Rugby Union | Australia | Oldest appearance on debut

Player	Pos	Age	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
JW Holdsworth	L	36y 288d	v S Africa XV	Sydney	25 Jun 1921	Details
PN Buchanan	C	34y 165d	v NZ Maori	Sydney	25 Jun 1923	Details
CP Strauss	(N8)	33y 349d	v Ireland	Brisbane	12 Jun 1999	Details
K Yanz	F	33y 295d	v France	Colombes	9 Mar 1958	Details
NJ Adams	P	31y 359d	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Aug 1955	Details
EE Rodriguez	P	31y 355d	v Fiji	Suva	9 Jun 1984	Details
SW Brown	FH	31y 322d	v South Africa	Cape Town	5 Sep 1953	Details
HW Baker	F	31y 292d	v New Zealand	Sydney	18 Jul 1914	Details
KJ Ellis	P	31y 146d	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Aug 1958	Details
WP Webb	P	31y 140d	v Britain	Sydney	5 Aug 1899	Details
SJ Pilecki	P	31y 127d	v Wales	Brisbane	11 Jun 1978	Details
TP McIsaac	H	31y 84d	v England	Sydney	11 Jun 2006	Details
FJC McCarthy	P	31y 56d	v Lions	Brisbane	19 Aug 1950	Details
RW Williams	(F)	30y 186d	v Ireland	Brisbane	12 Jun 1999	Details
GWG Davis	FH	30y 76d	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Sep 1955	Details
EH Davis	P	30y 65d	v Scotland	Murrayfield	22 Nov 1947	Details
BI Swannell	N8	30y 13d	v New Zealand	Dunedin	2 Sep 1905	Details
WAR Mackney	N8	29y 345d	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Jul 1933	Details
EM Jessep	P	29y 304d	v New Zealand	Sydney	11 Aug 1934	Details
SG Fava	(N8)	29y 297d	v England	Twickenham	12 Nov 2005	Details
DV Nucifora	(H)	29y 262d	v Argentina	Llanelli	4 Oct 1991	Details
LF Walker	FH	29y 191d	v New Zealand	Brisbane	16 Jul 1988	Details
AT Blades	P	29y 158d	v Scotland	Murrayfield	9 Nov 1996	Details
HLM Buntine	C	29y 116d	v NZ XV	Sydney	12 Jul 1924	Details
JJ Carson	P	29y 107d	v Britain	Sydney	24 Jun 1899	Details
BS McDonald	F	29y 103d	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	20 Sep 1969	Details
JF Langford	L	29y 51d	v New Zealand	Dunedin	16 Aug 1997	Details
JC Clarken	P	29y 45d	v New Zealand	Dunedin	2 Sep 1905	Details
CWP Lang	P	29y 35d	v New Zealand	Brisbane	6 Aug 1938	Details
M Hodgson	(F)	28y 345d	v Fiji	Canberra	5 Jun 2010	Details
JE Coolican	P	28y 321d	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Aug 1982	Details
IS Tabua Tamanivalu	F	28y 318d	v South Africa	Brisbane	14 Aug 1993	Details
PA Horton	H	28y 309d	v New Zealand	Sydney	25 May 1974	Details
EN Tindall	SH	28y 306d	v Tonga	Brisbane	30 Jun 1973	Details
DES Fitter	P	28y 296d	v Ireland	Lansdowne Road	19 Nov 2005	Details
BG Schulte	SH	28y 289d	v New Zealand	Dunedin	14 Sep 1946	Details
AJ Baxter	P	28y 288d	v NZ Maori	Sydney	4 Jun 1949	Details
RP Cross	(C)	28y 266d	v France	Sydney	28 Jun 2008	Details
H Edmonds	H	28y 228d	v Fiji	Canberra	5 Jun 2010	Details
WM McLean	L	28y 198d	v New Zealand	Dunedin	14 Sep 1946	Details
RLL Harry	P	28y 192d	v Wales	Brisbane	9 Jun 1996	Details
CB Handy	P	28y 165d	v New Zealand	Auckland	9 Sep 1978	Details
EG Broad	FH	28y 152d	v NZ Maori	Sydney	4 Jun 1949	Details
RGW Cornforth	F	28y 146d	v New Zealand	Brisbane	14 Jun 1947	Details
RH Egerton	W	28y 138d	v Wales	Brisbane	22 Jul 1991	Details
ASJ Gralton	SH	28y 135d	v Britain	Sydney	24 Jun 1899	Details
PJ FitzSimons	L	28y 128d	v France	Strasbourg	4 Nov 1989	Details
T Jaques	(BR)	28y 119d	v South Africa	Melbourne	8 Jul 2000	Details
ETA Carr	W	28y 118d	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Sep 1913	Details
DJ Shepherd	N8	28y 108d	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Aug 1964	Details

Records include the following current or recent matches:

Australia v New Zealand at Brisbane, Oct 20, 2012 [18-18 FT]

Australia v Argentina at Gold Coast, Rugby Championship, Sep 15, 2012 [23-19 FT]

Australia v South Africa at Perth, Rugby Championship, Sep 8, 2012 [26-19 FT]