| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CP Farrell | 21y 91d | New Zealand | v Lions | Wellington | 18 Jun 1977 | Details | |
| BW Wilson | 21y 130d | New Zealand | v Lions | Dunedin | 30 Jul 1977 | Details | |
| JPR Williams | 22y 116d | Lions | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 26 Jun 1971 | Details | |
| JF Karam | 23y 205d | New Zealand | v Scotland | Auckland | 14 Jun 1975 | Details | |
| PE McLean | 24y 318d | Australia | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 26 Aug 1978 | Details | |
| BH Hay | 25y 22d | Scotland | v New Zealand | Auckland | 14 Jun 1975 | Details | |
| PA Rossborough | 25y 77d | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 15 Sep 1973 | Details | |
| LW Mains | 25y 144d | New Zealand | v Lions | Christchurch | 10 Jul 1971 | Details | |
| RN Lendrum | 25y 177d | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 15 Sep 1973 | Details | |
| AR Irvine | 25y 275d | Lions | v New Zealand | Wellington | 18 Jun 1977 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJ Moon | 19y 320d | Australia | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 26 Aug 1978 | Details | |
| JC Bevan | 20y 241d | Lions | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 26 Jun 1971 | Details | |
| BG Williams | 20y 280d | New Zealand | v Lions | Christchurch | 10 Jul 1971 | Details | |
| BA Hunter | 20y 283d | New Zealand | v Lions | Dunedin | 26 Jun 1971 | Details | |
| KR Carrington | 20y 296d | New Zealand | v Lions | Dunedin | 26 Jun 1971 | Details | |
| F Costes | 22y 10d | France | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 7 Jul 1979 | Details | |
| GB Batty | 22y 15d | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 15 Sep 1973 | Details | |
| PJ Squires | 22y 42d | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 15 Sep 1973 | Details | |
| SS Wilson | 23y 28d | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 19 Aug 1978 | Details | |
| NA Purvis | 23y 126d | New Zealand | v Ireland | Wellington | 5 Jun 1976 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WM Osborne | 20y 51d | New Zealand | v Scotland | Auckland | 14 Jun 1975 | Details | |
| MH Loffreda | 20y 114d | Argentina | v NZ XV | Dunedin | 8 Sep 1979 | Details | |
| BJ Robertson | 20y 132d | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 19 Aug 1972 | Details | |
| BG Williams | 20y 266d | New Zealand | v Lions | Dunedin | 26 Jun 1971 | Details | |
| RM Madero | 21y 54d | Argentina | v NZ XV | Dunedin | 8 Sep 1979 | Details | |
| GS Sims | 21y 69d | New Zealand | v Australia | Christchurch | 2 Sep 1972 | Details | |
| D Codorniou | 21y 144d | France | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 7 Jul 1979 | Details | |
| HT Joseph | 21y 319d | New Zealand | v Lions | Christchurch | 10 Jul 1971 | Details | |
| DR Burnet | 21y 346d | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 19 Aug 1972 | Details | |
| IA Hurst | 22y 19d | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 15 Sep 1973 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Melrose | 19y 2d | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 9 Sep 1978 | Details | |
| RL Fairfax | 20y 143d | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 19 Aug 1972 | Details | |
| RE Burgess | 22y 92d | New Zealand | v Lions | Dunedin | 26 Jun 1971 | Details | |
| KJ Wright | 22y 130d | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 19 Aug 1978 | Details | |
| JL Jaffray | 22y 138d | New Zealand | v Australia | Christchurch | 2 Sep 1972 | Details | |
| MB Taylor | 22y 316d | New Zealand | v France | Christchurch | 7 Jul 1979 | Details | |
| GC Richardson | 23y 138d | Australia | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 2 Sep 1972 | Details | |
| BJ McKechnie | 24y 307d | New Zealand | v Australia | Auckland | 9 Sep 1978 | Details | |
| JP Dougan | 25y 241d | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 19 Aug 1972 | Details | |
| B John | 26y 171d | Lions | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 26 Jun 1971 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JC Robbie | 20y 201d | Ireland | v New Zealand | Wellington | 5 Jun 1976 | Details | |
| MW Donaldson | 22y 286d | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 19 Aug 1978 | Details | |
| GO Edwards | 23y 349d | Lions | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 26 Jun 1971 | Details | |
| J Gallion | 24y 101d | France | v New Zealand | Auckland | 14 Jul 1979 | Details | |
| GO Grey | 24y 356d | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 19 Aug 1972 | Details | |
| DB Williams | 25y 232d | Lions | v New Zealand | Wellington | 18 Jun 1977 | Details | |
| Y Lafarge | 26y 172d | France | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 7 Jul 1979 | Details | |
| JG Webster | 27y 22d | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 15 Sep 1973 | Details | |
| SM Going | 27y 311d | New Zealand | v Lions | Dunedin | 26 Jun 1971 | Details | |
| DW Morgan | 28y 97d | Scotland | v New Zealand | Auckland | 14 Jun 1975 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KK Lambert | 21y 176d | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 15 Sep 1973 | Details | |
| G Colomine | 23y 361d | France | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 7 Jul 1979 | Details | |
| JD Matheson | 24y 142d | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 19 Aug 1972 | Details | |
| D Dubroca | 25y 80d | France | v New Zealand | Auckland | 14 Jul 1979 | Details | |
| PA Orr | 25y 174d | Ireland | v New Zealand | Wellington | 5 Jun 1976 | Details | |
| G Price | 25y 206d | Lions | v New Zealand | Wellington | 18 Jun 1977 | Details | |
| GJ Whiting | 26y 76d | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 19 Aug 1972 | Details | |
| WKTP Bush | 26y 141d | New Zealand | v Scotland | Auckland | 14 Jun 1975 | Details | |
| FE Cotton | 26y 255d | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 15 Sep 1973 | Details | |
| BR Johnstone | 26y 323d | New Zealand | v Lions | Wellington | 18 Jun 1977 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Dintrans | 22y 159d | France | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 7 Jul 1979 | Details | |
| ME Freney | 24y 101d | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 19 Aug 1972 | Details | |
| CD Fisher | 25y 169d | Scotland | v New Zealand | Auckland | 14 Jun 1975 | Details | |
| PC Whelan | 26y 34d | Ireland | v New Zealand | Wellington | 5 Jun 1976 | Details | |
| AG Dalton | 26y 276d | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 19 Aug 1978 | Details | |
| PJ Wheeler | 28y 225d | Lions | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 9 Jul 1977 | Details | |
| RW Norton | 29y 88d | New Zealand | v Lions | Dunedin | 26 Jun 1971 | Details | |
| JV Pullin | 29y 237d | Lions | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 26 Jun 1971 | Details | |
| RW Windsor | 31y 138d | Lions | v New Zealand | Wellington | 18 Jun 1977 | Details | |
| PA Horton | 33y 30d | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 19 Aug 1978 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Iachetti | 22y 306d | Argentina | v NZ XV | Dunedin | 8 Sep 1979 | Details | |
| G Dumitru | 23y 211d | Romania | v Junior ABs | Wellington | 30 Aug 1975 | Details | |
| GL Brown | 23y 272d | Lions | v New Zealand | Wellington | 31 Jul 1971 | Details | |
| BD Stumbles | 23y 361d | Australia | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 2 Sep 1972 | Details | |
| RM Uttley | 24y 4d | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 15 Sep 1973 | Details | |
| G Fay | 24y 130d | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 19 Aug 1972 | Details | |
| PW McLean | 24y 192d | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 19 Aug 1978 | Details | |
| RA Smith | 24y 219d | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 19 Aug 1972 | Details | |
| PJ Whiting | 24y 324d | New Zealand | v Lions | Dunedin | 26 Jun 1971 | Details | |
| JA Callesen | 25y 21d | New Zealand | v Scotland | Auckland | 14 Jun 1975 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KW Stewart | 20y 255d | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 15 Sep 1973 | Details | |
| AM McNaughton | 20y 279d | New Zealand | v Lions | Dunedin | 26 Jun 1971 | Details | |
| DL Quinnell | 22y 70d | Lions | v New Zealand | Wellington | 31 Jul 1971 | Details | |
| DG Leslie | 23y 61d | Scotland | v New Zealand | Auckland | 14 Jun 1975 | Details | |
| AI Scown | 23y 303d | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 19 Aug 1972 | Details | |
| PD Sullivan | 24y 153d | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 19 Aug 1972 | Details | |
| A Neary | 24y 294d | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 15 Sep 1973 | Details | |
| GNK Mourie | 24y 325d | New Zealand | v Lions | Dunedin | 30 Jul 1977 | Details | |
| IA Kirkpatrick | 25y 33d | New Zealand | v Lions | Dunedin | 26 Jun 1971 | Details | |
| AA Shaw | 25y 149d | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 19 Aug 1978 | Details |
| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Bors | 21y 141d | Romania | v Junior ABs | Wellington | 30 Aug 1975 | Details | |
| C Beguerie | 23y 346d | France | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 7 Jul 1979 | Details | |
| BD Stumbles | 24y 9d | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 16 Sep 1972 | Details | |
| TM Davies | 24y 199d | Lions | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 26 Jun 1971 | Details | |
| P Salas | 25y 133d | France | v New Zealand | Auckland | 14 Jul 1979 | Details | |
| AG Ripley | 25y 288d | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 15 Sep 1973 | Details | |
| G Cornelsen | 25y 355d | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 19 Aug 1978 | Details | |
| WP Duggan | 26y 85d | Ireland | v New Zealand | Wellington | 5 Jun 1976 | Details | |
| WS Watson | 26y 158d | Scotland | v New Zealand | Auckland | 14 Jun 1975 | Details | |
| GA Seear | 26y 181d | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 19 Aug 1978 | Details |
| Player | Pos | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG Graham | (F) | 22y 85d | New Zealand | v France | Christchurch | 7 Jul 1979 | Details | |
| TG Morrison | (W) | 22y 91d | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 15 Sep 1973 | Details | |
| BD Stumbles | (L) | 23y 347d | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 19 Aug 1972 | Details | |
| MG Duncan | (C) | 23y 357d | New Zealand | v Lions | Wellington | 31 Jul 1971 | Details | |
| RA Smith | (L) | 24y 233d | Australia | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 2 Sep 1972 | Details | |
| BJ McKechnie | (FB) | 24y 293d | New Zealand | v Australia | Christchurch | 26 Aug 1978 | Details | |
| R Hopkins | (SH) | 24y 353d | Lions | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 26 Jun 1971 | Details | |
| MJ Cooper | (C) | 25y 145d | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 15 Sep 1973 | Details | |
| NM Taylor | (FE) | 26y 214d | New Zealand | v Lions | Auckland | 13 Aug 1977 | Details | |
| G Richards | (FB) | 27y 118d | Australia | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 26 Aug 1978 | Details |
Only the player's first appearance 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: |
|
New Zealand v France at Auckland, 2nd Test, Jul 14, 1979 [19-24 FT] |
|
New Zealand v France at Christchurch, 1st Test, Jul 7, 1979 [23-9 FT] |
|
New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, 3rd Test, Sep 9, 1978 [16-30 FT] |
