TheBreakdown
Full time9 July 1983
Australia
49–3
USA
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Tour 1983Head-to-head

Australia won by 46 points.

Scoring

  1. –CAustralia conversion · Roger Gould2–0
  2. –CAustralia conversion · Roger Gould4–0
  3. –CAustralia conversion · Roger Gould6–0
  4. –CAustralia conversion · Roger Gould8–0
  5. –CAustralia conversion · David Campese10–0
  6. –TAustralia try · David Campese14–0
  7. –TAustralia try · David Campese18–0
  8. –TAustralia try · David Campese22–0
  9. –TAustralia try · David Campese26–0
  10. –TAustralia try · Andy Slack30–0
  11. –TAustralia try · Andy Slack34–0
  12. –TAustralia try · Chris Roche38–0
  13. –TAustralia try · Bill Ross42–0
  14. –TAustralia try · Ross Hanley46–0
  15. –DAustralia drop goal · Mark Ella49–0
  16. –PUSA penalty · Bo Meyersieck49–3

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1John MeadowsProp
  2. 2Bill RossHooker
  3. 3Stan PileckiProp
  4. 4David HillhouseSecond row
  5. 5Steve WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Chris RocheFlanker
  7. 7Simon PoidevinFlanker
  8. 8Duncan HallNumber 8
  9. 9Dominic VaughanScrum-half
  10. 10Mark EllaFly-half
  11. 11Brendan MoonWing
  12. 12Mike HawkerCentre
  13. 13Andy SlackCentre
  14. 14David CampeseWing
  15. 15Roger GouldFull-back
  16. 16Bruce MaloufBench
  17. 17Declan CurranBench
  18. 18David CodeyBench
  19. 19Tony ParkerBench
  20. 20Michael LynaghBench
  21. 21Ross HanleyBench

USA

  1. 1Rick BaileyProp
  2. 2Jay HansonHooker
  3. 3Neal BrendelProp
  4. 4Bill ShifletSecond row
  5. 5Ed BurlinghamSecond row
  6. 6Blane WarhurstFlanker
  7. 7Steve FinkelFlanker
  8. 8Mark DeatonNumber 8
  9. 9Dave BatemanScrum-half
  10. 10Bo MeyersieckFly-half
  11. 11John HartmanWing
  12. 12Roy HeluCentre
  13. 13Tim O'BrienCentre
  14. 14Mike PurcellWing
  15. 15Ray NelsonFull-back
  16. 16Terry WhelanBench
  17. 17Dick CookeBench
  18. 18Mike InnsBench
  19. 19John EverettBench
  20. 20Dennis ShanagherBench
  21. 21I LovesethBench

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Context

All-time, Australia 9–0 USA in 9 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Australia going in
USA going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.