Rugby Union | 1940s | Oldest tryscorer

Player	Pos	Age	Tries	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
L Caron	P	32y 258d	1	France	v Argentina	Buenos Aires	28 Aug 1949	Details
J Prin-Clary	P	32y 170d	1	France	v British Army	Parc des Princes	1 Jan 1945	Details
CB Holmes	W	32y 63d	1	England	v Scotland	Twickenham	15 Mar 1947	Details
WB Young	F	31y 318d	1	Scotland	v England	Murrayfield	20 Mar 1948	Details
HF Frazer	L	31y 54d	1	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Jun 1947	Details
RH Guest	W	31y 7d	1	England	v Scotland	Twickenham	19 Mar 1949	Details
J Finlay	N8	30y 226d	1	New Zealand	v Australia	Dunedin	14 Sep 1946	Details
A Sahuc	N8	30y 150d	1	France	v British Army	Parc des Princes	1 Jan 1945	Details
JC Daly	P	30y 92d	1	Ireland	v Wales	Belfast	13 Mar 1948	Details
PA du Toit	SH	29y 188d	1	South Africa	v New Zealand	Port Elizabeth	17 Sep 1949	Details
WM McLean	F	29y 120d	1	Australia	v New Zealand	Sydney	28 Jun 1947	Details
A Meredith	L	29y 67d	1	Wales	v England	Cardiff	15 Jan 1949	Details
JD Brewis	FH	29y 59d	1	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	13 Aug 1949	Details
RM White	F	28y 331d	1	New Zealand	v Australia	Dunedin	14 Sep 1946	Details
G Baladie	W	28y 294d	1	France	v Kiwis	Colombes	10 Mar 1946	Details
G Evans	F	28y 154d	1	Wales	v England	Cardiff	18 Jan 1947	Details
RGW Cornforth	F	28y 146d	1	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	14 Jun 1947	Details
MP Goddard	C	27y 340d	1	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	3 Sep 1949	Details
CJ Windon	F	27y 320d	1	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Sep 1949	Details
J Matthews	W	27y 231d	1	Wales	v Scotland	Cardiff	7 Feb 1948	Details
G Basquet	N8	27y 200d	1	France	v Ireland	Lansdowne Road	29 Jan 1949	Details
M Sorondo	C	27y 193d	1	France	v Ireland	Lansdowne Road	25 Jan 1947	Details
KD Arnold	F	27y 105d	1	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Jun 1947	Details
KJ Jones	W	27y 86d	1	Wales	v France	Colombes	26 Mar 1949	Details
JC Kearney	FH	27y 85d	1	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	28 Jun 1947	Details
P Johnstone	F	27y 39d	1	New Zealand	v South Africa	Port Elizabeth	17 Sep 1949	Details
GRD Hosking	L	27y 8d	1	England	v Scotland	Twickenham	19 Mar 1949	Details
AP Henderson	H	26y 293d	1	England	v Scotland	Twickenham	15 Mar 1947	Details
WLT Williams	W	26y 250d	2	Wales	v England	Cardiff	15 Jan 1949	Details
JW McKay	F	26y 217d	1	Ireland	v England	Twickenham	14 Feb 1948	Details
RR Elvidge	C	26y 199d	1	New Zealand	v South Africa	Port Elizabeth	17 Sep 1949	Details
GJT Moore	W	26y 169d	1	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	3 Sep 1949	Details
TGH Jackson	W	26y 101d	1	Scotland	v France	Murrayfield	24 Jan 1948	Details
RA Roper	W	26y 44d	1	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	24 Sep 1949	Details
RT Evans	F	26y 41d	1	Wales	v Ireland	Swansea	29 Mar 1947	Details
J Prat	F	26y 34d	1	France	v Argentina	Buenos Aires	4 Sep 1949	Details
WG Argus	W	26y 30d	1	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	28 Jun 1947	Details
R Lacaussade	W	25y 359d	1	France	v Scotland	Murrayfield	24 Jan 1948	Details
B Williams	C	25y 349d	1	Wales	v Scotland	Murrayfield	5 Feb 1949	Details
P Marini	FH	25y 297d	1	Italy	v Czech Rep	Prague	22 May 1949	Details
WID Elliot	F	25y 272d	1	Scotland	v France	Colombes	15 Jan 1949	Details
WD McKee	C	25y 169d	1	Ireland	v England	Lansdowne Road	12 Feb 1949	Details
M Pomathios	W	25y 170d	1	France	v Argentina	Buenos Aires	4 Sep 1949	Details
WB Cleaver	C	25y 139d	1	Wales	v Scotland	Murrayfield	1 Feb 1947	Details
R Soro	L	25y 122d	1	France	v England	Colombes	29 Mar 1948	Details
NA Emery	FH	25y 97d	1	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Sep 1949	Details
J Dauger	C	25y 50d	2	France	v British Army	Parc des Princes	1 Jan 1945	Details
AEJ Tonkin	W	25y 48d	1	Australia	v Ireland	Lansdowne Road	6 Dec 1947	Details
J Lassegue	W	25y 39d	1	France	v Wales	Colombes	26 Mar 1949	Details
M Terreau	C	25y 22d	1	France	v Wales	Swansea	21 Feb 1948	Details

Only the player's last match as a tryscorer listed

Records include the following current or recent matches:

Sweden v Denmark at Stockholm, Oct 23, 1949 [6-0 FT]

New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, 2nd Test, Sep 24, 1949 [9-16 FT]

South Africa v New Zealand at Port Elizabeth, 4th Test, Sep 17, 1949 [11-8 FT]