| MD | Players | Club | Nationality | DOB | A(D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-1996 |  Graham Dawe | Bath | England | 04-Sep-1959 | 37(60) |
| 02-Nov-1996 |  Noel Healy | Munster | Ireland | 20-Nov-1960 | 35(348) |
| 02-Nov-1996 |  Ricky Evans | Scarlets | Wales | 23-Mar-1961 | 35(225) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | John Fitzgerald | Munster | Ireland | 31-Aug-1961 | 35(64) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | Phil John | Pontypridd | Wales | 05-Feb-1962 | 34(271) |
| 19-Oct-1996 |  Mike Griffiths | London Wasps | Wales | 18-Mar-1962 | 34(216) |
| 05-Jan-1997 |  Jonathan Davies | Cardiff Blues | Wales | 24-Oct-1962 | 34(74) |
| 31-Jan-1997 |  John Wells | Leicester Tigers | England | 12-May-1963 | 33(265) |
| 31-Jan-1997 | Rory Underwood | Leicester Tigers | England | 19-Jun-1963 | 33(227) |
| 31-Jan-1997 | Dean Richards | Leicester Tigers | England | 11-Jul-1963 | 33(205) |
| 26-Oct-1996 | Damian Cronin | London Wasps | Scotland | 17-Apr-1963 | 33(193) |
| 17-Nov-1996 | Frano Botica | Scarlets | New Zealand | 03-Aug-1963 | 33(107) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | Terry Kingston | Munster | Ireland | 18-Aug-1963 | 33(77) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | Dan Herrington | Caledonia | Scotland | 25-Aug-1963 | 33(70) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | Alex Carruthers | Caledonia | Scotland | 23-Sep-1963 | 33(41) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | Pat Murray | Munster | Ireland | 12-Oct-1963 | 33(22) |
| 27-Oct-1996 | Sergio Cerioni | Milan | Italy | 22-Oct-1963 | 33(6) |
| 16-Nov-1996 |  Laurent Cabannes | Harlequins | France | 06-Feb-1964 | 32(284) |
| 17-Nov-1996 | Mark Perego | Scarlets | Wales | 08-Feb-1964 | 32(283) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | Mauro Tommasi | Milan | Italy | 11-Feb-1964 | 32(265) |
| 02-Nov-1996 |  Maurice Field | Ulster | Ireland | 24-Feb-1964 | 32(252) |
| 17-Nov-1996 | Ieuan Evans | Scarlets | Wales | 21-Mar-1964 | 32(241) |
| 02-Nov-1996 |  Neil Francis | Leinster | Ireland | 17-Mar-1964 | 32(230) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | Kurt McQuilkin | Leinster | Ireland | 06-Apr-1964 | 32(210) |
| 19-Oct-1996 | Andy Robinson | Bath | England | 03-Apr-1964 | 32(199) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | Julian Gardner | Benetton Treviso | Italy | 12-May-1964 | 32(174) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | Piepaolo Pedroni | Milan | Italy | 20-May-1964 | 32(166) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | Walter Cristofoletto | Benetton Treviso | Italy | 02-Jun-1964 | 32(153) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | Paul Morris | Scarlets | Wales | 18-Jun-1964 | 32(137) |
| 04-Jan-1997 |  Christophe Deylaud | Toulouse | France | 02-Oct-1964 | 32(94) |
| 16-Nov-1996 | Nigel Redman | Bath | England | 16-Aug-1964 | 32(92) |
| 16-Nov-1996 | Victor Ubogu | Bath | England | 08-Sep-1964 | 32(69) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | Matthew Greenwood | London Wasps | England | 25-Sep-1964 | 32(38) |
| 16-Oct-1996 | Patrick Gavin | Leinster | Ireland | 14-Oct-1964 | 32(2) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | Mark Rowley | Pontypridd | Wales | 18-Nov-1964 | 31(350) |
| 27-Oct-1996 |  Scott Hastings | Edinburgh Rugby | Scotland | 04-Dec-1964 | 31(328) |
| 16-Oct-1996 | Franco Berni | Milan | Italy | 09-Jan-1965 | 31(281) |
| 17-Nov-1996 | Iwan Jones | Scarlets | Wales | 11-Feb-1965 | 31(279) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | Chris Pim | Leinster | Ireland | 24-Mar-1965 | 31(223) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | Joel Rey | Pau | France | 14-Apr-1965 | 31(202) |
| 31-Jan-1997 | Eric Alegrat | Brive | France | 02-Aug-1965 | 31(183) |
| 16-Nov-1996 | Jeremy Guscott | Bath | England | 07-Jul-1965 | 31(133) |
| 16-Nov-1996 | Glyn Llewellyn | Harlequins | Other | 09-Aug-1965 | 31(99) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | Giambattista Croci | Milan | Italy | 28-Jul-1965 | 31(97) |
| 27-Oct-1996 | Mick Watson | Harlequins | England | 02-Aug-1965 | 31(86) |
| 31-Jan-1997 | Grant Ross | Brive | New Zealand | 02-Jan-1966 | 31(30) |
| 05-Jan-1997 | Hemi Taylor | Cardiff Blues | Wales | 17-Dec-1965 | 31(20) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | Dean Oswald | Leinster | Ireland | 20-Oct-1965 | 31(14) |
| 02-Nov-1996 | Franco Properzi-Curti | Milan | Italy | 04-Nov-1965 | 30(364) |
| 16-Nov-1996 | Will Carling | Harlequins | England | 12-Dec-1965 | 30(340) |
MD = Match date,
DOB = Date of birth,
A(D) = Age(days).