Rugby Union | 2000s | in Tonga | Oldest appearance by starting position

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Player	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
A Nariva	33y 361d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	11 Jul 2003	Details
SM Tuipulotu	31y 213d	Tonga	v Samoa	Nuku A'lofa	28 Jun 2008	Details
J Waqabitu	31y 3d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	26 May 2000	Details
T Taufahema	30y 155d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	26 May 2000	Details
TA Vili	29y 70d	Samoa	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	22 Jul 2005	Details
AJ Leger	28y 245d	Tonga	v Ireland	Nuku A'lofa	14 Jun 2003	Details
NAS Ligairi	28y 128d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	5 Jun 2004	Details
K Tonga	28y 88d	Tonga	v Samoa	Nuku A'lofa	29 Jun 2001	Details
S Leaegailesolo	28y 5d	Samoa	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	29 Jun 2001	Details
S Va'enuku	27y 1d	Tonga	v Samoa	Nuku A'lofa	22 Jul 2005	Details

Wing
Player	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
S Mafile'o	33y 273d	Tonga	v Ireland	Nuku A'lofa	14 Jun 2003	Details
TG Howe	32y 73d	Ireland	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	14 Jun 2003	Details
A Tuilevu Kurimudu	31y 328d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	5 Jun 2004	Details
VM Delai	31y 281d	USA	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	7 Jul 2000	Details
T Taufahema	31y 153d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	25 May 2001	Details
BP Lima	30y 141d	Samoa	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	15 Jun 2002	Details
AP Havili Kaufusi	30y 90d	Tonga	v Junior ABs	Nuku A'lofa	9 Jun 2007	Details
R Grant	30y 11d	USA	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	7 Jul 2000	Details
LM Fa'atau	29y 272d	Samoa	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	22 Jul 2005	Details
JP Kelly	29y 57d	Ireland	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	14 Jun 2003	Details

Centre
Player	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
TM Vaega	35y 316d	Samoa	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	29 Jun 2001	Details
SF Ngauamo	33y 329d	Tonga	v Ireland	Nuku A'lofa	14 Jun 2003	Details
AB Uluinayau	33y 141d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	11 Jul 2003	Details
MJM Mullins	32y 228d	Ireland	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	14 Jun 2003	Details
EB Vunipola	32y 0d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	5 Jun 2004	Details
A Saulala	31y 289d	USA	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	7 Jul 2000	Details
F Tuilagi	31y 6d	Samoa	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	15 Jun 2002	Details
A Tuilevu Kurimudu	30y 363d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	11 Jul 2003	Details
VL Tuigamala	30y 294d	Samoa	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	24 Jun 2000	Details
RSR Rabeni	30y 168d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	13 Jun 2009	Details

Fly-half
Player	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
TA Alatini	33y 24d	Tonga	v Ireland	Nuku A'lofa	14 Jun 2003	Details
S Tuipulotu	32y 8d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	11 Jul 2003	Details
EV Va'a	30y 45d	Samoa	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	15 Jun 2002	Details
RP Hola	30y 26d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	5 Jul 2008	Details
EB Vunipola	29y 24d	Tonga	v Samoa	Nuku A'lofa	29 Jun 2001	Details
GC Wells	28y 319d	USA	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	7 Jul 2000	Details
E Fuimaono-Sapolu	27y 241d	Samoa	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	28 Jun 2008	Details
NT Little	26y 301d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	11 Jul 2003	Details
L 'Ulufonua	26y 187d	Tonga	v Korea	Nuku A'lofa	22 Mar 2003	Details
AT Noilea	26y 112d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	13 Jun 2009	Details

Scrum-half
Player	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
WG Easterby	32y 85d	Ireland	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	14 Jun 2003	Details
SV Martens	32y 47d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	13 Jun 2009	Details
J Daunivucu	32y 12d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	13 Jun 2009	Details
MN Rauluni	30y 19d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	16 Jul 2005	Details
JS Rauluni	29y 347d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	7 Jun 2002	Details
UI Mai	29y 344d	Samoa	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	28 Jun 2008	Details
JA Filemu	26y 348d	Samoa	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	29 Jun 2001	Details
SPPBS Havea	26y 304d	Tonga	v Samoa	Nuku A'lofa	28 Jun 2008	Details
S Nau	26y 198d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	11 Jul 2003	Details
K Dalzell	26y 164d	USA	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	7 Jul 2000	Details

Prop
Player	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
J Veitayaki	36y 180d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	11 Jul 2003	Details
VB Cavubati	34y 360d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	16 Jul 2005	Details
H Lavaka	34y 182d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	11 Jul 2003	Details
I Rasila	34y 73d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	11 Jul 2003	Details
R Corrigan	32y 207d	Ireland	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	14 Jun 2003	Details
N Taufo'ou	31y 161d	Tonga	v Samoa	Nuku A'lofa	24 Jun 2000	Details
TSO Lea'aetoa	31y 116d	Tonga	v Samoa	Nuku A'lofa	28 Jun 2008	Details
J McBride	31y 72d	USA	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	7 Jul 2000	Details
JS Tomuli	30y 245d	Samoa	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	15 Jun 2002	Details
P Taula	30y 170d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	13 Jun 2009	Details

Hooker
Player	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
V Ma'asi	32y 333d	Tonga	v Samoa	Nuku A'lofa	28 Jun 2008	Details
I Taukafa	32y 9d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	5 Jul 2008	Details
JS Byrne	31y 331d	Ireland	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	14 Jun 2003	Details
FML Vunipola	31y 183d	Tonga	v USA	Nuku A'lofa	7 Jul 2000	Details
I Rasila	31y 27d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	26 May 2000	Details
L Maka	30y 105d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	26 May 2000	Details
JK Lotawa	29y 305d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	5 Jun 2004	Details
S Koto Vuli	29y 59d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	13 Jun 2009	Details
AA Lutui	28y 343d	Tonga	v Junior ABs	Nuku A'lofa	9 Jun 2007	Details
VT Gadolo	28y 76d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	16 Jul 2005	Details

Lock
Player	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
SK Leawere	35y 47d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	13 Jun 2009	Details
ES Katalau	32y 46d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	25 May 2001	Details
MM Ngauamo	32y 41d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	5 Jul 2008	Details
A Fakaongo	31y 303d	Tonga	v Samoa	Nuku A'lofa	15 Jun 2002	Details
I Fatani	31y 183d	Tonga	v USA	Nuku A'lofa	7 Jul 2000	Details
IU Afeaki	30y 329d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	5 Jun 2004	Details
L Gross	30y 229d	USA	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	7 Jul 2000	Details
PL Leavasa	30y 200d	Samoa	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	15 Jun 2002	Details
P Farner	30y 180d	USA	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	7 Jul 2000	Details
L Tone	30y 156d	Samoa	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	29 Jun 2001	Details

Flanker
Player	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
S Sititi	34y 114d	Samoa	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	28 Jun 2008	Details
RMSN Saukawa	33y 41d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	13 Jun 2009	Details
A Mocelutu Vuivau	31y 347d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	11 Jul 2003	Details
DT Hodges	31y 296d	USA	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	7 Jul 2000	Details
PE Tupai	30y 309d	Samoa	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	22 Jul 2005	Details
IU Afeaki	29y 364d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	11 Jul 2003	Details
A Fakaongo	29y 284d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	26 May 2000	Details
RARG Ratuva	29y 188d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	5 Jul 2008	Details
THNT T-Pole	29y 44d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	13 Jun 2009	Details
SCJ Koloi	28y 362d	Tonga	v Samoa	Nuku A'lofa	29 Jun 2001	Details

No. 8
Player	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
I Male	34y 359d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	26 May 2000	Details
DB Kivalu	32y 317d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	16 Jul 2005	Details
PJ Paramore	32y 223d	Samoa	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	29 Jun 2001	Details
K Tu'ipulotu	32y 173d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	26 May 2000	Details
O Fifita	31y 214d	USA	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	7 Jul 2000	Details
C Hala'ufia	30y 232d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	13 Jun 2009	Details
SK Vahafolau	30y 72d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	5 Jul 2008	Details
I Fenukitau	29y 328d	Tonga	v Samoa	Nuku A'lofa	15 Jun 2002	Details
A Mocelutu Vuivau	29y 300d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	25 May 2001	Details
GJ Stowers	29y 135d	Samoa	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	28 Jun 2008	Details

Substitute (excluding unused substitute)
Player	Pos	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
I Male	(N8)	35y 357d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	25 May 2001	Details
WT Serevi	(FB)	35y 52d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	11 Jul 2003	Details
J Tuikabe	(BR)	34y 179d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	25 May 2001	Details
N Tagi	(F)	34y 99d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	5 Jun 2004	Details
V Ma'asi	(H)	33y 317d	Tonga	v Fiji	Nuku A'lofa	13 Jun 2009	Details
P Damu	(P)	33y 248d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	25 May 2001	Details
S Rabaka Nasagavesi	(SH)	33y 49d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	7 Jun 2002	Details
I Rasila	(H)	33y 39d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	7 Jun 2002	Details
L Maka	(R)	33y 39d	Tonga	v Korea	Nuku A'lofa	22 Mar 2003	Details
JS Rauluni	(SH)	33y 21d	Fiji	v Tonga	Nuku A'lofa	16 Jul 2005	Details

Only the player's most recent appearance in that position listed; Only includes matches where the player starts in the respective position, and excludes matches as a substitute.

Records include the following current or recent matches:

Tonga v Fiji at Nuku A'lofa, IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Jun 13, 2009 [22-36 FT]

Tonga v Fiji at Nuku A'lofa, IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Jul 5, 2008 [27-16 FT]

Tonga v Samoa at Nuku A'lofa, IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Jun 28, 2008 [15-20 FT]