Rugby Union | 1900s | Youngest appearance as a captain

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
G Cunningham	HB	20y 362d	Scotland	v England	Richmond	20 Mar 1909	Details
J Daniell	Fwd	21y 53d	England	v Ireland	Richmond	3 Feb 1900	Details
LAN Slocock	Fwd	21y 87d	England	v Scotland	Inverleith	21 Mar 1908	Details
M Communeau	L	21y 116d	France	v England	Richmond	5 Jan 1907	Details
JMB Scott	F	21y 123d	Scotland	v Wales	Inverleith	6 Feb 1909	Details
B Oughtred	SH	22y 141d	England	v Wales	Swansea	10 Jan 1903	Details
MC Morrison	Fwd	22y 300d	Scotland	v Wales	Swansea	27 Jan 1900	Details
H Alexander	Fwd	23y 5d	England	v Wales	Blackheath	11 Jan 1902	Details
JGG Birkett	C	23y 22d	England	v Wales	Bristol	18 Jan 1908	Details
G Lane	W	23y 50d	France	v England	Parc des Princes	22 Mar 1906	Details
VH Cartwright	Fwd	23y 83d	England	v New Zealand	Crystal Palace	2 Dec 1905	Details
P Munro	HB	23y 137d	Scotland	v Ireland	Inverleith	23 Feb 1907	Details
CE Allen	Fwd	23y 150d	Ireland	v Wales	Belfast	12 Mar 1904	Details
PHB Burge	L	23y 156d	Australia	v New Zealand	Sydney	20 Jul 1907	Details
DR Bedell-Sivright	Fwd	23y 207d	Britain	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jul 1904	Details
HM Moran	F	23y 230d	Australia	v Wales	Cardiff	12 Dec 1908	Details
E Morgan	W	24y 62d	Britain	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Jul 1904	Details
JRC Greenlees	Fwd	24y 97d	Scotland	v England	Richmond	21 Mar 1903	Details
HC Corley	HB	24y 183d	Ireland	v England	Lansdowne Road	14 Feb 1903	Details
PD Kendall	SH	24y 212d	England	v Scotland	Richmond	21 Mar 1903	Details
JT Taylor	C	24y 224d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	5 Jan 1901	Details
JC Spencer	L	24y 279d	New Zealand	v Australia	Dunedin	2 Sep 1905	Details
WP Scott	Fwd	24y ?d	Scotland	v Wales	Inverleith	4 Feb 1905	Details
AM Oxlade	P	25y 46d	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	3 Aug 1907	Details
H Thrift	W	25y 46d	Ireland	v England	Richmond	8 Feb 1908	Details
GHD Lyon	FB	25y 98d	England	v Australia	Blackheath	9 Jan 1909	Details
J Green	Fwd	25y 145d	England	v Ireland	Lansdowne Road	9 Feb 1907	Details
HW Carolin	HB	25y 221d	South Africa	v Scotland	Glasgow	17 Nov 1906	Details
IC Geddes	Fwd	25y 256d	Scotland	v England	Inverleith	21 Mar 1908	Details
FV Nicholson	P	25y 261d	Australia	v Britain	Sydney	2 Jul 1904	Details
A Frew	Fwd	25y 306d	South Africa	v Britain	Johannesburg	26 Aug 1903	Details
TS Kelly	P	26y ?d	England	v France	Colombes	1 Jan 1908	Details
PJ Roos	Fwd	26y 25d	South Africa	v Ireland	Belfast	24 Nov 1906	Details
W Llewellyn	W	26y 36d	Wales	v Scotland	Swansea	6 Feb 1904	Details
CH McKivat	SH	26y 43d	Australia	v England	Blackheath	9 Jan 1909	Details
WL Bunting	C	26y 184d	England	v Ireland	Lansdowne Road	9 Feb 1901	Details
JC Parke	C	26y 218d	Ireland	v Scotland	Lansdowne Road	29 Feb 1908	Details
SM Wickham	C	26y 223d	Australia	v New Zealand	Sydney	15 Aug 1903	Details
BA Hill	Fwd	26y 257d	England	v France	Richmond	5 Jan 1907	Details
RT Gabe	C	26y 260d	Wales	v Ireland	Cardiff	9 Mar 1907	Details
FM Stout	Fwd	26y 322d	England	v Wales	Leicester	9 Jan 1904	Details
JW Stead	FH	26y 330d	New Zealand	v Britain	Wellington	13 Aug 1904	Details
R Dibble	Fwd	27y ?d	England	v Wales	Cardiff	16 Jan 1909	Details
EG Nicholls	C	27y 180d	Wales	v England	Blackheath	11 Jan 1902	Details
GT Hamlet	Fwd	27y 338d	Ireland	v Wales	Swansea	13 Mar 1909	Details
EW Roberts	Fwd	28y 122d	England	v Scotland	Blackheath	16 Mar 1907	Details
CEL Hammond	Fwd	28y 128d	England	v Ireland	Richmond	8 Feb 1908	Details
J Hunter	C	28y 136d	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	20 Jul 1907	Details
RHB Cattell	FH	28y 289d	England	v Wales	Gloucester	6 Jan 1900	Details
W Bancroft	FB	28y 310d	Wales	v England	Gloucester	6 Jan 1900	Details

Only the player's first appearance listed

Records include the following current or recent matches:

Ireland v France at Lansdowne Road, Mar 20, 1909 [19-8 FT]

England v Scotland at Richmond, Home Nations, Mar 20, 1909 [8-18 FT]

Wales v Ireland at Swansea, Home Nations, Mar 13, 1909 [18-5 FT]