| MD | Players | Club | Nationality | DOB | A(D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2004 |  Christo Bezuidenhout | Bulls | South Africa | 14-May-1970 | 33(360) |
| 08-May-2004 | Johann Ackerman | Sharks | South Africa | 03-Jun-1970 | 33(340) |
| 19-Mar-2004 | Deon Kayser | Sharks | South Africa | 03-Jul-1970 | 33(260) |
| 22-May-2004 | Dave Hewitt | Crusaders | New Zealand | 14-Jul-1971 | 32(313) |
| 01-May-2004 | Pieter Rossouw | Western Stormers | South Africa | 13-Dec-1971 | 32(140) |
| 22-May-2004 | Owen Finegan | Brumbies | Australia | 22-Apr-1972 | 32(30) |
| 01-May-2004 | Aisea Tuilevu | Highlanders | Fiji | 13-Jul-1972 | 31(292) |
| 08-May-2004 | Os Du Randt | Lions | South Africa | 08-Sep-1972 | 31(242) |
| 07-May-2004 | Joe McDonnell | Hurricanes | New Zealand | 01-Mar-1973 | 31(67) |
| 08-May-2004 | Matthew Burke | New South Wales | Australia | 26-Mar-1973 | 31(44) |
| 22-May-2004 | George Gregan | Brumbies | Australia | 19-Apr-1973 | 31(33) |
| 08-May-2004 | Brendan Cannon | New South Wales | Australia | 05-Apr-1973 | 31(33) |
| 10-Apr-2004 | Andrew Mehrtens | Crusaders | New Zealand | 28-Apr-1973 | 30(348) |
| 07-May-2004 | Tane Umaga | Hurricanes | New Zealand | 27-May-1973 | 30(346) |
| 28-Feb-2004 | Gregor Townsend | Sharks | Scotland | 26-Apr-1973 | 30(308) |
| 08-May-2004 | Piet Krause | Bulls | South Africa | 13-Jul-1973 | 30(300) |
| 22-May-2004 | Justin Marshall | Crusaders | New Zealand | 05-Aug-1973 | 30(291) |
| 24-Apr-2004 | A.J Venter | Sharks | South Africa | 29-Jul-1973 | 30(270) |
| 08-May-2004 | Charl Van Rensburg | Sharks | South Africa | 04-Sep-1973 | 30(247) |
| 08-May-2004 | Nick Stiles | Queensland Reds | Australia | 17-Oct-1973 | 30(204) |
| 03-Apr-2004 | David Giffin | Brumbies | Australia | 06-Nov-1973 | 30(149) |
| 08-May-2004 | Richard Bands | Bulls | South Africa | 25-Mar-1974 | 30(45) |
| 08-May-2004 | Justin Collins | Blues | Australia | 09-Apr-1974 | 30(30) |
| 08-May-2004 | Justin Harrison | New South Wales | Australia | 20-Apr-1974 | 30(19) |
| 15-May-2004 | Michael Collins | Chiefs | New Zealand | 10-May-1974 | 30(6) |
| 22-May-2004 | Stephen Larkham | Brumbies | Australia | 29-May-1974 | 29(359) |
| 30-Apr-2004 | Anton Leonard | Bulls | South Africa | 31-May-1974 | 29(335) |
| 08-May-2004 | Ricardo Loubscher | Sharks | South Africa | 11-Jun-1974 | 29(332) |
| 15-May-2004 | Keith Lowen | Chiefs | New Zealand | 14-Jul-1974 | 29(306) |
| 08-May-2004 | Wendell Sailor | Queensland Reds | Australia | 16-Jul-1974 | 29(297) |
| 08-May-2004 | Kees Meeuws | Blues | New Zealand | 26-Jul-1974 | 29(287) |
| 30-Apr-2004 | Andries Human | Bulls | South Africa | 28-Jul-1974 | 29(277) |
| 27-Feb-2004 | Kleinjan Tromp | Lions | South Africa | 21-Jul-1974 | 29(221) |
| 08-May-2004 | Chris Whitaker | New South Wales | Australia | 19-Oct-1974 | 29(202) |
| 22-May-2004 | Marika Vunibaka | Crusaders | Fiji | 03-Nov-1974 | 29(201) |
| 02-Apr-2004 | Iliesa Tanivula | Highlanders | New Zealand | 20-Sep-1974 | 29(195) |
| 08-May-2004 | Carl Hoeft | Highlanders | New Zealand | 13-Nov-1974 | 29(177) |
| 15-May-2004 | Todd Miller | Chiefs | New Zealand | 02-Dec-1974 | 29(165) |
| 22-May-2004 | Reuban Thorne | Crusaders | New Zealand | 02-Jan-1975 | 29(141) |
| 17-Apr-2004 | Jason Spice | Hurricanes | New Zealand | 07-Dec-1974 | 29(132) |
| 15-May-2004 | Gus Theron | Western Stormers | South Africa | 10-Jan-1975 | 29(126) |
| 07-May-2004 | David Holwell | Hurricanes | New Zealand | 07-Jan-1975 | 29(121) |
| 08-May-2004 | Tony Brown | Highlanders | New Zealand | 17-Jan-1975 | 29(112) |
| 22-May-2004 | Brad Thorn | Crusaders | New Zealand | 03-Feb-1975 | 29(109) |
| 22-May-2004 | Bill Young | Brumbies | Australia | 04-Mar-1975 | 29(80) |
| 23-Apr-2004 | Willem Stoltz | Western Stormers | South Africa | 03-Feb-1975 | 29(80) |
| 23-Apr-2004 | Corne Krige | Western Stormers | South Africa | 21-Mar-1975 | 29(34) |
| 15-May-2004 | Selborne Boome | Western Stormers | South Africa | 16-Apr-1975 | 29(30) |
| 09-Apr-2004 | Norman Jordaan | Bulls | South Africa | 03-Apr-1975 | 29(7) |
| 19-Mar-2004 | Nathan Grey | New South Wales | Australia | 31-Mar-1975 | 28(354) |
MD = Match date,
DOB = Date of birth,
A(D) = Age(days).