Rugby Union | 1940s | Youngest appearance

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
P Dizabo	C	18y 99d	France	v Australia	Colombes	11 Jan 1948	Details
AP Johnson	C	18y 181d	Australia	v New Zealand	Dunedin	14 Sep 1946	Details
A Cameron	C	18y 228d	Scotland	v Wales	Cardiff	7 Feb 1948	Details
ML Howell	(C)	19y 54d	Australia	v New Zealand	Dunedin	14 Sep 1946	Details
G Davies	FH	19y 161d	Wales	v Scotland	Murrayfield	1 Feb 1947	Details
JWT MacBride	W	19y 214d	Australia	v New Zealand	Dunedin	14 Sep 1946	Details
JH Solomon	W	19y 253d	Australia	v NZ Maori	Sydney	25 Jun 1949	Details
WC Major	W	19y 284d	Wales	v France	Colombes	26 Mar 1949	Details
MC Thomas	C	19y 335d	Wales	v France	Colombes	26 Mar 1949	Details
T Allan	C	19y 353d	Australia	v New Zealand	Dunedin	14 Sep 1946	Details
DW Swarbrick	W	20y 1d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	18 Jan 1947	Details
RCC Thomas	F	20y 57d	Wales	v France	Colombes	26 Mar 1949	Details
KD Mullen	H	20y 60d	Ireland	v France	Lansdowne Road	25 Jan 1947	Details
DD Valentine	F	20y 163d	Scotland	v Ireland	Murrayfield	22 Feb 1947	Details
M Battaglini	F	20y 177d	Italy	v Romania	Bucharest	14 Apr 1940	Details
NJ Henderson	C	20y 200d	Ireland	v Scotland	Murrayfield	26 Feb 1949	Details
NM Shehadie	L	20y 225d	Australia	v New Zealand	Sydney	28 Jun 1947	Details
Y Bergougnan	SH	20y 238d	France	v British Army	Parc des Princes	1 Jan 1945	Details
JG Abercrombie	H	20y 251d	Scotland	v France	Colombes	15 Jan 1949	Details
G Parsons	L	20y 272d	Wales	v England	Cardiff	18 Jan 1947	Details
CB van Ryneveld	C	20y 302d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	15 Jan 1949	Details
CT Burke	SH	20y 325d	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	28 Sep 1946	Details
C de Vecchi	N8	20y 348d	Italy	v France XV	Rovigo	28 Mar 1948	Details
R Carroll	SH	20y 350d	Ireland	v France	Lansdowne Road	25 Jan 1947	Details
MF Lane	C	20y 360d	Ireland	v Wales	Swansea	29 Mar 1947	Details
KA Cross	F	20y 361d	Australia	v NZ Maori	Sydney	4 Jun 1949	Details
BJC Piper	FB	20y 363d	Australia	v New Zealand	Dunedin	14 Sep 1946	Details
DF White	F	21y 2d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	18 Jan 1947	Details
TPL McGlashan	P	21y 3d	Scotland	v France	Colombes	1 Jan 1947	Details
JD Brockhoff	F	21y 3d	Australia	v NZ Maori	Brisbane	11 Jun 1949	Details
WB Holmes	FB	21y 9d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	15 Jan 1949	Details
JW Kyle	FH	21y 15d	Ireland	v France	Lansdowne Road	25 Jan 1947	Details
JH van der Schyff	FB	21y 35d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	16 Jul 1949	Details
B Braithwaite-Exley	N8	21y 46d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	15 Jan 1949	Details
CC Eastes	W	21y 64d	Australia	v New Zealand	Dunedin	14 Sep 1946	Details
L Rouffia	FB	21y 112d	France	v British Empire Forces	Richmond	28 Apr 1945	Details
MR Steele-Bodger	F	21y 136d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	18 Jan 1947	Details
LT Savage	SH	21y 149d	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Jul 1949	Details
J Prat	F	21y 153d	France	v British Army	Parc des Princes	1 Jan 1945	Details
NM Hall	FH	21y 169d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	18 Jan 1947	Details
CC Davis	W	21y 183d	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Sep 1949	Details
RP Mossop	L	21y 197d	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Sep 1949	Details
FP Marais	W	21y 215d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	16 Jul 1949	Details
T Cook	W	21y 223d	Wales	v Scotland	Murrayfield	5 Feb 1949	Details
KL Skinner	P	21y 234d	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Jul 1949	Details
A Costa	W	21y 237d	Italy	v Romania	Bucharest	14 Apr 1940	Details
AW Black	SH	21y 240d	Scotland	v France	Colombes	1 Jan 1947	Details
A Moga	L	21y 245d	France	v British Army	Parc des Princes	1 Jan 1945	Details
AK Walker	C	21y 253d	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	14 Jun 1947	Details
JS Haig	SH	21y 281d	New Zealand	v Australia	Dunedin	14 Sep 1946	Details

Only the player's first appearance 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]