WHO ARE THE OLDEST
AND THE YOUNGEST TEST PLAYERS IN 2010? Updated 11.01.2012
These two lists are
not complete. It just shows you are never too old, nor too young to play test
rugby these days.
Oldest Test Players
2010 January 1 to December 31 (35 years of age or over) as per latest
appearance
Mark Gathercole (Arabian Gulf)) Age 43, v Korea,
14 May 2010.
Darius Nosys (Lithuania)
DOB 1969.12.26, Age 40 years, 10 months, 12 days; v Sweden, 6 November 2010
Mario Ledesma (Argentina ) DOB 1973.05.17, Age 37 years, 6
months, 12 days; v Ireland, 29 November 2010; 79th test.
Egidijus Petronis (Lithuania)
DOB 1973.05.21, Age 37 years, 5 months, 17 days; v Sweden, 6 November 2010
Simon Shaw (England) DOB 1973.09.01, Age 37 years, 2 months,
27 days; v South Africa 27 November 2010; 61st test
Audrius Ramancionis (Lithuania)
DOB 1973.08.21, Age 37 years, 2 months, 17 days; v Sweden, 6 November 2010
Grigol Labadze (Georgia)
DOB 1973.09.21, Age 37 years, 2 months; v Canada, 20 November 2010; 62nd
test
John Hayes (Ireland)
DOB 1973.11.02, Age 37 years, 19 days; v New Zealand 20 November, 2010;
104th test
Laurent Hairabetian (Armenia) Age 37
Vladimir Jelic (Serbia) Age 37 v
Switzerland, 20 November, 2010.
Vladimir Chernikh (Kazakhstan)
DOB 1973.08.12, Age 36 years, 11 months, 6 days; v Uruguay, 17 July 2010
Hernán Quirelli (Spain) DOB 1974.03.03, Age 36 years, 8 months,
25 days; v Namibia,
27 November 2010. Made test debut in March 2010.
Juan Carlos Bardo (Uruguay) DOB 1973.12.29, Age 36 years, 6 months,
19 days; v Kazakhstan
17 July, 2010.
Evgeny Antonov (Kazakhstan)
DOB 1974.05.03, Age 36 years, 13 days; v Japan 15 May 2010
Miguel Portela (Portugal)
DOB 1974.03.04, Age 36 years, 10 days; v Spain 13 March 2010
Haakon Stengrimsen (Norway) Age 36
Bradley Thorn (New Zealand)
DOB 1975.02.03, Age 35 years, 9 months, 25 days; v Wales, 27 November 2010
Martyn Williams (Wales) DOB 1975.09.01, Age 35 years, 2
months, 27 days; v New Zealand, 27 November 2010; 98th test for
Wales
David Clark (Arabian Gulf) Age 35, v Korea, 14 May 2010
Ante Blažević-Bandov (Croatia) DOB 10.03.1975, Age 35
Youngest Test Players
2010 January 1 to December 31 (20 years or younger) as per earliest appearance
Taylor Paris (Canada)
DOB 1992.10.06, Age 18 years, 1 month, 1 day; v Belgium, 6 November 2010
Thomas Prydie (Wales) DOB 1992.02.23, Age 18 years, 3
months, 28 days; v South Africa, 19 June 2010.
George North (Wales) DOB 1992.04.04, Age 18 years, 7 months,
10 days; v South Africa, 13 November 2010
Branimir Petrović (Serbia) DOB
1991.08.10, Age 18 years, 8 months; v Armenia 10 April 2010.
Timothy Menzel (Germany)
DOB 1992.01.01, Age 18 years, 10 months, 20 days; v Poland, 20 November 2010
Konstantin Mikautadze (Georgia)
DOB 1991.07.01, Age 18 years, 11 months, 11 days; v Scotland
‘A’ 11 June 2010-Note: Georgia recognizes this as a test
match.
Tavis Noyle (Wales)
DOB 1990.06.02, Age 19 years, 18 days; v New Zealand, 19 June 2010
Joshua Matavesi (Fiji)
DOB 1991.10.05, Age 19 years, 1 month, 9 days; v France, 13 November 2010
Bastian Himmer (Germany)
DOB 1991.09.03, Age 19 years, 3 months, 9 days; v Hong
Kong, 11 December 2010
Rhys Ruddock (Ireland)
DOB 1990.11.13, Age 19 years, 7 months, 4 days; v Australia, 26 June 2010
Uroš Babić (Serbia) DOB 1990.06.15,
Age 19 years, 9 months, 26 days; v Armenia 10 April 2010.
Tommaso Benenuti (Italy ) DOB
1990.12.12, Age 19 years, 11 months, 2 days; v Argentina 13 November 2010.
James O’Connor (Australia)
DOB 1990.07.05, Age 19 years, 11 months, 8 days; v England 12 June 2010
Milan Bogdanović (Serbia) DOB
1990.04.09, Age 20 years, 1 day; v Armenia 10 April 2010.
Patrick Lambie (South Africa) DOB 1990.10.17, Age
20 years, 21 days
Fabian Heimpel (Germany)
DOB 1990.08.21, Age 20 years, 3 months; v Poland, 20 November 2010
Nikola Simonovic (Serbia) DOB 1989.12.19, Age 20, 3 months,
21 days; v Armenia 10 April 2010 (This was his sixth test match, playing as an
18 year old in 2008)
Michael Toloke (Tonga)
DOB 1990.05.15, Age 20 years, 4 months, 15 days; v Chile, 29 September 2010.
Juan De Freitis (Uruguay) DOB 1989.12.13, Age 20 years, 5 months,
1 day; v Brazil,
13 May 2010.
Connor Braid (Canada)
DOB 1990.05.31, Age 20 years, 5 months, 7 days; v Belgium, 6 November 2010
Richard Gray (Scotland)
DOB 1989.08.24, Age 20 years, 5 months, 14 days; v France, 6 February 2010
Sitiveni Mafi (Tonga)
DOB 1989.12.09, Age 20 years, 6 months, 4 days; v Samoa
12 June 2010.
Benjamin Youngs (England)
DOB 1989.09.05, Age 20 years, 6 months, 9 days; v Scotland 13 March 2010
Vasil Kakovini (Georgia)
DOB 1989.12.01, Age 20 years, 6 months, 11 days; v Scotland
‘A’ 11 June 2010-Note: Georgia recognizes this as a test
match.
Gaston Mieres (Uruguay)
DOB 1989.10.05, Age 20 years, 7 months, 9 days; v Brazil, 13 May 2010
James Keinhorst (Germany)
DOB 1990.04.07, Age 20 years, 7 months, 14 days; v Poland, 20 November 2010
Santiago Gortari (Uruguay)
DOB 1989.09.20, Age 20 years, 7 months, 24 days; v Brazil, 13 May 2010
Nicholas Johnson (United States) DOB 1989.10.04, Age 20
years, 8 months, 2 days, v Russia 5 June 2010.
Viktor Kolelishvili (Georgia)
DOB 1989.10.09, Age 20 years, 8 months, 3 days; v Scotland
‘A’ 11 June 2010-Note: Georgia recognizes this as a test
match.
Edoardo Gori (Italy)
DOB 1990.03.05, Age 20 years, 8 months, 16 days; v Australia, 20 November 2010.
Alexey Scherban (Russia) DOB 1990.11.17, Age 20 years, 9 months,
7 days; v Argentina
‘A’ 23 October 2010.
Robert Horne (Australia)
DOB 1989.08.05, Age 20 years, 10 months, 1 day; v Fiji 5 June 2010
Alexandre Lapandry (France) DOB 1989.04.13, Age 20 years, 11
months, 8 days; v England 20 March 2010
Email Gary Carbines rugint@bigpond.net.au
if you can add to these two lists. DOB is important of course, but just known
age would otherwise be okay
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