| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WE Crawford | 35y 115d | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 12 Mar 1927 | Details | |
| TJ Kiernan | 34y 48d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 24 Feb 1973 | Details | |
| CJ Murphy | 32y 142d | v England | Lansdowne Road | 8 Feb 1947 | Details | |
| GT Dempsey | 32y 130d | v France | Stade de France | 9 Feb 2008 | Details | |
| GEA Murphy | 31y 335d | v Scotland | Croke Park | 20 Mar 2010 | Details | |
| CR Wilkinson | 31y 287d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 16 Jan 1993 | Details | |
| JGMW Murphy | 31y 207d | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 15 Mar 1958 | Details | |
| JE Staples | 31y 132d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 1 Mar 1997 | Details | |
| GW Norton | 30y 329d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 24 Feb 1951 | Details | |
| NJ Henderson | 30y 251d | v France | Lansdowne Road | 18 Apr 1959 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH Gibson | 36y 90d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 3 Mar 1979 | Details | |
| AJFK O'Reilly | 33y 283d | v England | Twickenham | 14 Feb 1970 | Details | |
| TG Howe | 32y 339d | v England | Twickenham | 6 Mar 2004 | Details | |
| KD Crossan | 32y 20d | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 18 Jan 1992 | Details | |
| NH Brophy | 31y 147d | v France | Lansdowne Road | 15 Apr 1967 | Details | |
| KJ Hooks | 31y 32d | v France | Lansdowne Road | 2 Feb 1991 | Details | |
| DA Hickie | 31y 32d | v Italy | Rome | 17 Mar 2007 | Details | |
| PP Haycock | 30y 275d | v England | Lansdowne Road | 18 Feb 1989 | Details | |
| JJ Moloney | 30y 201d | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 15 Mar 1980 | Details | |
| AW McMaster | 30y 81d | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 21 Feb 1976 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH Gibson | 34y 106d | v France | Lansdowne Road | 19 Mar 1977 | Details | |
| BG O'Driscoll | 34y 54d | v Italy | Rome | 16 Mar 2013 | Details | |
| MJ Field | 33y 5d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 1 Mar 1997 | Details | |
| GW D'Arcy | 33y 0d | v England | Lansdowne Road | 10 Feb 2013 | Details | |
| MK Flynn | 32y 329d | v England | Twickenham | 12 Feb 1972 | Details | |
| BJ Mullin | 31y 139d | v Wales | Cardiff | 18 Mar 1995 | Details | |
| DG Irwin | 31y 2d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 3 Feb 1990 | Details | |
| JA McIlrath | 30y 332d | v England | Lansdowne Road | 5 Feb 1977 | Details | |
| KP McQuilkin | 30y 329d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 1 Mar 1997 | Details | |
| KM Maggs | 30y 289d | v Wales | Millennium Stadium | 19 Mar 2005 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH Gibson | 34y 64d | v England | Lansdowne Road | 5 Feb 1977 | Details | |
| RJR O'Gara | 34y 5d | v Wales | Millennium Stadium | 12 Mar 2011 | Details | |
| JW Kyle | 32y 50d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 1 Mar 1958 | Details | |
| DG Humphreys | 31y 201d | v England | Lansdowne Road | 30 Mar 2003 | Details | |
| AJP Ward | 31y 158d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 15 Mar 1986 | Details | |
| WJ Hewitt | 30y 281d | v Wales | Cardiff | 14 Mar 1959 | Details | |
| RP Keyes | 30y 198d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 15 Feb 1992 | Details | |
| SO Campbell | 29y 336d | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 4 Feb 1984 | Details | |
| MAF English | 29y 280d | v Wales | Cardiff | 9 Mar 1963 | Details | |
| EO Davy | 29y 199d | v England | Lansdowne Road | 10 Feb 1934 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE Polden | 35y 10d | v France | Lansdowne Road | 3 Apr 1920 | Details | |
| F Gardiner | 34y 272d | v Scotland | Inverleith | 27 Feb 1909 | Details | |
| AK Horan | 33y 152d | v Wales | Cardiff | 13 Mar 1920 | Details | |
| RJM McGrath | 32y 201d | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 4 Feb 1984 | Details | |
| MT Bradley | 32y 107d | v France | Lansdowne Road | 4 Mar 1995 | Details | |
| E Reddan | 31y 118d | v England | Twickenham | 17 Mar 2012 | Details | |
| PA Stringer | 31y 91d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 14 Mar 2009 | Details | |
| WG Easterby | 30y 185d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 22 Sep 2001 | Details | |
| HW Jack | 29y 271d | v Wales | Belfast | 12 Mar 1921 | Details | |
| M Sugden | 29y 31d | v Wales | Belfast | 14 Mar 1931 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Hayes | 36y 138d | v Scotland | Croke Park | 20 Mar 2010 | Details | |
| PA Orr | 36y 111d | v Wales | Cardiff | 4 Apr 1987 | Details | |
| PMN Clohessy | 36y 15d | v France | Stade de France | 6 Apr 2002 | Details | |
| JS Millar | 35y 295d | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 14 Mar 1970 | Details | |
| RJ McLoughlin | 35y 203d | v Wales | Cardiff | 15 Mar 1975 | Details | |
| R Corrigan | 35y 84d | v France | Stade de France | 11 Feb 2006 | Details | |
| DC Fitzgerald | 34y 29d | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 18 Jan 1992 | Details | |
| MA Ross | 33y 85d | v Italy | Rome | 16 Mar 2013 | Details | |
| NJ Popplewell | 32y 315d | v England | Lansdowne Road | 15 Feb 1997 | Details | |
| TG Court | 32y 110d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 24 Feb 2013 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KW Kennedy | 33y 309d | v Wales | Cardiff | 15 Mar 1975 | Details | |
| CF Fitzgerald | 33y 284d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 15 Mar 1986 | Details | |
| JS Byrne | 33y 244d | v Wales | Millennium Stadium | 19 Mar 2005 | Details | |
| SJ Smith | 33y 182d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 16 Jan 1993 | Details | |
| TJ Kingston | 32y 151d | v France | Parc des Princes | 17 Feb 1996 | Details | |
| AR Dawson | 31y 311d | v France | Colombes | 11 Apr 1964 | Details | |
| BJ Jackman | 31y 294d | v Scotland | Croke Park | 23 Feb 2008 | Details | |
| JP Flannery | 31y 119d | v France | Stade de France | 13 Feb 2010 | Details | |
| PC Whelan | 30y 309d | v England | Lansdowne Road | 7 Mar 1981 | Details | |
| RD Best | 30y 213d | v Italy | Rome | 16 Mar 2013 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI Keane | 35y 220d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 3 Mar 1984 | Details | |
| MJ Galwey | 35y 145d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 2 Mar 2002 | Details | |
| DA Tweed | 35y 125d | v Wales | Cardiff | 18 Mar 1995 | Details | |
| WA Anderson | 34y 306d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 3 Feb 1990 | Details | |
| WJ McBride | 34y 282d | v Wales | Cardiff | 15 Mar 1975 | Details | |
| DF O'Callaghan | 33y 337d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 24 Feb 2013 | Details | |
| JJ Glennon | 33y 257d | v France | Lansdowne Road | 21 Mar 1987 | Details | |
| ME O'Kelly | 33y 205d | v France | Stade de France | 9 Feb 2008 | Details | |
| PJ O'Connell | 32y 136d | v France | Stade de France | 4 Mar 2012 | Details | |
| DG Lenihan | 32y 128d | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 18 Jan 1992 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JF Slattery | 34y 343d | v France | Parc des Princes | 21 Jan 1984 | Details | |
| DP Wallace | 34y 254d | v England | Lansdowne Road | 19 Mar 2011 | Details | |
| J McVicker | 33y 116d | v France | Belfast | 25 Jan 1930 | Details | |
| SH Easterby | 32y 196d | v Italy | Croke Park | 2 Feb 2008 | Details | |
| WD McBride | 32y 173d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 1 Mar 1997 | Details | |
| VCP Costello | 32y 158d | v England | Lansdowne Road | 30 Mar 2003 | Details | |
| PM Matthews | 32y 22d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 15 Feb 1992 | Details | |
| NAA Murphy | 32y 14d | v Wales | Cardiff | 8 Mar 1969 | Details | |
| WA Anderson | 31y 352d | v France | Lansdowne Road | 21 Mar 1987 | Details | |
| PTJ O'Hara | 31y 228d | v England | Lansdowne Road | 20 Mar 1993 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME Gibson | 34y 2d | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 5 Mar 1988 | Details | |
| WP Duggan | 33y 357d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 3 Mar 1984 | Details | |
| WA Anderson | 32y 351d | v England | Twickenham | 19 Mar 1988 | Details | |
| DJ O'Brien | 32y 312d | v England | Twickenham | 29 Mar 1952 | Details | |
| JE Nelson | 32y 129d | v France | Colombes | 23 Jan 1954 | Details | |
| P Stokes | 32y 5d | v France | Lansdowne Road | 8 Apr 1922 | Details | |
| AG Foley | 31y 140d | v Wales | Millennium Stadium | 19 Mar 2005 | Details | |
| WD McBride | 30y 176d | v France | Lansdowne Road | 4 Mar 1995 | Details | |
| JR Kavanagh | 30y 84d | v France | Lansdowne Road | 15 Apr 1961 | Details | |
| GH Wall | 30y 30d | v Wales | Cardiff | 13 Mar 1965 | Details |
| Player | Pos | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJR O'Gara | (FH) | 35y 354d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 24 Feb 2013 | Details | |
| ME O'Kelly | (L) | 34y 211d | v Italy | Rome | 15 Feb 2009 | Details | |
| MP Fitzpatrick | (P) | 34y 97d | v France | Lansdowne Road | 2 Mar 1985 | Details | |
| DC Fitzgerald | (P) | 34y 57d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 15 Feb 1992 | Details | |
| DF O'Callaghan | (L) | 33y 350d | v France | Lansdowne Road | 9 Mar 2013 | Details | |
| NJ Popplewell | (P) | 33y 335d | v France | Stade de France | 7 Mar 1998 | Details | |
| WG Easterby | (SH) | 33y 328d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 12 Feb 2005 | Details | |
| JJ Glennon | (L) | 33y 271d | v Wales | Cardiff | 4 Apr 1987 | Details | |
| DG Humphreys | (FH) | 33y 190d | v Wales | Millennium Stadium | 19 Mar 2005 | Details | |
| VCP Costello | (F) | 33y 156d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 27 Mar 2004 | 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: |
|
Ireland v France at Lansdowne Road, Six Nations, Mar 9, 2013 [13-13 FT] |
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Ireland v England at Lansdowne Road, Six Nations, Feb 10, 2013 [6-12 FT] |
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Ireland v Scotland at Lansdowne Road, Six Nations, Mar 10, 2012 [32-14 FT] |
