| MD | Players | Club | Nationality | DOB | A(D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2002 |  Willie Meyer | Lions | South Africa | 06-Nov-1967 | 34(187) |
| 06-Apr-2002 | Mark Weedon | Chiefs | New Zealand | 13-Jul-1968 | 33(267) |
| 02-Mar-2002 | Piet Joubert | Bulls | South Africa | 29-Jul-1969 | 32(216) |
| 18-May-2002 | Des Tuiavii | New South Wales | Samoa | 14-Jan-1970 | 32(124) |
| 04-May-2002 | Christo Bezuidenhout | Bulls | South Africa | 14-May-1970 | 31(355) |
| 20-Apr-2002 | D.J Briggs | Chiefs | New Zealand | 21-Jun-1970 | 31(304) |
| 20-Apr-2002 | Deon Kayser | Sharks | South Africa | 03-Jul-1970 | 31(291) |
| 26-Apr-2002 | B.P Timmins | Highlanders | New Zealand | 22-Aug-1970 | 31(247) |
| 10-May-2002 | Glen Taylor | Blues | New Zealand | 23-Sep-1970 | 31(229) |
| 22-Mar-2002 | Leon Boshoff | Lions | South Africa | 11-Aug-1970 | 31(223) |
| 10-May-2002 | Lee Stensness | Blues | New Zealand | 24-Dec-1970 | 31(138) |
| 08-Mar-2002 | Eugene Meyer | Lions | South Africa | 06-Dec-1970 | 31(93) |
| 04-May-2002 | Peter Ryan | Brumbies | Australia | 23-Mar-1971 | 31(43) |
| 11-May-2002 | Mark Connors | Queensland Reds | Australia | 17-May-1971 | 30(360) |
| 04-May-2002 | Dave Hewitt | Crusaders | New Zealand | 14-Jul-1971 | 30(295) |
| 02-Mar-2002 | Greg Panoho | Queensland Reds | Australia | 12-May-1971 | 30(295) |
| 18-May-2002 | Patricio Noriega | New South Wales | Australia | 22-Oct-1971 | 30(209) |
| 10-May-2002 | Gordon Slater | Hurricanes | New Zealand | 21-Nov-1971 | 30(171) |
| 11-May-2002 | Pieter Rossouw | Western Stormers | South Africa | 13-Dec-1971 | 30(150) |
| 18-May-2002 | Rod Moore | New South Wales | Australia | 06-Jan-1972 | 30(133) |
| 11-May-2002 | Mark Andrews | Sharks | South Africa | 21-Feb-1972 | 30(80) |
| 11-May-2002 | Piet Boer | Bulls | South Africa | 03-Apr-1972 | 30(38) |
| 25-May-2002 | Owen Finegan | Brumbies | Australia | 22-Apr-1972 | 30(33) |
| 11-May-2002 | Tom Murphy | Queensland Reds | Australia | 25-Apr-1972 | 30(16) |
| 12-Apr-2002 | Thyss Stoltz | Western Stormers | South Africa | 07-Apr-1972 | 30(5) |
| 11-May-2002 | Jacob Rauluni | Queensland Reds | Fiji | 25-Jun-1972 | 29(320) |
| 25-May-2002 | Mark Hammett | Crusaders | New Zealand | 13-Jul-1972 | 29(316) |
| 09-Mar-2002 | Christian Califano | Blues | France | 16-May-1972 | 29(297) |
| 03-May-2002 | Aisea Tuilevu | Highlanders | Fiji | 13-Jul-1972 | 29(294) |
| 11-May-2002 | Justin Swart | Sharks | South Africa | 23-Jul-1972 | 29(292) |
| 11-May-2002 | P.F Smith | Bulls | South Africa | 29-Jul-1972 | 29(286) |
| 10-May-2002 | Rhys Duggan | Chiefs | New Zealand | 31-Jul-1972 | 29(283) |
| 11-May-2002 | James Dalton | Bulls | South Africa | 16-Aug-1972 | 29(268) |
| 11-May-2002 | John Daniels | Lions | South Africa | 27-Aug-1972 | 29(257) |
| 11-May-2002 | Matthew Cockbain | Queensland Reds | Australia | 19-Sep-1972 | 29(234) |
| 06-Apr-2002 | Slade McFarland | Blues | New Zealand | 31-Aug-1972 | 29(218) |
| 03-May-2002 | Mark Mayerhofler | Blues | New Zealand | 08-Oct-1972 | 29(207) |
| 11-May-2002 | Hakkies Husselmann | Bulls | South Africa | 03-Nov-1972 | 29(189) |
| 10-May-2002 | Kupu Vanisi | Hurricanes | Tonga | 30-Nov-1972 | 29(161) |
| 11-May-2002 | Etienne Fynn | Sharks | South Africa | 14-Dec-1972 | 29(148) |
| 27-Apr-2002 | Chad Alcock | Sharks | South Africa | 09-Jan-1973 | 29(108) |
| 18-May-2002 | Matthew Burke | New South Wales | Australia | 26-Mar-1973 | 29(53) |
| 18-May-2002 | Brendan Cannon | New South Wales | Australia | 05-Apr-1973 | 29(43) |
| 25-May-2002 | George Gregan | Brumbies | Australia | 19-Apr-1973 | 29(36) |
| 05-Apr-2002 | Joe McDonnell | Highlanders | New Zealand | 01-Mar-1973 | 29(35) |
| 25-May-2002 | Andrew Mehrtens | Crusaders | New Zealand | 28-Apr-1973 | 29(27) |
| 11-May-2002 | Ollie Le Roux | Sharks | South Africa | 10-May-1973 | 29(1) |
| 04-May-2002 | D.D Muir | Chiefs | New Zealand | 13-May-1973 | 28(356) |
| 11-May-2002 | Fletcher Dyson | Queensland Reds | Australia | 27-May-1973 | 28(349) |
| 04-May-2002 | Tane Umaga | Hurricanes | New Zealand | 27-May-1973 | 28(342) |
MD = Match date,
DOB = Date of birth,
A(D) = Age(days).