Rugby Union | 1890s | Youngest appearance

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
WG Neilson	Fwd	17y 167d	Scotland	v England	Edinburgh	17 Mar 1894	Details
W Neilson	3Q	17y 173d	Scotland	v Wales	Edinburgh	7 Feb 1891	Details
GH McAllan	FB	18y 13d	Ireland	v Scotland	Lansdowne Road	15 Feb 1896	Details
AJ Hartley	W	18y 18d	South Africa	v Britain	Cape Town	5 Sep 1891	Details
HB Wright	Fwd	18y 88d	Scotland	v Wales	Newport	3 Feb 1894	Details
WMC McEwan	Fwd	18y 102d	Scotland	v Wales	Newport	3 Feb 1894	Details
GO Turnbull	Fwd	18y 209d	Scotland	v Ireland	Lansdowne Road	15 Feb 1896	Details
JB Allison	C	18y 221d	Ireland	v England	Lansdowne Road	4 Feb 1899	Details
TW Pearson	W	18y 238d	Wales	v England	Newport	3 Jan 1891	Details
JH Lytle	Fwd	18y 261d	Ireland	v England	Blackheath	3 Feb 1894	Details
FM Mills	Fwd	18y 290d	Wales	v England	Blackheath	2 Jan 1892	Details
MC Morrison	Fwd	18y 298d	Scotland	v Wales	Cardiff	25 Jan 1896	Details
JN Millar	Fwd	18y 334d	Scotland	v Wales	Swansea	6 Feb 1892	Details
W Bancroft	FB	18y 336d	Wales	v Scotland	Cardiff	1 Feb 1890	Details
FFS Smithwick	C	18y 338d	Ireland	v Scotland	Belfast	19 Feb 1898	Details
DG Cope	FB	19y 8d	South Africa	v Britain	Johannesburg	22 Aug 1896	Details
GT Neilson	Fwd	19y 16d	Scotland	v Wales	Edinburgh	7 Feb 1891	Details
DPM Lloyd	W	19y 27d	Wales	v Scotland	Cardiff	1 Feb 1890	Details
EF Campbell	W	19y 32d	Ireland	v Scotland	Inverleith	18 Feb 1899	Details
AW Robertson	C	19y 92d	Scotland	v England	Manchester	13 Mar 1897	Details
RT Neilson	W	19y 94d	Scotland	v Ireland	Belfast	19 Feb 1898	Details
J Blacklock	Fwd	19y 108d	England	v Ireland	Richmond	5 Feb 1898	Details
GT Campbell	3Q	19y 112d	Scotland	v Wales	Swansea	6 Feb 1892	Details
JH Dods	Fwd	19y 118d	Scotland	v Wales	Edinburgh	26 Jan 1895	Details
BH Heatlie	Fwd	19y 126d	South Africa	v Britain	Kimberley	29 Aug 1891	Details
S Lee	3Q	19y 134d	Ireland	v England	Lansdowne Road	7 Feb 1891	Details
EG Forrest	Fwd	19y 140d	Ireland	v Scotland	Edinburgh	22 Feb 1890	Details
W Walton	Fwd	19y 175d	England	v Scotland	Edinburgh	17 Mar 1894	Details
IGR Davidson	W	19y 178d	Ireland	v England	Lansdowne Road	4 Feb 1899	Details
AS Laidlaw	Fwd	19y 191d	Scotland	v Ireland	Edinburgh	20 Feb 1897	Details
JM Powell	HB	19y 260d	South Africa	v Britain	Kimberley	29 Aug 1891	Details
AS Spragg	C	19y 265d	Australia	v Britain	Sydney	24 Jun 1899	Details
LH Gwynn	3Q	19y 269d	Ireland	v Scotland	Belfast	18 Feb 1893	Details
WJN Davis	Fwd	19y 283d	Ireland	v Scotland	Edinburgh	22 Feb 1890	Details
J Sealy	Fwd	19y 319d	Ireland	v England	Leeds	1 Feb 1896	Details
PS Twentyman-Jones	W	19y 321d	South Africa	v Britain	Port Elizabeth	30 Jul 1896	Details
FM Stout	Fwd	19y 323d	England	v Wales	Newport	9 Jan 1897	Details
AR Smith	FB	20y 16d	Scotland	v Wales	Edinburgh	26 Jan 1895	Details
J Daniell	Fwd	20y 26d	England	v Wales	Swansea	7 Jan 1899	Details
PE O'Brien-Butler	FB	20y 39d	Ireland	v Scotland	Edinburgh	20 Feb 1897	Details
JI Gillespie	HB	20y 54d	Scotland	v England	Blackheath	11 Mar 1899	Details
I MacIntyre	Fwd	20y 66d	Scotland	v Wales	Cardiff	1 Feb 1890	Details
JF Shaw	Fwd	20y 69d	England	v Scotland	Edinburgh	12 Mar 1898	Details
JC Matters	W	20y ?d	England	v Scotland	Blackheath	11 Mar 1899	Details
J Davidson	Fwd	20y 94d	England	v Wales	Swansea	7 Jan 1899	Details
CW Smith	Fwd	20y 142d	South Africa	v Britain	Kimberley	29 Aug 1891	Details
EM Baker	W	20y 146d	England	v Wales	Swansea	5 Jan 1895	Details
G MacGregor	FB	20y 154d	Scotland	v Wales	Cardiff	1 Feb 1890	Details
R Johnston	Fwd	20y 175d	Ireland	v England	Lansdowne Road	4 Feb 1893	Details
RL Aston	3Q	20y 176d	England	v Scotland	Edinburgh	1 Mar 1890	Details

Only the player's first appearance listed

Records include the following current or recent matches:

Australia v Great Britain at Sydney, 4th Test, Aug 12, 1899 [0-13 FT]

Australia v Great Britain at Sydney, 3rd Test, Aug 5, 1899 [10-11 FT]

Australia v Great Britain at Brisbane, 2nd Test, Jul 22, 1899 [0-11 FT]