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Player Age Tries Team Opposition Ground Date Match
PC Montgomery 33y 153d 1 South Africa v Namibia Cape Town 15 Aug 2007 Details
AG Hastings 33y 147d 1 Scotland v Tonga Pretoria 30 May 1995 Details
AJ Joubert 33y 74d 1 South Africa v Lions Durban 28 Jun 1997 Details
JW Heunis 31y 219d 1 South Africa v World XV Johannesburg 2 Sep 1989 Details
MT Umaga 29y 105d 1 Samoa v England Durban 4 Jun 1995 Details
AR Irvine 28y 300d 1 Lions v South Africa Pretoria 12 Jul 1980 Details
GK Johnson 28y 178d 3 South Africa v Samoa Johannesburg 13 Apr 1995 Details
Z Kirchner 28y 105d 1 South Africa v Australia Pretoria 29 Sep 2012 Details
CA Jantjes 28y 75d 1 South Africa v Wales Bloemfontein 7 Jun 2008 Details
DSL Snyman 28y 53d 1 South Africa v World XV Pretoria 27 Aug 1977 Details

Wing
Player Age Tries Team Opposition Ground Date Match
WE MacLagan 33y 153d 1 Britain v South Africa Cape Town 5 Sep 1891 Details
TG Howe 33y 78d 1 Ireland v South Africa Cape Town 19 Jun 2004 Details
AV Tait 32y 354d 1 Lions v South Africa Cape Town 21 Jun 1997 Details
SF Lamont 32y 144d 1 Scotland v Samoa Durban 8 Jun 2013 Details
AH Snyman 32y 128d 1 South Africa v Scotland Durban 10 Jun 2006 Details
SM Williams 32y 128d 2 Lions v South Africa Johannesburg 4 Jul 2009 Details
AT Tuilagi 32y 104d 2 Samoa v Scotland Durban 8 Jun 2013 Details
R Underwood 31y 364d 2 England v New Zealand Cape Town 18 Jun 1995 Details
IC Evans 31y 67d 2 Wales v Japan Bloemfontein 27 May 1995 Details
JS Germishuys 31y 10d 1 South Africa v France Pretoria 8 Nov 1980 Details

Centre
Player Age Tries Team Opposition Ground Date Match
FE Bunce 35y 165d 2 New Zealand v South Africa Johannesburg 19 Jul 1997 Details
MH Loffreda 35y 144d 1 Argentina v South Africa Port Elizabeth 8 Oct 1994 Details
DM Gerber 34y 123d 2 South Africa v New Zealand Johannesburg 15 Aug 1992 Details
J de Villiers 32y 104d 1 South Africa v Italy Durban 8 Jun 2013 Details
SA Mortlock 31y 95d 1 Australia v South Africa Durban 23 Aug 2008 Details
F Tuilagi 31y 27d 1 Samoa v South Africa Pretoria 6 Jul 2002 Details
JE Morgan 31y 7d 1 New Zealand v South Africa Bloemfontein 14 Aug 1976 Details
CG Smith 30y 360d 1 New Zealand v South Africa Johannesburg 6 Oct 2012 Details
MJ du Plessis 30y 302d 1 South Africa v World XV Johannesburg 2 Sep 1989 Details
S Hastings 30y 189d 1 Scotland v New Zealand Pretoria 11 Jun 1995 Details

Fly-half
Player Age Tries Team Opposition Ground Date Match
EG Tobias 34y 83d 1 South Africa v England Johannesburg 9 Jun 1984 Details
DJ Knox 34y 20d 1 Australia v South Africa Pretoria 23 Aug 1997 Details
S Hirao 32y 130d 1 Japan v Ireland Bloemfontein 31 May 1995 Details
SJ Larkham 32y 103d 1 Australia v South Africa Johannesburg 9 Sep 2006 Details
BL Osler 31y 227d 1 South Africa v Australia Cape Town 8 Jul 1933 Details
MP Lynagh 31y 218d 1 Australia v Canada Port Elizabeth 31 May 1995 Details
HE Botha 31y 180d 1 South Africa v World XV Cape Town 26 Aug 1989 Details
CR Andrew 31y 106d 1 England v South Africa Pretoria 4 Jun 1994 Details
H Porta 30y 204d 1 S America v South Africa Bloemfontein 3 Apr 1982 Details
A Camara 29y 155d 1 Ivory Coast v France Rustenberg 30 May 1995 Details

Scrum-half
Player Age Tries Team Opposition Ground Date Match
SM Going 33y 30d 1 New Zealand v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Sep 1976 Details
DJ Serfontein 30y 78d 1 South Africa v S America Pretoria 20 Oct 1984 Details
CM Smith 30y 15d 1 South Africa v Wales Durban 23 May 1964 Details
DJ de Villiers 30y 15d 1 South Africa v New Zealand Pretoria 25 Jul 1970 Details
RJM McGrath 29y 316d 1 Ireland v South Africa Cape Town 30 May 1981 Details
PA du Toit 29y 188d 1 South Africa v New Zealand Port Elizabeth 17 Sep 1949 Details
JH van der Westhuizen 29y 125d 1 South Africa v England Bloemfontein 24 Jun 2000 Details
GJ Cooper 29y 38d 1 Wales v South Africa Pretoria 14 Jun 2008 Details
T Nu'uali'itia 28y 353d 1 Samoa v South Africa Johannesburg 10 Jun 1995 Details
A Hueber 28y 51d 1 France v Tonga Pretoria 26 May 1995 Details

Prop
Player Age Tries Team Opposition Ground Date Match
RW Loe 35y 59d 1 New Zealand v Japan Bloemfontein 4 Jun 1995 Details
JP du Randt 34y 341d 1 South Africa v Namibia Cape Town 15 Aug 2007 Details
C Williams 31y 253d 1 Lions v South Africa Pretoria 12 Jul 1980 Details
JW Smit 31y 78d 1 South Africa v Lions Durban 20 Jun 2009 Details
NJ Popplewell 31y 59d 1 Ireland v Wales Johannesburg 4 Jun 1995 Details
AC Garvey 30y 58d 1 South Africa v Australia Johannesburg 22 Aug 1998 Details
AP Burnell 29y 239d 1 Scotland v Ivory Coast Rustenberg 26 May 1995 Details
TD Woodcock 29y 206d 1 New Zealand v South Africa Johannesburg 21 Aug 2010 Details
J Veitayaki 29y 172d 1 Fiji v South Africa Pretoria 2 Jul 1996 Details
GF Halpin 29y 102d 1 Ireland v New Zealand Johannesburg 27 May 1995 Details

Hooker
Player Age Tries Team Opposition Ground Date Match
WJH Kahts 33y 262d 1 South Africa v France Pretoria 8 Nov 1980 Details
SBT Fitzpatrick 33y 88d 1 New Zealand v South Africa Johannesburg 31 Aug 1996 Details
UL Schmidt 31y 351d 1 South Africa v France Durban 26 Jun 1993 Details
JM Cabanier 31y 77d 1 France v South Africa Johannesburg 29 Jul 1967 Details
JW Smit 29y 67d 1 South Africa v Samoa Johannesburg 9 Jun 2007 Details
JA Paul 28y 131d 1 Australia v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Jul 2005 Details
AE Drotske 28y 96d 1 South Africa v Italy Durban 19 Jun 1999 Details
BW du Plessis 28y 25d 1 South Africa v England Johannesburg 16 Jun 2012 Details
JW Lotz 28y 15d 1 South Africa v Britain Cape Town 10 Sep 1938 Details
MA Foley 27y 361d 1 Australia v Romania Stellenbosch 3 Jun 1995 Details

Lock
Player Age Tries Team Opposition Ground Date Match
AJ Charron 33y 319d 1 Canada v South Africa East London 10 Jun 2000 Details
JT Claassen 32y 336d 1 South Africa v Lions Bloemfontein 25 Aug 1962 Details
FCH du Preez 32y 193d 1 South Africa v Lions Pretoria 8 Jun 1968 Details
V Matfield 32y 89d 1 South Africa v Australia Cape Town 8 Aug 2009 Details
JP Naude 31y 219d 1 South Africa v Lions Pretoria 8 Jun 1968 Details
PA van den Berg 31y 136d 2 South Africa v Uruguay East London 11 Jun 2005 Details
JJ Wiese 31y 109d 1 South Africa v Wales Johannesburg 2 Sep 1995 Details
NPJ Francis 31y 75d 1 Ireland v Japan Bloemfontein 31 May 1995 Details
JJ Strydom 31y 42d 1 South Africa v New Zealand Pretoria 24 Aug 1996 Details
MG Andrews 29y 129d 1 South Africa v Italy Port Elizabeth 30 Jun 2001 Details

Flanker
Player Age Tries Team Opposition Ground Date Match
A Okou 31y 273d 1 Ivory Coast v Tonga Rustenberg 3 Jun 1995 Details
HT Taylor 31y 169d 1 Wales v Ireland Johannesburg 4 Jun 1995 Details
RB Loudon 31y 120d 1 Australia v South Africa Durban 22 Jul 1933 Details
RAW Straeuli 31y 56d 1 South Africa v Argentina Johannesburg 15 Oct 1994 Details
DC van Jaarsveldt 31y 30d 1 South Africa v Scotland Port Elizabeth 30 Apr 1960 Details
CJ Grobler 30y 301d 1 South Africa v France Bloemfontein 21 Jun 1975 Details
WD McBride 30y 268d 1 Ireland v Wales Johannesburg 4 Jun 1995 Details
PW Henderson 30y 256d 1 New Zealand v Japan Bloemfontein 4 Jun 1995 Details
IS Tabua Tamanivalu 30y 243d 1 Australia v Canada Port Elizabeth 31 May 1995 Details
AG Venter 30y 228d 1 South Africa v Italy Port Elizabeth 30 Jun 2001 Details

No. 8
Player Age Tries Team Opposition Ground Date Match
GH Teichmann 32y 154d 1 South Africa v Italy Port Elizabeth 12 Jun 1999 Details
M Bollesan 32y 0d 1 Italy v Leopards Port Elizabeth 7 Jul 1973 Details
MZV Brooke 31y 192d 1 New Zealand v South Africa Pretoria 24 Aug 1996 Details
HSV Muller 31y 149d 1 South Africa v Australia Johannesburg 22 Aug 1953 Details
GHH Sonnekus 31y 129d 1 South Africa v England Johannesburg 9 Jun 1984 Details
M du Plessis 30y 195d 1 South Africa v S America Durban 3 May 1980 Details
JC McKenzie 30y 183d 1 Canada v Romania Port Elizabeth 26 May 1995 Details
DF Retief 30y 88d 1 South Africa v Lions Port Elizabeth 24 Sep 1955 Details
DJ Hopwood 29y 355d 1 South Africa v Wales Durban 23 May 1964 Details
CL Charvis 29y 170d 1 Wales v South Africa Cape Town 15 Jun 2002 Details

Substitute (excluding unused substitute)
Player Pos Age Tries Team Opposition Ground Date Match
PC Montgomery (C) 34y 84d 1 South Africa v Wales Bloemfontein 7 Jun 2008 Details
BJ Botha (P) 30y 173d 1 South Africa v Italy East London 26 Jun 2010 Details
BJ Paulse (W) 30y 137d 1 South Africa v Australia Johannesburg 9 Sep 2006 Details
JH van der Westhuizen (SH) 30y 130d 2 South Africa v Italy Port Elizabeth 30 Jun 2001 Details
KF Mealamu (H) 29y 149d 1 New Zealand v South Africa Cape Town 16 Aug 2008 Details
BJ Cannon (H) 29y 134d 1 Australia v South Africa Johannesburg 17 Aug 2002 Details
KJ Meeuws (P) 28y 358d 1 New Zealand v South Africa Pretoria 19 Jul 2003 Details
DJ Kayser (W) 28y 351d 3 South Africa v Italy Durban 19 Jun 1999 Details
CF Marais (H) 28y 290d 1 South Africa v Italy Durban 19 Jun 1999 Details
J Sini (FH) 28y 162d 2 Samoa v England Durban 4 Jun 1995 Details

Only the player's last match in that position as a tryscorer 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:
South Africa v Scotland at Nelspruit, Quadrangular Tournament, Jun 15, 2013 [30-17 FT]
Italy v Samoa at Nelspruit, Quadrangular Tournament, Jun 15, 2013 [10-39 FT]
South Africa v Italy at Durban, Quadrangular Tournament, Jun 8, 2013 [44-10 FT]
Samoa v Scotland at Durban, Quadrangular Tournament, Jun 8, 2013 [27-17 FT]