Rugby Union | 1890s | Youngest appearance as a captain

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
S Lee	3Q	21y 131d	Ireland	v England	Lansdowne Road	4 Feb 1893	Details
MC Morrison	Fwd	21y 336d	Scotland	v Wales	Inverleith	4 Mar 1899	Details
FL Row	C	22y 150d	Australia	v Britain	Sydney	24 Jun 1899	Details
FM Stout	Fwd	22y 151d	Britain	v Australia	Brisbane	22 Jul 1899	Details
AR Smith	C	23y 40d	Scotland	v Ireland	Belfast	19 Feb 1898	Details
TJP Crean	Fwd	23y 102d	Britain	v South Africa	Port Elizabeth	30 Jul 1896	Details
EG Forrest	Fwd	23y 121d	Ireland	v England	Blackheath	3 Feb 1894	Details
FHR Alderson	3Q	23y 190d	England	v Wales	Newport	3 Jan 1891	Details
F Mitchell	Fwd	23y 214d	England	v Scotland	Glasgow	14 Mar 1896	Details
AR Richards	HB	23y 265d	South Africa	v Britain	Cape Town	5 Sep 1891	Details
GG Allen	HB	23y 342d	Ireland	v Scotland	Belfast	19 Feb 1898	Details
GT Neilson	Fwd	24y 3d	Scotland	v Wales	Cardiff	25 Jan 1896	Details
DB Walkington	FB	24y 13d	Ireland	v England	Lansdowne Road	7 Feb 1891	Details
AF Hill	Fwd	24y 19d	Wales	v Scotland	Cardiff	1 Feb 1890	Details
BH Heatlie	Fwd	24y 133d	South Africa	v Britain	Cape Town	5 Sep 1896	Details
MC McEwan	Fwd	24y 140d	Scotland	v Ireland	Edinburgh	22 Feb 1890	Details
RH McCowan	FB	24y 144d	Australia	v Britain	Brisbane	22 Jul 1899	Details
RCD Snedden	Fwd	24y 162d	South Africa	v Britain	Kimberley	29 Aug 1891	Details
RG Warren	HB	24y 171d	Ireland	v Scotland	Edinburgh	22 Feb 1890	Details
SMJ Woods	Fwd	24y 298d	England	v Ireland	Manchester	6 Feb 1892	Details
FTD Aston	C	24y 316d	South Africa	v Britain	Port Elizabeth	30 Jul 1896	Details
WH Thomas	Fwd	24y 322d	Wales	v Scotland	Edinburgh	7 Feb 1891	Details
R Stevenson	Fwd	24y 345d	Ireland	v Wales	Llanelli	7 Mar 1891	Details
EW Taylor	HB	25y 25d	England	v Scotland	Edinburgh	17 Mar 1894	Details
CE Orr	HB	25y 77d	Scotland	v Wales	Swansea	6 Feb 1892	Details
JA Gould	C	25y 128d	Wales	v England	Dewsbury	15 Feb 1890	Details
JD Boswell	Fwd	26y 2d	Scotland	v Ireland	Belfast	18 Feb 1893	Details
RE Lockwood	W	26y 56d	England	v Wales	Birkenhead	6 Jan 1894	Details
VC le Fanu	Fwd	26y 115d	Ireland	v England	Manchester	6 Feb 1892	Details
JF Byrne	FB	26y 231d	England	v Ireland	Richmond	5 Feb 1898	Details
HH Castens	Fwd	26y 249d	South Africa	v Britain	Port Elizabeth	30 Jul 1891	Details
AE Stoddart	3Q	26y 341d	England	v Wales	Dewsbury	15 Feb 1890	Details
W Bancroft	FB	27y 17d	Wales	v Ireland	Limerick	19 Mar 1898	Details
RG MacMillan	Fwd	27y 307d	Scotland	v Wales	Edinburgh	4 Feb 1893	Details
WP Donaldson	HB	27y 351d	Scotland	v Ireland	Inverleith	18 Feb 1899	Details
JL Hickson	Fwd	28y ?d	England	v Scotland	Edinburgh	1 Mar 1890	Details
A Rotherham	SH	29y 225d	England	v Wales	Swansea	7 Jan 1899	Details
WE MacLagan	3Q	31y 302d	Scotland	v Wales	Cardiff	1 Feb 1890	Details
M Mullineux	HB	31y 320d	Britain	v Australia	Sydney	24 Jun 1899	Details
J Hammond	Fwd	36y 25d	Britain	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Aug 1896	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]