| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJ Kiernan | 34y 48d | Ireland | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 24 Feb 1973 | Details | |
| L Modonesi | 32y 332d | Italy | v Czech Rep | Reggio di Calabria | 10 May 1975 | Details | |
| WF McCormick | 32y 63d | New Zealand | v Lions | Dunedin | 26 Jun 1971 | Details | |
| TJ Morris | 30y 257d | New Zealand | v Australia | Auckland | 16 Sep 1972 | Details | |
| LW Mains | 30y 110d | New Zealand | v Ireland | Wellington | 5 Jun 1976 | Details | |
| JPR Williams | 30y 15d | Wales | v England | Cardiff | 17 Mar 1979 | Details | |
| ID McCallum | 29y 354d | South Africa | v Lions | Pretoria | 22 Jun 1974 | Details | |
| DJ Robertson | 29y 225d | New Zealand | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Sep 1976 | Details | |
| R Hiller | 29y 121d | England | v Ireland | Twickenham | 12 Feb 1972 | Details | |
| R Caligiuri | 29y 94d | Italy | v Romania | Bucharest | 22 Apr 1979 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH Gibson | 36y 90d | Ireland | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 3 Mar 1979 | Details | |
| AJFK O'Reilly | 33y 283d | Ireland | v England | Twickenham | 14 Feb 1970 | Details | |
| D Shedden | 33y 270d | Scotland | v Wales | Cardiff | 18 Feb 1978 | Details | |
| TGR Davies | 33y 130d | Wales | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Jun 1978 | Details | |
| V Ambron | 31y 152d | Italy | v Spain | Madrid | 14 May 1972 | Details | |
| JJ Williams | 30y 350d | Wales | v England | Cardiff | 17 Mar 1979 | Details | |
| SH Nomis | 30y 201d | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 3 Jun 1972 | Details | |
| AW McMaster | 30y 186d | Ireland | v New Zealand | Wellington | 5 Jun 1976 | Details | |
| ATA Duggan | 29y 323d | Ireland | v France | Lansdowne Road | 29 Apr 1972 | Details | |
| JJ Moloney | 29y 293d | Ireland | v Australia | Sydney | 16 Jun 1979 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH Gibson | 36y 195d | Ireland | v Australia | Sydney | 16 Jun 1979 | Details | |
| MK Flynn | 33y 306d | Ireland | v New Zealand | Lansdowne Road | 20 Jan 1973 | Details | |
| R Luise III | 33y 304d | Italy | v Spain | Madrid | 14 May 1972 | Details | |
| IR McGeechan | 32y 138d | Scotland | v France | Parc des Princes | 17 Mar 1979 | Details | |
| BJ Corless | 32y 131d | England | v Ireland | Twickenham | 18 Mar 1978 | Details | |
| AJL Lewis | 31y 179d | Wales | v France | Parc des Princes | 24 Mar 1973 | Details | |
| V Ambron | 31y 159d | Italy | v Spain | Ivrea | 21 May 1972 | Details | |
| FDT Roux | 31y 153d | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 12 Sep 1970 | Details | |
| SJ Dawes | 31y 46d | Lions | v New Zealand | Auckland | 14 Aug 1971 | Details | |
| JE Morgan | 31y 42d | New Zealand | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Sep 1976 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH Gibson | 34y 64d | Ireland | v England | Lansdowne Road | 5 Feb 1977 | Details | |
| AGB Old | 32y 120d | England | v France | Parc des Princes | 21 Jan 1978 | Details | |
| IR McGeechan | 32y 40d | Scotland | v New Zealand | Murrayfield | 9 Dec 1978 | Details | |
| OD Bruce | 31y 200d | New Zealand | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 9 Dec 1978 | Details | |
| JF Finlan | 31y 119d | England | v New Zealand | Twickenham | 6 Jan 1973 | Details | |
| DJ Robertson | 30y 132d | New Zealand | v Lions | Wellington | 18 Jun 1977 | Details | |
| EW Kirton | 29y 243d | New Zealand | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 29 Aug 1970 | Details | |
| JP Romeu | 29y 239d | France | v Romania | Clermont-Ferrand | 10 Dec 1977 | Details | |
| V Ambron | 29y 168d | Italy | v Madagascar | Tananarive | 31 May 1970 | Details | |
| P Bennett | 29y 145d | Wales | v France | Cardiff | 18 Mar 1978 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM Going | 33y 324d | New Zealand | v Lions | Christchurch | 9 Jul 1977 | Details | |
| LJ Davis | 33y 234d | New Zealand | v Lions | Auckland | 13 Aug 1977 | Details | |
| M Young | 33y 30d | England | v Scotland | Twickenham | 3 Feb 1979 | Details | |
| U Conforto | 32y 139d | Italy | v Portugal | Coimbra | 25 Feb 1973 | Details | |
| IG McCrae | 31y 211d | Scotland | v New Zealand | Murrayfield | 16 Dec 1972 | Details | |
| AJM Lawson | 31y 175d | Scotland | v New Zealand | Murrayfield | 10 Nov 1979 | Details | |
| DW Morgan | 30y 360d | Scotland | v England | Murrayfield | 4 Mar 1978 | Details | |
| GO Edwards | 30y 249d | Wales | v France | Cardiff | 18 Mar 1978 | Details | |
| JNB Hipwell | 30y 228d | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 9 Sep 1978 | Details | |
| J Fouroux | 30y 139d | France | v Romania | Clermont-Ferrand | 10 Dec 1977 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AG Faulkner | 37y 355d | Wales | v France | Parc des Princes | 17 Feb 1979 | Details | |
| J McLauchlan | 37y 210d | Scotland | v New Zealand | Murrayfield | 10 Nov 1979 | Details | |
| JS Millar | 35y 295d | Ireland | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 14 Mar 1970 | Details | |
| RJ McLoughlin | 35y 203d | Ireland | v Wales | Cardiff | 15 Mar 1975 | Details | |
| RJ Cowling | 34y 330d | England | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 17 Feb 1979 | Details | |
| CB Stevens | 34y 286d | England | v Scotland | Twickenham | 15 Mar 1975 | Details | |
| PM McLoughlin | 34y 162d | Ireland | v Australia | Lansdowne Road | 17 Jan 1976 | Details | |
| JL Myburgh | 34y 19d | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 12 Sep 1970 | Details | |
| AB Carmichael | 33y 353d | Scotland | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 21 Jan 1978 | Details | |
| PJ Agnew | 33y 305d | Ireland | v Australia | Lansdowne Road | 17 Jan 1976 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW Norton | 35y 136d | New Zealand | v Lions | Auckland | 13 Aug 1977 | Details | |
| JV Pullin | 34y 140d | England | v France | Parc des Princes | 20 Mar 1976 | Details | |
| PG Johnson | 34y 123d | Australia | v France | Colombes | 27 Nov 1971 | Details | |
| PA Horton | 34y 99d | Australia | v Argentina | Buenos Aires | 27 Oct 1979 | Details | |
| KW Kennedy | 33y 309d | Ireland | v Wales | Cardiff | 15 Mar 1975 | Details | |
| RW Windsor | 33y 17d | Wales | v France | Parc des Princes | 17 Feb 1979 | Details | |
| M Luke | 32y 354d | Canada | v France A | Paris | 29 Sep 1979 | Details | |
| JFB van Wyk | 32y 272d | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 18 Sep 1976 | Details | |
| JL Ugartemendia | 31y 234d | France | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 1 Mar 1975 | Details | |
| PH Sloane | 31y 75d | New Zealand | v England | Twickenham | 24 Nov 1979 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCH du Preez | 35y 252d | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | 7 Aug 1971 | Details | |
| CE Meads | 35y 72d | New Zealand | v Lions | Auckland | 14 Aug 1971 | Details | |
| A di Zitti | 34y 318d | Italy | v Portugal | Lisbon | 2 Apr 1972 | Details | |
| WJ McBride | 34y 282d | Ireland | v Wales | Cardiff | 15 Mar 1975 | Details | |
| M Sappa | 34y 266d | France | v Romania | Clermont-Ferrand | 10 Dec 1977 | Details | |
| AF McHarg | 34y 231d | Scotland | v England | Twickenham | 3 Feb 1979 | Details | |
| I Quaglio | 33y 288d | Italy | v Romania | Parma | 24 Apr 1976 | Details | |
| BA Otano | 33y 211d | Argentina | v Ox & Camb | Buenos Aires | 28 Aug 1971 | Details | |
| MG Roberts | 33y 25d | Wales | v England | Cardiff | 17 Mar 1979 | Details | |
| I Mazzucchelli | 33y 0d | Italy | v Romania | Parma | 24 Apr 1976 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A di Zitti | 34y 360d | Italy | v Spain | Madrid | 14 May 1972 | Details | |
| PJ Dixon | 34y 209d | England | v New Zealand | Twickenham | 25 Nov 1978 | Details | |
| JH Ellis | 34y 201d | South Africa | v New Zealand | Durban | 24 Jul 1976 | Details | |
| M Bollesan | 33y 307d | Italy | v Czech Rep | Reggio di Calabria | 10 May 1975 | Details | |
| JC Davidson | 33y 226d | Ireland | v New Zealand | Wellington | 5 Jun 1976 | Details | |
| NA MacEwan | 33y 93d | Scotland | v England | Twickenham | 15 Mar 1975 | Details | |
| GV Davis | 33y 51d | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 16 Sep 1972 | Details | |
| TJ Cobner | 32y 152d | Wales | v Australia | Brisbane | 11 Jun 1978 | Details | |
| WD Morris | 32y 125d | Wales | v England | Twickenham | 16 Mar 1974 | Details | |
| DM Rollitt | 32y 68d | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 31 May 1975 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA Nel | 35y 32d | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 12 Sep 1970 | Details | |
| I Mazzucchelli | 32y 289d | Italy | v France XV | Milan | 7 Feb 1976 | Details | |
| M Bollesan | 32y 127d | Italy | v Serbia & Mon | Zagreb | 11 Nov 1973 | Details | |
| AR Leslie | 31y 313d | New Zealand | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Sep 1976 | Details | |
| ML Hipwell | 31y 289d | Ireland | v France | Lansdowne Road | 29 Apr 1972 | Details | |
| AF McHarg | 31y 277d | Scotland | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 20 Mar 1976 | Details | |
| J Cristina | 31y 148d | France | v Romania | Montauban | 2 Dec 1979 | Details | |
| PC Brown | 31y 105d | Scotland | v Pres XV | Murrayfield | 31 Mar 1973 | Details | |
| AJ Bates | 31y 46d | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 3 Jun 1972 | Details | |
| GJ Adey | 30y 281d | England | v France | Parc des Princes | 20 Mar 1976 | Details |
| Player | Pos | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMD Knill | (P) | 34y 75d | Wales | v France | Cardiff | 6 Mar 1976 | Details | |
| R Luise III | (C) | 33y 311d | Italy | v Spain | Ivrea | 21 May 1972 | Details | |
| J Iracabal | (P) | 33y 147d | France | v South Africa | Parc des Princes | 30 Nov 1974 | Details | |
| JV Pullin | (H) | 33y 106d | England | v Wales | Cardiff | 15 Feb 1975 | Details | |
| AB Carmichael | (P) | 33y 17d | Scotland | v Ireland | Murrayfield | 19 Feb 1977 | Details | |
| SM Going | (SH) | 32y 291d | New Zealand | v Ireland | Wellington | 5 Jun 1976 | Details | |
| BK Jackson | (F) | 32y 224d | England | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 21 Mar 1970 | Details | |
| PJ Agnew | (P) | 31y 307d | Ireland | v France | Parc des Princes | 19 Jan 1974 | Details | |
| RDH Bryce | (P) | 31y 104d | Scotland | v Ireland | Murrayfield | 24 Feb 1973 | Details | |
| L Boccaletto | (F) | 31y 95d | Italy | v England U23 | Gosforth | 13 Sep 1975 | 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: |
|
Italy v Morocco at Benevento, FIRA Championship D1, Dec 22, 1979 [34-6 FT] |
|
Spain v Serbia and Montenegro at Madrid, FIRA Championship D2, Dec 22, 1979 [25-3 FT] |
|
Serbia and Montenegro v Netherlands at Ljubliana, FIRA Championship D2, Dec 16, 1979 [10-6 FT] |
