| 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 | |
| GEA Murphy | 33y 145d | v USA | New Plymouth | 11 Sep 2011 | Details | |
| GT Dempsey | 33y 44d | v New Zealand | Croke Park | 15 Nov 2008 | Details | |
| CJ Murphy | 32y 142d | v England | Lansdowne Road | 8 Feb 1947 | 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 | 33y 78d | v South Africa | Cape Town | 19 Jun 2004 | Details | |
| WJ Hewitt | 32y 341d | v South Africa | Cape Town | 13 May 1961 | Details | |
| KD Crossan | 32y 20d | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 18 Jan 1992 | Details | |
| DA Hickie | 31y 229d | v Argentina | Parc des Princes | 30 Sep 2007 | Details | |
| NH Brophy | 31y 175d | v Australia | Sydney | 13 May 1967 | Details | |
| SP Horgan | 31y 126d | v Fiji | Dublin | 21 Nov 2009 | Details | |
| KJ Hooks | 31y 32d | v France | Lansdowne Road | 2 Feb 1991 | Details | |
| B Carney | 31y 19d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 11 Aug 2007 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH Gibson | 36y 195d | v Australia | Sydney | 16 Jun 1979 | Details | |
| BG O'Driscoll | 34y 54d | v Italy | Rome | 16 Mar 2013 | Details | |
| MK Flynn | 33y 306d | v New Zealand | Lansdowne Road | 20 Jan 1973 | 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 | |
| P Wallace | 32y 301d | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 23 Jun 2012 | Details | |
| MJM Mullins | 32y 234d | v Samoa | Apia | 20 Jun 2003 | Details | |
| BJ Mullin | 31y 223d | v France | Durban | 10 Jun 1995 | Details | |
| KM Maggs | 31y 9d | v Japan | Osaka | 12 Jun 2005 | Details | |
| DG Irwin | 31y 2d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 3 Feb 1990 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJR O'Gara | 34y 215d | v Wales | Wellington | 8 Oct 2011 | Details | |
| DG Humphreys | 34y 77d | v Romania | Lansdowne Road | 26 Nov 2005 | Details | |
| CMH Gibson | 34y 64d | v England | Lansdowne Road | 5 Feb 1977 | Details | |
| AJP Ward | 32y 238d | v Tonga | Brisbane | 3 Jun 1987 | Details | |
| JW Kyle | 32y 50d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 1 Mar 1958 | Details | |
| WJ Hewitt | 30y 281d | v Wales | Cardiff | 14 Mar 1959 | Details | |
| P Russell | 30y 252d | v Australia | Lansdowne Road | 31 Oct 1992 | Details | |
| EP Elwood | 30y 231d | v Romania | Lansdowne Road | 15 Oct 1999 | Details | |
| RP Keyes | 30y 198d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 15 Feb 1992 | Details | |
| MAF English | 30y 188d | v New Zealand | Lansdowne Road | 7 Dec 1963 | 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 | |
| WG Easterby | 33y 244d | v USA | Lansdowne Road | 20 Nov 2004 | Details | |
| AK Horan | 33y 152d | v Wales | Cardiff | 13 Mar 1920 | Details | |
| PA Stringer | 32y 350d | v Argentina | Lansdowne Road | 28 Nov 2010 | Details | |
| RJM McGrath | 32y 201d | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 4 Feb 1984 | Details | |
| MT Bradley | 32y 191d | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 27 May 1995 | Details | |
| IJ Boss | 31y 169d | v Russia | Rotorua | 25 Sep 2011 | Details | |
| E Reddan | 31y 118d | v England | Twickenham | 17 Mar 2012 | Details | |
| HW Jack | 29y 271d | v Wales | Belfast | 12 Mar 1921 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Hayes | 37y 11d | v Samoa | Lansdowne Road | 13 Nov 2010 | Details | |
| PA Orr | 36y 175d | v Australia | Sydney | 7 Jun 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 | |
| PM McLoughlin | 34y 162d | v Australia | Lansdowne Road | 17 Jan 1976 | Details | |
| DC Fitzgerald | 34y 29d | v Wales | Lansdowne Road | 18 Jan 1992 | Details | |
| PJ Agnew | 33y 305d | v Australia | Lansdowne Road | 17 Jan 1976 | Details | |
| NJ Popplewell | 33y 238d | v Canada | Lansdowne Road | 30 Nov 1997 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JS Byrne | 34y 131d | v Romania | Lansdowne Road | 26 Nov 2005 | Details | |
| KW Kennedy | 33y 309d | v Wales | Cardiff | 15 Mar 1975 | Details | |
| CF Fitzgerald | 33y 284d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 15 Mar 1986 | Details | |
| SJ Smith | 33y 182d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 16 Jan 1993 | Details | |
| JP Flannery | 32y 314d | v England | Lansdowne Road | 27 Aug 2011 | 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 | |
| KGM Wood | 31y 286d | v France | Melbourne | 9 Nov 2003 | Details | |
| ATH Clarke | 31y 115d | v Romania | Lansdowne Road | 21 Nov 1998 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI Keane | 35y 220d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 3 Mar 1984 | Details | |
| DA Tweed | 35y 199d | v Japan | Bloemfontein | 31 May 1995 | Details | |
| MJ Galwey | 35y 145d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 2 Mar 2002 | 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 | |
| LFM Cullen | 33y 259d | v Russia | Rotorua | 25 Sep 2011 | 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 | |
| PS Johns | 32y 266d | v Japan | Lansdowne Road | 11 Nov 2000 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP Wallace | 35y 50d | v England | Lansdowne Road | 27 Aug 2011 | Details | |
| JF Slattery | 34y 343d | v France | Parc des Princes | 21 Jan 1984 | Details | |
| A Quinlan | 34y 125d | v New Zealand | Croke Park | 15 Nov 2008 | Details | |
| JC Davidson | 33y 226d | v New Zealand | Wellington | 5 Jun 1976 | Details | |
| J McVicker | 33y 116d | v France | Belfast | 25 Jan 1930 | Details | |
| PTJ O'Hara | 33y 93d | v USA | Lansdowne Road | 5 Nov 1994 | Details | |
| VCP Costello | 32y 353d | v Romania | Gosford | 11 Oct 2003 | Details | |
| SH Easterby | 32y 196d | v Italy | Croke Park | 2 Feb 2008 | Details | |
| WD McBride | 32y 173d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 1 Mar 1997 | Details | |
| PM Matthews | 32y 22d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 15 Feb 1992 | Details |
| Player | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME Gibson | 34y 51d | v England | Lansdowne Road | 23 Apr 1988 | Details | |
| WP Duggan | 33y 357d | v Scotland | Lansdowne Road | 3 Mar 1984 | Details | |
| VCP Costello | 33y 17d | v France | Melbourne | 9 Nov 2003 | 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 | |
| ML Hipwell | 31y 289d | v France | Lansdowne Road | 29 Apr 1972 | Details | |
| AG Foley | 31y 140d | v Wales | Millennium Stadium | 19 Mar 2005 | Details | |
| PJA O'Sullivan | 30y 188d | v New Zealand | Lansdowne Road | 7 Dec 1963 | Details |
| Player | Pos | Age | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Hayes | (P) | 37y 277d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 6 Aug 2011 | Details | |
| RJR O'Gara | (FH) | 35y 354d | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 24 Feb 2013 | Details | |
| PMN Clohessy | (P) | 35y 234d | v Samoa | Lansdowne Road | 11 Nov 2001 | Details | |
| R Corrigan | (P) | 34y 212d | v Japan | Tokyo | 19 Jun 2005 | Details | |
| ME O'Kelly | (L) | 34y 211d | v Italy | Rome | 15 Feb 2009 | Details | |
| A Quinlan | (L) | 34y 118d | v Canada | Limerick | 8 Nov 2008 | Details | |
| MP Fitzpatrick | (P) | 34y 97d | v France | Lansdowne Road | 2 Mar 1985 | Details | |
| DG Humphreys | (FH) | 34y 70d | v Australia | Lansdowne Road | 19 Nov 2005 | 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 |
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] |
