| MD | Players | Club | Nationality | DOB | A(D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2008 |  Jacques Olivier | Bulls | South Africa | 13-Nov-1968 | 39(269) |
| 26-Jul-2008 | John Daniels | Boland Kavaliers | South Africa | 27-Aug-1972 | 35(334) |
| 02-Aug-2008 | A.J Venter | Western Stormers | South Africa | 29-Jul-1973 | 35(5) |
| 29-Aug-2008 | Albert Van den Berg | Sharks | South Africa | 26-Jan-1974 | 34(216) |
| 12-Jul-2008 | Andries Human | Boland Kavaliers | South Africa | 28-Jul-1974 | 33(350) |
| 02-Aug-2008 | Schalk van der Merwe | Cheetahs | Namibia | 30-Aug-1974 | 33(338) |
| 29-Aug-2008 | Stefan Terblanche | Sharks | South Africa | 02-Jul-1975 | 33(59) |
| 15-Aug-2008 | Gavin Passens | Griquas | South Africa | 18-May-1976 | 32(89) |
| 26-Jul-2008 | Henley du Plessis | Boland Kavaliers | South Africa | 11-Jun-1976 | 32(45) |
| 22-Aug-2008 | Chris Rossouw | Cheetahs | South Africa | 14-Nov-1976 | 31(281) |
| 01-Aug-2008 | Gavin Stuart Whittingham | Valke | South Africa | 20-May-1977 | 31(73) |
| 29-Aug-2008 | Neil Papier | Boland Kavaliers | South Africa | 22-Jul-1977 | 31(38) |
| 23-Aug-2008 | Heinrich Stride | Griquas | South Africa | 26-Aug-1977 | 30(363) |
| 08-Aug-2008 | Eddie Fredericks | Cheetahs | South Africa | 31-Dec-1977 | 30(221) |
| 29-Aug-2008 | Johannes Conradie | Western Stormers | South Africa | 24-Feb-1978 | 30(187) |
| 02-Aug-2008 | Willem de Waal | Western Stormers | South Africa | 17-Feb-1978 | 30(167) |
| 08-Aug-2008 | Jean Pierre Joubert | Bulls | South Africa | 27-Feb-1978 | 30(163) |
| 08-Aug-2008 | Danni Rossouw | Bulls | South Africa | 05-Jun-1978 | 30(65) |
| 23-Aug-2008 | Sean Recardo Plaatjies | Valke | South Africa | 22-Jun-1978 | 30(63) |
| 22-Aug-2008 | Lawrence Sephaka | Lions | South Africa | 08-Aug-1978 | 30(15) |
| 29-Aug-2008 | Wayne Julies | Bulls | South Africa | 23-Oct-1978 | 29(311) |
| 29-Aug-2008 | Skipper Badenhorst | Sharks | South Africa | 01-Dec-1978 | 29(272) |
| 02-Aug-2008 | Jacques Lombaard | Griquas | South Africa | 06-Dec-1978 | 29(240) |
| 22-Aug-2008 | Barend Pieterse | Cheetahs | South Africa | 23-Jan-1979 | 29(212) |
| 22-Aug-2008 | Bevin Fortuin | Cheetahs | South Africa | 06-Feb-1979 | 29(198) |
| 23-Aug-2008 | Herkules Kruger | Griquas | South Africa | 08-Feb-1979 | 29(197) |
| 29-Aug-2008 | Wikus van Heerden | Bulls | South Africa | 25-Feb-1979 | 29(186) |
| 19-Jul-2008 | Francois van Schouwenburg | Bulls | South Africa | 16-Jan-1979 | 29(185) |
| 29-Aug-2008 | Wylie Human | Western Stormers | South Africa | 26-Feb-1979 | 29(185) |
| 22-Aug-2008 | Fabian Juries | Cheetahs | South Africa | 28-Feb-1979 | 29(176) |
| 22-Aug-2008 | Hendro Scholtz | Cheetahs | South Africa | 22-Mar-1979 | 29(154) |
| 23-Aug-2008 | Wayne van Heerdan | Griquas | South Africa | 29-Mar-1979 | 29(148) |
| 19-Jul-2008 | James Van der Walt | Griquas | South Africa | 11-Mar-1979 | 29(131) |
| 23-Aug-2008 | Johannes Jurie Coetzee | Valke | South Africa | 02-May-1979 | 29(114) |
| 29-Aug-2008 | Deon Carstens | Sharks | South Africa | 03-Jun-1979 | 29(88) |
| 08-Aug-2008 | Piet van Zyl | Boland Kavaliers | Namibia | 14-May-1979 | 29(87) |
| 23-Aug-2008 | Conrad Barnard | Griquas | South Africa | 27-Jul-1979 | 29(28) |
| 29-Aug-2008 | Gcobani Bobo | Western Stormers | South Africa | 12-Sep-1979 | 28(352) |
| 26-Jul-2008 | Jacobus Johannes Meintjes | Boland Kavaliers | South Africa | 31-Aug-1979 | 28(330) |
| 19-Jul-2008 | Hennie Mentz | Sharks | South Africa | 25-Sep-1979 | 28(298) |
| 04-Jul-2008 | Jacobus van Schalkwyk | Lions | South Africa | 13-Sep-1979 | 28(295) |
| 11-Jul-2008 | Nic Strauss | Sharks | South Africa | 22-Sep-1979 | 28(293) |
| 22-Aug-2008 | Jaco Pretorius | Lions | South Africa | 10-Dec-1979 | 28(256) |
| 20-Jun-2008 | John Burke | Boland Kavaliers | South Africa | 23-Nov-1979 | 28(210) |
| 05-Jul-2008 | BJ Botha | Sharks | South Africa | 04-Jan-1980 | 28(183) |
| 22-Aug-2008 | Anton van Zyl | Lions | South Africa | 23-Feb-1980 | 28(181) |
| 29-Aug-2008 | Siyabonga Mangweni | Bulls | South Africa | 20-Jun-1980 | 28(70) |
| 08-Aug-2008 | Johan Muller | Sharks | South Africa | 01-Jun-1980 | 28(68) |
| 26-Jul-2008 | Pieter Barend Wium | Boland Kavaliers | South Africa | 22-May-1980 | 28(65) |
| 11-Jul-2008 | Jacques Schutte | Valke | South Africa | 31-May-1980 | 28(41) |
MD = Match date,
DOB = Date of birth,
A(D) = Age(days).