Rugby Union | Tri Nations, 1997 | Youngest appearance

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Match
BN Tune	W	20y 210d	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Jul 1997	Details
CM Cullen	FB	21y 157d	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
CJ Spencer	FH	21y 278d	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
JWC Roff	W	21y 309d	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Jul 1997	Details
D van Schalkwyk	C	22y 168d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
TC Randell	F	22y 256d	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
SJ Larkham	(FH)	23y 58d	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Jul 1997	Details
PC Montgomery	C	23y 126d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
RST Kefu	(N8)	23y 137d	Australia	v South Africa	Pretoria	23 Aug 1997	Details
AH Snyman	W	23y 167d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
JW Wilson	W	23y 268d	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
JW Marshall	SH	23y 348d	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
AR Cashmore	(FB)	24y 1d	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Jul 1997	Details
JC Holbeck	C	24y 16d	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Jul 1997	Details
JF Umaga	W	24y 53d	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
GM Gregan	SH	24y 98d	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Jul 1997	Details
AP Mehrtens	(FH)	24y 103d	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	9 Aug 1997	Details
MC Burke	FB	24y 122d	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Jul 1997	Details
W Swanepoel	(SH)	24y 130d	South Africa	v Australia	Pretoria	23 Aug 1997	Details
MJ Cockbain	F	24y 256d	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	2 Aug 1997	Details
JC Erasmus	F	24y 291d	South Africa	v Australia	Pretoria	23 Aug 1997	Details
JP du Randt	P	24y 314d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
J Dalton	H	24y 358d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	9 Aug 1997	Details
ODA Finegan	L	25y 102d	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	2 Aug 1997	Details
CC Riechelmann	(F)	25y 105d	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	9 Aug 1997	Details
MG Andrews	L	25y 148d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
SF Finau	F	25y 224d	Australia	v New Zealand	Dunedin	16 Aug 1997	Details
PWG Rossouw	W	25y 228d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
WG Brosnihan	F	25y 238d	South Africa	v Australia	Pretoria	23 Aug 1997	Details
RG Bennett	FB	25y 239d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
SJ Payne	(SH)	25y 257d	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Jul 1997	Details
K Otto	L	25y 284d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
WW Els	(L)	25y 295d	South Africa	v Australia	Pretoria	23 Aug 1997	Details
S Bekker	(N8)	25y 308d	South Africa	v Australia	Pretoria	23 Aug 1997	Details
GM Osborne	W	25y 333d	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Jul 1997	Details
JA Kronfeld	F	26y 29d	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
MD Hardy	(W)	26y 62d	Australia	v New Zealand	Dunedin	16 Aug 1997	Details
JH de Beer	FH	26y 88d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
AE Drotske	H	26y 126d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
JH van der Westhuizen	SH	26y 149d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
L Stensness	C	26y 207d	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
AG Venter	F	26y 247d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
A Ieremia	(FE)	26y 265d	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
MH Hurter	P	26y 284d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
JS Little	C	26y 334d	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Jul 1997	Details
FJ van Heerden	(L)	27y 20d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	19 Jul 1997	Details
JA Eales	L	27y 29d	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Jul 1997	Details
DT Manu	F	27y 52d	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Jul 1997	Details
TJ Horan	FH	27y 69d	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Jul 1997	Details
MC Brial	N8	27y 76d	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Jul 1997	Details

Only the player's first appearance listed

Records include the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v Australia at Pretoria, Tri Nations, Aug 23, 1997 [61-22 FT]

New Zealand v Australia at Dunedin, Aug 16, 1997 [36-24 FT]

New Zealand v South Africa at Auckland, Tri Nations, Aug 9, 1997 [55-35 FT]