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Men's Rugby World Cup 1991 · Kingsholm, Gloucester · 8 October 1991Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 40 points.Half-time 20–3 · Tries 8–0

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Tacklesmademissed
NZL385
USA7028
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
NZL4/42/20
USA0/02/20
← USA attack · New Zealand attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
23′New ZealandTry, Andy Earl7–0
26′New ZealandTry, Terry Wright11–0
30′New ZealandTry, Terry Wright, converted15–0
46′New ZealandTry, Graham Purvis, converted24–3
54′New ZealandTry, John Timu30–3
74′New ZealandTry, Va'aiga Tuigamala34–6
79′New ZealandTry, Craig Innes, converted38–6
81′New ZealandTry, Terry Wright, converted44–6
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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013253850HT0′20′40′60′80′
23′Andy Earl26′Terry Wright30′Terry Wright46′Graham Purvis54′John Timu74′Va'aiga Tuigamala79′Craig Innes81′Terry Wright
NZL

Team stats

USA
100%Possession0%
95Carries38
555Metres gained92
23Clean breaks1
28Defenders beaten5
154Passes34
16Offloads6
38Tackles made70
5Tackles missed28
33/37Rucks won13/18
13/17Lineouts won12/16
12/13Scrums won8/13
14/14Mauls won9/12
17Penalties conceded13
40Kicks from hand34
Goal kicking
NZL conversions 4/4, penalties 2/2 · USA conversions 0/0, penalties 2/2. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Steve McDowallProp
  2. 2Sean FitzpatrickHooker
  3. 3Graham PurvisProp
  4. 4Ian JonesSecond row
  5. 5Gary WhettonSecond row
  6. 6Alan WhettonFlanker
  7. 7Michael JonesFlanker
  8. 8Andy EarlNumber 8
  9. 9Graeme BachopScrum-half
  10. 10Jon PrestonFly-half
  11. 11Va'aiga TuigamalaWing
  12. 12Bernie McCahillCentre
  13. 13Craig InnesCentre
  14. 14John TimuWing
  15. 15Terry WrightFull-back
  16. 16Shayne PhilpottBench
  17. 17Walter LittleBench
  18. 18Jason HewettBench
  19. 19Mark CarterBench
  20. 20Richard LoeBench
  21. 21Graham DowdBench

USA

  1. 1Chris LippertProp
  2. 2Pat JohnsonHooker
  3. 3Norm MottramProp
  4. 4Kevin SwordsSecond row
  5. 5Chuck TunnacliffeSecond row
  6. 6Mark SawickiFlanker
  7. 7Shawn LipmanFlanker
  8. 8Tony RidnellNumber 8
  9. 9Mark PidcockScrum-half
  10. 10Chris O'BrienFly-half
  11. 11Eric WhitakerWing
  12. 12Joe BurkeCentre
  13. 13Mark WilliamsCentre
  14. 14Gary HeinWing
  15. 15Paul SheehyFull-back
  16. 16Lance MangaBench
  17. 17Ray NelsonBench
  18. 18Michael de JongBench
  19. 19Barry DailyBench
  20. 20Tony FlayBench
  21. 21Rob FarleyBench

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Context

All-time, New Zealand 5–0 USA in 5 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

New Zealand going in
USA going in

Also on this day

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