| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Ghizzoni | 32y 218d | Italy | v New Zealand | Auckland | 22 May 1987 | Details | |
| JPR Williams | 31y 342d | Wales | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 7 Feb 1981 | Details | |
| JW Heunis | 31y 219d | South Africa | v World XV | Johannesburg | 2 Sep 1989 | Details | |
| WH Hare | 31y 193d | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 9 Jun 1984 | Details | |
| PW Dods | 31y 71d | Scotland | v France | Parc des Princes | 18 Mar 1989 | Details | |
| S Blanco | 31y 65d | France | v Australia | Strasbourg | 4 Nov 1989 | Details | |
| AR Irvine | 30y 297d | Scotland | v Australia | Sydney | 10 Jul 1982 | Details | |
| WMH Rose | 30y 131d | England | v Australia | Sydney | 23 May 1987 | Details | |
| PI Rainey | 30y 129d | Ireland | v New Zealand | Lansdowne Road | 18 Nov 1989 | Details | |
| G Richards | 30y 66d | Australia | v France | Brisbane | 5 Jul 1981 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA Barrett | 35y 352d | Zimbabwe | v France | Auckland | 2 Jun 1987 | Details | |
| L Walton | 35y 254d | USA | v South Africa | Glenville | 25 Sep 1981 | Details | |
| M Purcell | 35y 179d | USA | v England | Sydney | 3 Jun 1987 | Details | |
| KW Robertson | 34y 103d | Scotland | v France | Parc des Princes | 18 Mar 1989 | Details | |
| MAC Slemen | 32y 269d | England | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 4 Feb 1984 | Details | |
| S Ghizzoni | 32y 178d | Italy | v Romania | Constanta | 12 Apr 1987 | Details | |
| W Jefferson | 31y 358d | USA | v Ireland XV | New York | 9 Sep 1989 | Details | |
| JS Germishuys | 31y 331d | South Africa | v USA | Glenville | 25 Sep 1981 | Details | |
| ME Harrison | 31y 293d | England | v Wales | Twickenham | 6 Feb 1988 | Details | |
| CFW Rees | 31y 164d | Wales | v France | Parc des Princes | 19 Mar 1983 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KW Robertson | 33y 350d | Scotland | v Australia | Murrayfield | 19 Nov 1988 | Details | |
| JT Stanley | 32y 219d | New Zealand | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 18 Nov 1989 | Details | |
| JM Renwick | 32y 90d | Scotland | v Romania | Bucharest | 12 May 1984 | Details | |
| R Bertranne | 31y 350d | France | v New Zealand | Parc des Princes | 21 Nov 1981 | Details | |
| AG Slack | 31y 267d | Australia | v Wales | Rotorua | 18 Jun 1987 | Details | |
| M Mascioletti | 31y 246d | Italy | v Russia | Moscow | 5 Nov 1989 | Details | |
| NM Taylor | 31y 229d | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 28 Aug 1982 | Details | |
| AG Cranston | 31y 191d | Scotland | v New Zealand | Auckland | 20 Jun 1981 | Details | |
| JJ Ah Kuoi | 31y 107d | Samoa | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 29 Oct 1988 | Details | |
| EG Tobias | 31y 80d | South Africa | v Ireland | Durban | 6 Jun 1981 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H Porta | 36y 57d | Argentina | v Australia | Buenos Aires | 7 Nov 1987 | Details | |
| EG Tobias | 34y 223d | South Africa | v S America | Cape Town | 27 Oct 1984 | Details | |
| G Laporte | 34y 174d | France | v Fiji | Auckland | 7 Jun 1987 | Details | |
| L Cusworth | 33y 218d | England | v Wales | Twickenham | 6 Feb 1988 | Details | |
| ABM Ker | 33y 141d | Scotland | v England | Murrayfield | 5 Mar 1988 | Details | |
| JP Horton | 33y 59d | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 9 Jun 1984 | Details | |
| AJP Ward | 32y 238d | Ireland | v Tonga | Brisbane | 3 Jun 1987 | Details | |
| JY Rutherford | 31y ?d | Scotland | v France | Christchurch | 23 May 1987 | Details | |
| BM Gossman | 31y 290d | Scotland | v Wales | Murrayfield | 19 Feb 1983 | Details | |
| HE Botha | 31y 187d | South Africa | v World XV | Johannesburg | 2 Sep 1989 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RM Harding | 34y 292d | England | v Fiji | Suva | 16 Jun 1988 | Details | |
| RJ Laidlaw | 34y 152d | Scotland | v England | Murrayfield | 5 Mar 1988 | Details | |
| JNB Hipwell | 33y 343d | Australia | v England | Twickenham | 2 Jan 1982 | Details | |
| DS Loveridge | 33y 194d | New Zealand | v Argentina | Buenos Aires | 2 Nov 1985 | Details | |
| RJM McGrath | 32y 201d | Ireland | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 4 Feb 1984 | Details | |
| SJ Smith | 31y 226d | England | v Scotland | Twickenham | 5 Mar 1983 | Details | |
| P Berbizier | 31y 140d | France | v Australia | Strasbourg | 4 Nov 1989 | Details | |
| J Gallion | 31y 64d | France | v Argentina | Buenos Aires | 7 Jun 1986 | Details | |
| DJ Serfontein | 30y 85d | South Africa | v S America | Cape Town | 27 Oct 1984 | Details | |
| R Cooke | 30y 84d | USA | v South Africa | Glenville | 25 Sep 1981 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C White | 36y 338d | England | v France | Parc des Princes | 3 Mar 1984 | Details | |
| SJ Pilecki | 36y 197d | Australia | v New Zealand | Sydney | 20 Aug 1983 | Details | |
| PA Orr | 36y 175d | Ireland | v Australia | Sydney | 7 Jun 1987 | Details | |
| J Aitkin | 36y 172d | Scotland | v Romania | Bucharest | 12 May 1984 | Details | |
| NA Rowan | 36y 170d | Scotland | v England | Murrayfield | 5 Mar 1988 | Details | |
| JP Garuet-Lempirou | 36y 16d | France | v New Zealand | Auckland | 1 Jul 1989 | Details | |
| JC Ashworth | 35y 287d | New Zealand | v Australia | Auckland | 29 Jun 1985 | Details | |
| AF Paoli | 35y 263d | USA | v Argentina | Buenos Aires | 8 Nov 1989 | Details | |
| EE Rodriguez | 35y 140d | Australia | v Argentina | Buenos Aires | 7 Nov 1987 | Details | |
| PAG Rendall | 35y 84d | England | v Romania | Bucharest | 13 May 1989 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Luke | 35y 245d | Canada | v USA | Albany | 12 Jun 1982 | Details | |
| PJ Wheeler | 35y 112d | England | v Wales | Twickenham | 17 Mar 1984 | Details | |
| WJH Kahts | 35y 42d | South Africa | v S America | Bloemfontein | 3 Apr 1982 | Details | |
| D Dubroca | 33y 329d | France | v Wales | Cardiff | 19 Mar 1988 | Details | |
| CF Fitzgerald | 33y 284d | Ireland | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 15 Mar 1986 | Details | |
| SGF Mills | 33y 253d | England | v Australia | Twickenham | 3 Nov 1984 | Details | |
| AG Dalton | 33y 225d | New Zealand | v Australia | Auckland | 29 Jun 1985 | Details | |
| G Morelli | 33y 34d | Italy | v New Zealand | Auckland | 22 May 1987 | Details | |
| MJ Watkins | 32y 320d | Wales | v Australia | Cardiff | 24 Nov 1984 | Details | |
| AJ Phillips | 32y 301d | Wales | v Australia | Rotorua | 18 Jun 1987 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F Haget | 37y 249d | France | v Fiji | Auckland | 7 Jun 1987 | Details | |
| RE Hindson | 36y 11d | Canada | v Wales | Invercargill | 3 Jun 1987 | Details | |
| JH Fidler | 35y 267d | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 9 Jun 1984 | Details | |
| MI Keane | 35y 220d | Ireland | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 3 Mar 1984 | Details | |
| AJ Tomes | 35y 212d | Scotland | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 6 Jun 1987 | Details | |
| LC Moolman | 35y 130d | South Africa | v NZ Cavaliers | Johannesburg | 31 May 1986 | Details | |
| AM Haden | 35y 37d | New Zealand | v Argentina | Buenos Aires | 2 Nov 1985 | Details | |
| W Cuthbertson | 35y 2d | Scotland | v Australia | Murrayfield | 8 Dec 1984 | Details | |
| G Dumitru | 34y 265d | Romania | v France | Bucharest | 23 Oct 1986 | Details | |
| WA Anderson | 34y 229d | Ireland | v New Zealand | Lansdowne Road | 18 Nov 1989 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Dumitru | 35y 117d | Romania | v France | Wellington | 28 May 1987 | Details | |
| S Niebauer | 34y 361d | USA | v England XV | Hartford | 19 Jun 1982 | Details | |
| JF Slattery | 34y 343d | Ireland | v France | Parc des Princes | 21 Jan 1984 | Details | |
| F Murariu | 34y 46d | Romania | v England | Bucharest | 13 May 1989 | Details | |
| JL Joinel | 33y 254d | France | v Zimbabwe | Auckland | 2 Jun 1987 | Details | |
| JG Allen | 33y 119d | Argentina | v USA | Buenos Aires | 8 Nov 1989 | Details | |
| SB Geldenhuys | 33y 107d | South Africa | v World XV | Johannesburg | 2 Sep 1989 | Details | |
| JM Phelan | 33y 60d | Canada | v Australia | Sydney | 15 Jun 1985 | Details | |
| WJ Donaldson | 33y 36d | Canada | v USA | Chicago | 9 Jun 1984 | Details | |
| DG Leslie | 32y 336d | Scotland | v England | Twickenham | 16 Mar 1985 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Dumitru | 35y 284d | Romania | v France | Agen | 11 Nov 1987 | Details | |
| ME Gibson | 34y 51d | Ireland | v England | Lansdowne Road | 23 Apr 1988 | Details | |
| R Hesford | 34y 25d | England | v Wales | Cardiff | 20 Apr 1985 | Details | |
| WP Duggan | 33y 357d | Ireland | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 3 Mar 1984 | Details | |
| JG Allen | 33y 90d | Argentina | v Chile | Montevideo | 10 Oct 1989 | Details | |
| WA Anderson | 32y 351d | Ireland | v England | Twickenham | 19 Mar 1988 | Details | |
| JL Joinel | 32y 273d | France | v Australia | Sydney | 21 Jun 1986 | Details | |
| A Ward | 32y 192d | USA | v Canada | Burnaby Lake | 11 Jun 1983 | Details | |
| WJ Donaldson | 32y 58d | Canada | v Italy | Toronto | 1 Jul 1983 | Details | |
| MG Mexted | 32y 58d | New Zealand | v Argentina | Buenos Aires | 2 Nov 1985 | Details |
| Player | Pos | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP Garuet-Lempirou | (P) | 35y 262d | France | v England | Twickenham | 4 Mar 1989 | Details | |
| AJ Tomes | (L) | 35y 149d | Scotland | v England | Twickenham | 4 Apr 1987 | Details | |
| G Dumitru | (L) | 35y 122d | Romania | v Scotland | Dunedin | 2 Jun 1987 | Details | |
| EE Rodriguez | (P) | 34y 363d | Australia | v Wales | Rotorua | 18 Jun 1987 | Details | |
| RM Harding | (SH) | 34y 203d | England | v Ireland | Twickenham | 19 Mar 1988 | Details | |
| G Laporte | (FH) | 34y 169d | France | v Zimbabwe | Auckland | 2 Jun 1987 | Details | |
| MP Fitzpatrick | (P) | 34y 97d | Ireland | v France | Lansdowne Road | 2 Mar 1985 | Details | |
| JJ Glennon | (L) | 33y 322d | Ireland | v Wales | Wellington | 25 May 1987 | Details | |
| L Manga | (P) | 33y 111d | USA | v Argentina | Buenos Aires | 8 Nov 1989 | Details | |
| JA Probyn | (P) | 33y 16d | England | v Romania | Bucharest | 13 May 1989 | 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: |
|
Scotland v Romania at Murrayfield, Dec 9, 1989 [32-0 FT] |
|
Ireland v New Zealand at Lansdowne Road, Nov 18, 1989 [6-23 FT] |
|
Netherlands v Emerging Wallabies at Hilversum, Nov 17, 1989 [15-32 FT] |
