| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AG Hastings | 31y 181d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 3 Jul 1993 | Details | |
| JT Robinson | 30y 330d | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Jun 2005 | Details | |
| EJ Jackett | 30y 21d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 25 Jul 1908 | Details | |
| TJ Kiernan | 29y 202d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 27 Jul 1968 | Details | |
| LM Byrne | 29y 19d | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Jun 2009 | Details | |
| AR Irvine | 28y 300d | v South Africa | Pretoria | 12 Jul 1980 | Details | |
| WB Cleaver | 28y 289d | v New Zealand | Wellington | 1 Jul 1950 | Details | |
| D Rutherford | 28y 248d | v Australia | Sydney | 28 May 1966 | Details | |
| OJ Lewsey | 28y 214d | v New Zealand | Wellington | 2 Jul 2005 | Details | |
| GEA Murphy | 27y 81d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 9 Jul 2005 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WE MacLagan | 33y 153d | v South Africa | Cape Town | 5 Sep 1891 | Details | |
| IC Evans | 33y 92d | v South Africa | Cape Town | 21 Jun 1997 | Details | |
| AV Tait | 32y 361d | v South Africa | Durban | 28 Jun 1997 | Details | |
| SM Williams | 32y 128d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 4 Jul 2009 | Details | |
| JT Robinson | 30y 337d | v New Zealand | Wellington | 2 Jul 2005 | Details | |
| G Thomas | 30y 335d | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Jun 2005 | Details | |
| J Bentley | 30y 303d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 5 Jul 1997 | Details | |
| BH Hay | 30y 50d | v South Africa | Pretoria | 12 Jul 1980 | Details | |
| R Underwood | 30y 14d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 3 Jul 1993 | Details | |
| SW Harris | 29y 282d | v South Africa | Cape Town | 20 Sep 1924 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WJH Greenwood | 32y 262d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 9 Jul 2005 | Details | |
| JC Guscott | 31y 363d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 5 Jul 1997 | Details | |
| SJ Dawes | 31y 46d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 14 Aug 1971 | Details | |
| G Thomas | 30y 349d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 9 Jul 2005 | Details | |
| IR McGeechan | 30y 287d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Aug 1977 | Details | |
| BG O'Driscoll | 30y 157d | v South Africa | Pretoria | 27 Jun 2009 | Details | |
| MC Thomas | 30y 112d | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Aug 1959 | Details | |
| J Matthews | 30y 66d | v Australia | Sydney | 26 Aug 1950 | Details | |
| I Preece | 29y 163d | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 27 May 1950 | Details | |
| RJ Flutey | 29y 144d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 4 Jul 2009 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM Jones | 31y 208d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 4 Jul 2009 | Details | |
| CR Andrew | 30y 135d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 3 Jul 1993 | Details | |
| SO Campbell | 29y 133d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 16 Jul 1983 | Details | |
| P Bennett | 28y 293d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Aug 1977 | Details | |
| B John | 26y 220d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 14 Aug 1971 | Details | |
| JP Wilkinson | 26y 38d | v New Zealand | Wellington | 2 Jul 2005 | Details | |
| MJ Catt | 25y 291d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 5 Jul 1997 | Details | |
| CMH Gibson | 25y 237d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 27 Jul 1968 | Details | |
| AJP Ward | 25y 236d | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 May 1980 | Details | |
| CI Morgan | 25y 170d | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 24 Sep 1955 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REG Jeeps | 30y 273d | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 25 Aug 1962 | Details | |
| R Howley | 30y 267d | v Australia | Melbourne | 7 Jul 2001 | Details | |
| DW Morgan | 30y 157d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Aug 1977 | Details | |
| RJ Laidlaw | 29y 284d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 16 Jul 1983 | Details | |
| CD Morris | 29y 144d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 3 Jul 1993 | Details | |
| MJS Dawson | 28y 256d | v Australia | Sydney | 14 Jul 2001 | Details | |
| JL Giles | 28y 213d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 6 Aug 1938 | Details | |
| GO Edwards | 27y 15d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 27 Jul 1974 | Details | |
| WM Phillips | 26y 309d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 4 Jul 2009 | Details | |
| GJ Morgan | 26y 170d | v South Africa | Cape Town | 10 Sep 1938 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG Rowntree | 34y 35d | v Argentina | Millennium Stadium | 23 May 2005 | Details | |
| JS Millar | 34y 30d | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 22 Jun 1968 | Details | |
| PJ Vickery | 33y 112d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 4 Jul 2009 | Details | |
| TR Prosser | 32y 201d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 19 Sep 1959 | Details | |
| J McLauchlan | 32y 104d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 27 Jul 1974 | Details | |
| CH Norris | 32y 77d | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 27 Aug 1966 | Details | |
| JM White | 32y 56d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 9 Jul 2005 | Details | |
| C Williams | 31y 253d | v South Africa | Pretoria | 12 Jul 1980 | Details | |
| G Price | 31y 234d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 16 Jul 1983 | Details | |
| JJ Hayes | 31y 202d | v Argentina | Millennium Stadium | 23 May 2005 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JS Byrne | 33y 356d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 9 Jul 2005 | Details | |
| BV Meredith | 31y 277d | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 25 Aug 1962 | Details | |
| PJ Wheeler | 31y 229d | v South Africa | Pretoria | 12 Jul 1980 | Details | |
| KS Milne | 31y 193d | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 12 Jun 1993 | Details | |
| BC Moore | 31y 173d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 3 Jul 1993 | Details | |
| RW Windsor | 31y 138d | v New Zealand | Wellington | 18 Jun 1977 | Details | |
| CF Fitzgerald | 31y 42d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 16 Jul 1983 | Details | |
| LA Mears | 30y 107d | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Jun 2009 | Details | |
| JV Pullin | 29y 286d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 14 Aug 1971 | Details | |
| CRA Graves | 29y 195d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 6 Aug 1938 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD Shaw | 35y 306d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 4 Jul 2009 | Details | |
| WJ McBride | 34y 51d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 27 Jul 1974 | Details | |
| MJ Campbell-Lamerton | 33y 26d | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 27 Aug 1966 | Details | |
| FD Prentice | 32y ?d | v Australia | Sydney | 30 Aug 1930 | Details | |
| DJ Grewcock | 32y 197d | v Argentina | Millennium Stadium | 23 May 2005 | Details | |
| RL Norster | 32y 8d | v Australia | Sydney | 1 Jul 1989 | Details | |
| WA Dooley | 31y 286d | v Australia | Sydney | 15 Jul 1989 | Details | |
| PJ Ackford | 31y 139d | v Australia | Sydney | 15 Jul 1989 | Details | |
| MO Johnson | 31y 127d | v Australia | Sydney | 14 Jul 2001 | Details | |
| CW Ralston | 30y 63d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 27 Jul 1974 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA Back | 36y 160d | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Jun 2005 | Details | |
| ME Williams | 33y 306d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 4 Jul 2009 | Details | |
| PJ Winterbottom | 33y 33d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 3 Jul 1993 | Details | |
| DP Wallace | 32y 354d | v South Africa | Pretoria | 27 Jun 2009 | Details | |
| RI Wainwright | 32y 105d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 5 Jul 1997 | Details | |
| RA Hill | 32y 33d | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Jun 2005 | Details | |
| JPR Worsley | 32y 20d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 4 Jul 2009 | Details | |
| F Calder | 31y 329d | v Australia | Sydney | 15 Jul 1989 | Details | |
| J Squire | 31y 254d | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 4 Jun 1983 | Details | |
| ME Corry | 31y 223d | v Argentina | Millennium Stadium | 23 May 2005 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME Corry | 31y 256d | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Jun 2005 | Details | |
| DL Quinnell | 31y 23d | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 14 Jun 1980 | Details | |
| WG Howard | 30y 24d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 6 Aug 1938 | Details | |
| D Richards | 29y 357d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 3 Jul 1993 | Details | |
| JA Waters | 29y 303d | v South Africa | Cape Town | 10 Sep 1938 | Details | |
| TE Reid | 29y 170d | v South Africa | Cape Town | 20 Aug 1955 | Details | |
| MJ Campbell-Lamerton | 29y 24d | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 25 Aug 1962 | Details | |
| AEI Pask | 28y 351d | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 27 Aug 1966 | Details | |
| LS Quinnell | 28y 328d | v Australia | Sydney | 14 Jul 2001 | Details | |
| J Squire | 28y 293d | v South Africa | Pretoria | 12 Jul 1980 | Details |
| Player | Pos | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Hayes | (P) | 35y 244d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 4 Jul 2009 | Details | |
| CG Rowntree | (P) | 34y 82d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 9 Jul 2005 | Details | |
| JS Byrne | (H) | 33y 349d | v New Zealand | Wellington | 2 Jul 2005 | Details | |
| ME Williams | (F) | 33y 299d | v South Africa | Pretoria | 27 Jun 2009 | Details | |
| MC Teague | (F) | 33y 261d | v New Zealand | Wellington | 26 Jun 1993 | Details | |
| DP Wallace | (F) | 32y 361d | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 4 Jul 2009 | Details | |
| J Leonard | (P) | 32y 327d | v Australia | Melbourne | 7 Jul 2001 | Details | |
| MJS Dawson | (SH) | 32y 251d | v New Zealand | Auckland | 9 Jul 2005 | Details | |
| WJH Greenwood | (C) | 32y 248d | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Jun 2005 | Details | |
| DJ Grewcock | (L) | 32y 230d | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Jun 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: |
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British and Irish Lions v Argentina at Millennium Stadium, May 23, 2005 [25-25 FT] |
