011	Details
UR Samo	N8	35y 64d	Australia	v Italy	North Shore City	11 Sep 2011	Details
A Ponce de Leon	(L)	35y 37d	Uruguay	v Spain	Galashiels	2 Oct 1999	Details
D Payne	N8	35y 18d	USA	v South Africa	Montpellier	30 Sep 2007	Details
RL Evans	P	34y 342d	Wales	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	31 May 1995	Details
EE Rodriguez	P	34y 337d	Australia	v England	Sydney	23 May 1987	Details
O Fifita	(F)	34y 318d	USA	v Scotland	Brisbane	20 Oct 2003	Details
TW Billups	H	34y 280d	USA	v Ireland	Lansdowne Road	2 Oct 1999	Details
H Lavaka	P	34y 278d	Tonga	v Italy	Canberra	15 Oct 2003	Details
A Cigagna	N8	34y 270d	France	v England	Pretoria	22 Jun 1995	Details
H Bloomfield	N8	34y 247d	USA	v England	Lens	8 Sep 2007	Details
AG Bateman	W	34y 217d	Wales	v Japan	Millennium Stadium	9 Oct 1999	Details
JJ Crenca	P	34y 191d	France	v Fiji	Brisbane	11 Oct 2003	Details
S Rabaka Nasagavesi	(SH)	34y 175d	Fiji	v France	Brisbane	11 Oct 2003	Details
G Laporte	FH	34y 164d	France	v Romania	Wellington	28 May 1987	Details
I Male	(N8)	34y 140d	Fiji	v England	Twickenham	20 Oct 1999	Details
J Ferreira	H	34y 135d	Portugal	v Scotland	Saint-Etienne	9 Sep 2007	Details
G Pivetta	H	34y 109d	Italy	v USA	Otley	5 Oct 1991	Details
G Cucchiella	P	34y 102d	Italy	v Fiji	Dunedin	31 May 1987	Details
H de Goede	L	34y 100d	Canada	v Tonga	Napier	24 May 1987	Details
R Jantjies	SH	34y 100d	Namibia	v Fiji	Beziers	1 Oct 1999	Details
CP Strauss	(N8)	34y 97d	Australia	v Romania	Belfast	3 Oct 1999	Details
SF Ngauamo	(C)	34y 87d	Tonga	v Italy	Canberra	15 Oct 2003	Details
NB Seru	(P)	34y 83d	Fiji	v France	Brisbane	11 Oct 2003	Details
GN Konia	C	34y 70d	Japan	v France	Townsville	18 Oct 2003	Details
D Santon	(H)	34y 67d	South Africa	v Georgia	Sydney	24 Oct 2003	Details
R Tardits	F	34y 64d	USA	v Ireland	Lansdowne Road	2 Oct 1999	Details

Records include the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v France at Auckland, IRB Rugby World Cup Final, Oct 23, 2011 [8-7 FT]

Australia v Wales at Auckland, IRB Rugby World Cup 3rd/4th place playoff, Oct 21, 2011 [21-18 FT]

New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, IRB Rugby World Cup Semi final, Oct 16, 2011 [20-6 FT]