| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WE Crawford | 35y 115d | Ireland | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 12 Mar 1927 | Details | |
| AN Hornby | 34y 361d | England | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 6 Feb 1882 | Details | |
| N Baudry | 34y 303d | France | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 29 Jan 1949 | Details | |
| V Evans | 34y 242d | Wales | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 13 Mar 1954 | Details | |
| WT Serevi | 34y 181d | Fiji | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 17 Nov 2002 | Details | |
| TJ Kiernan | 34y 34d | Ireland | v England | Lansdowne Road | 10 Feb 1973 | Details | |
| NAS Ligairi | 33y 296d | Fiji | v Ireland | Dublin | 21 Nov 2009 | Details | |
| RW Hosen | 33y 244d | England | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 11 Feb 1967 | Details | |
| WCW Murdoch | 33y 148d | Scotland | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 28 Feb 1948 | Details | |
| GEA Murphy | 33y 130d | Ireland | v England | Lansdowne Road | 27 Aug 2011 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH Gibson | 35y 91d | Ireland | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 4 Mar 1978 | Details | |
| C Dominici | 34y 267d | France | v Ireland | Croke Park | 11 Feb 2007 | Details | |
| KJ Jones | 34y 71d | Wales | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 10 Mar 1956 | Details | |
| D Shedden | 33y 242d | Scotland | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 21 Jan 1978 | Details | |
| TGR Davies | 33y 25d | Wales | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 4 Mar 1978 | Details | |
| SM Williams | 33y 15d | Wales | v Ireland | Croke Park | 13 Mar 2010 | Details | |
| TG Howe | 32y 326d | Ireland | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 22 Feb 2004 | Details | |
| PB Jackson | 32y 140d | England | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 9 Feb 1963 | Details | |
| KD Crossan | 32y 20d | Ireland | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 18 Jan 1992 | Details | |
| AB Timms | 31y 362d | Scotland | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 27 Feb 1904 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH Gibson | 35y 336d | Ireland | v New Zealand | Lansdowne Road | 4 Nov 1978 | Details | |
| FE Bunce | 35y 284d | New Zealand | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 15 Nov 1997 | Details | |
| AG Bateman | 35y 26d | Wales | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 1 Apr 2000 | Details | |
| J Heaton | 34y 162d | England | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 8 Feb 1947 | Details | |
| BG O'Driscoll | 34y 47d | Ireland | v France | Lansdowne Road | 9 Mar 2013 | Details | |
| MK Flynn | 33y 306d | Ireland | v New Zealand | Lansdowne Road | 20 Jan 1973 | Details | |
| F Mesnel | 33y 247d | France | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 4 Mar 1995 | Details | |
| JC Guscott | 33y 242d | England | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 6 Mar 1999 | Details | |
| AV Tait | 33y 220d | Scotland | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 7 Feb 1998 | Details | |
| PJP Sella | 33y 18d | France | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 4 Mar 1995 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H Porta | 39y 46d | Argentina | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 27 Oct 1990 | Details | |
| MA Williams | 38y 98d | USA | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 2 Oct 1999 | Details | |
| D Dominguez | 35y 332d | Italy | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 23 Mar 2002 | Details | |
| RJR O'Gara | 34y 173d | Ireland | v England | Lansdowne Road | 27 Aug 2011 | Details | |
| DG Humphreys | 34y 77d | Ireland | v Romania | Lansdowne Road | 26 Nov 2005 | Details | |
| CMH Gibson | 34y 64d | Ireland | v England | Lansdowne Road | 5 Feb 1977 | Details | |
| DN Niu | 33y 284d | USA | v Australia | Limerick | 14 Oct 1999 | Details | |
| DJ Knox | 33y 112d | Australia | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 23 Nov 1996 | Details | |
| F Contepomi | 33y 100d | Argentina | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 28 Nov 2010 | Details | |
| NT Little | 33y 69d | Fiji | v Ireland | Dublin | 21 Nov 2009 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE Polden | 35y 10d | Ireland | v France | Lansdowne Road | 3 Apr 1920 | Details | |
| RM Harding | 34y 238d | England | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 23 Apr 1988 | Details | |
| MN Rauluni | 34y 147d | Fiji | v Ireland | Dublin | 21 Nov 2009 | Details | |
| RJ Laidlaw | 34y 103d | Scotland | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 16 Jan 1988 | Details | |
| A Troncon | 33y 352d | Italy | v Ireland | Belfast | 24 Aug 2007 | Details | |
| JNB Hipwell | 33y 301d | Australia | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 21 Nov 1981 | Details | |
| WG Easterby | 33y 244d | Ireland | v USA | Lansdowne Road | 20 Nov 2004 | Details | |
| AK Horan | 33y 124d | Ireland | v England | Lansdowne Road | 14 Feb 1920 | Details | |
| PA Stringer | 32y 350d | Ireland | v Argentina | Lansdowne Road | 28 Nov 2010 | Details | |
| P Berbizier | 32y 230d | France | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 2 Feb 1991 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR Miller | 37y 267d | Australia | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 21 Jan 1967 | Details | |
| JJ Hayes | 37y 11d | Ireland | v Samoa | Lansdowne Road | 13 Nov 2010 | Details | |
| AG Faulkner | 37y 5d | Wales | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 4 Mar 1978 | Details | |
| JA Probyn | 36y 327d | England | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 20 Mar 1993 | Details | |
| MA Bustos | 36y 236d | Argentina | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 24 Nov 2012 | Details | |
| NA Rowan | 36y 121d | Scotland | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 16 Jan 1988 | Details | |
| J Aitkin | 36y 102d | Scotland | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 3 Mar 1984 | Details | |
| PA Orr | 36y 97d | Ireland | v France | Lansdowne Road | 21 Mar 1987 | Details | |
| A Roques | 36y 57d | France | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 15 Apr 1961 | Details | |
| PMN Clohessy | 36y 1d | Ireland | v Italy | Lansdowne Road | 23 Mar 2002 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME Ledesma Arocena | 37y 195d | Argentina | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 28 Nov 2010 | Details | |
| ME Cardinal | 36y 209d | Canada | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 30 Nov 1997 | Details | |
| E Evans | 36y 8d | England | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 9 Feb 1957 | Details | |
| ER Gardner | 35y 128d | England | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 11 Feb 1922 | Details | |
| TW Billups | 34y 292d | USA | v Australia | Limerick | 14 Oct 1999 | Details | |
| DM James | 34y 259d | Wales | v Ireland | Belfast | 13 Mar 1948 | Details | |
| JS Tucker | 34y 252d | England | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 8 Feb 1930 | Details | |
| JS Byrne | 34y 131d | Ireland | v Romania | Lansdowne Road | 26 Nov 2005 | Details | |
| PJ Wheeler | 34y 113d | England | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 19 Mar 1983 | Details | |
| R Ibanez | 33y 359d | France | v Ireland | Croke Park | 11 Feb 2007 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F Haget | 37y 171d | France | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 21 Mar 1987 | Details | |
| JN Ackermann | 36y 161d | South Africa | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 11 Nov 2006 | Details | |
| MI Keane | 35y 220d | Ireland | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 3 Mar 1984 | Details | |
| WA Dooley | 35y 169d | England | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 20 Mar 1993 | Details | |
| MJ Galwey | 35y 145d | Ireland | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 2 Mar 2002 | Details | |
| DA Tweed | 35y 111d | Ireland | v France | Lansdowne Road | 4 Mar 1995 | Details | |
| L Nallet | 34y 340d | France | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 20 Aug 2011 | Details | |
| W Cristofoletto | 34y 312d | Italy | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 10 Apr 1999 | Details | |
| WA Anderson | 34y 306d | Ireland | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 3 Feb 1990 | Details | |
| DF Cronin | 34y 296d | Scotland | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 7 Feb 1998 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Cecillon | 36y 33d | France | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 4 Mar 1995 | Details | |
| DP Wallace | 35y 50d | Ireland | v England | Lansdowne Road | 27 Aug 2011 | Details | |
| WJ Radford | 34y 336d | Wales | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 10 Mar 1923 | Details | |
| ME Williams | 34y 193d | Wales | v Ireland | Croke Park | 13 Mar 2010 | Details | |
| A Quinlan | 34y 125d | Ireland | v New Zealand | Croke Park | 15 Nov 2008 | Details | |
| CP Strauss | 34y 108d | Australia | v USA | Limerick | 14 Oct 1999 | Details | |
| NA Back | 34y 73d | England | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 30 Mar 2003 | Details | |
| R Tardits | 34y 64d | USA | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 2 Oct 1999 | Details | |
| RA Martin | 34y 61d | Argentina | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 23 Nov 2002 | Details | |
| JF Slattery | 34y 35d | Ireland | v England | Lansdowne Road | 19 Mar 1983 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Dumitru | 34y 274d | Romania | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 1 Nov 1986 | Details | |
| ME Gibson | 34y 51d | Ireland | v England | Lansdowne Road | 23 Apr 1988 | Details | |
| M Cecillon | 34y 21d | France | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 20 Feb 1993 | Details | |
| DB White | 34y 16d | Scotland | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 15 Feb 1992 | Details | |
| R Hesford | 34y 4d | England | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 30 Mar 1985 | Details | |
| WP Duggan | 33y 357d | Ireland | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 3 Mar 1984 | Details | |
| ME Corry | 33y 135d | England | v Ireland | Croke Park | 24 Feb 2007 | Details | |
| RC Stuart | 33y 73d | New Zealand | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 9 Jan 1954 | Details | |
| I Tawake | 33y 58d | Fiji | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 18 Nov 1995 | Details | |
| VCP Costello | 32y 311d | Ireland | v Italy | Limerick | 30 Aug 2003 | Details |
| Player | Pos | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD Shaw | (L) | 37y 360d | England | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 27 Aug 2011 | Details | |
| JJ Hayes | (P) | 37y 18d | Ireland | v New Zealand | Lansdowne Road | 20 Nov 2010 | Details | |
| TM Vaega | (C) | 36y 86d | Samoa | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 11 Nov 2001 | Details | |
| G Graham | (P) | 36y 42d | Scotland | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 2 Mar 2002 | Details | |
| RJR O'Gara | (FH) | 35y 340d | Ireland | v England | Lansdowne Road | 10 Feb 2013 | Details | |
| JM White | (P) | 35y 290d | England | v Ireland | Croke Park | 28 Feb 2009 | Details | |
| PMN Clohessy | (P) | 35y 234d | Ireland | v Samoa | Lansdowne Road | 11 Nov 2001 | Details | |
| S Marconnet | (P) | 34y 311d | France | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 13 Feb 2011 | Details | |
| A Quinlan | (L) | 34y 118d | Ireland | v Canada | Limerick | 8 Nov 2008 | Details | |
| CP Strauss | (N8) | 34y 104d | Australia | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 10 Oct 1999 | 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 Argentina at Lansdowne Road, Nov 24, 2012 [46-24 FT] |
