TheBreakdown
Full time10 August 2019
USA
20–34
Japan
ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji · World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2019Head-to-head

Japan won by 14 points.

Scoring

  1. 4’TJapan try · Michael Leitch0–5
  2. 5’CJapan conversion · Yu Tamura0–7
  3. 10’PJapan penalty · Yu Tamura0–10
  4. 12’TJapan try · Kenki Fukuoka0–15
  5. 13’CJapan conversion · Yu Tamura0–17
  6. 17’TUSA try · Madison Hughes5–17
  7. 18’CUSA conversion · Will Hooley7–17
  8. 30’PUSA penalty · Will Hooley10–17
  9. 40’PJapan penalty · Yu Tamura10–20
  10. 42’PUSA penalty · Will Hooley13–20
  11. 43’TJapan try · Ryohei Yamanaka13–25
  12. 44’CJapan conversion · Yu Tamura13–27
  13. 56’TJapan try · Michael Leitch13–32
  14. 57’CJapan conversion · Yu Tamura13–34
  15. 72’TUSA try · Hanco Germishuys18–34
  16. 73’CUSA conversion · Will Hooley20–34

Line-ups

USA

  1. 1Chance WenglewskiProp
  2. 2Mike Sosene FeagaiHooker
  3. 3Paul MullenProp
  4. 4Nate BrakeleySecond row
  5. 5Greg PetersonSecond row
  6. 6Malon Al-JibooriFlanker
  7. 7Hanco GermishuysFlanker
  8. 8Jamason Fa'anana-SchultzNumber 8
  9. 9Shaun DaviesScrum-half
  10. 10AJ MacGintyFly-half
  11. 11Madison HughesWing
  12. 12Paul LasikeCentre
  13. 13Marcel BracheCentre
  14. 14Blaine ScullyWing
  15. 15Will HooleyFull-back
  16. 16Dylan FawsittBench
  17. 17David Ainu'uBench
  18. 18Paddy RyanBench
  19. 19Ben LandryBench
  20. 20Ben PinkelmanBench
  21. 21Nate AugspurgerBench
  22. 22Will MagieBench
  23. 23Thretton PalamoBench

Japan

  1. 1Keita InagakiProp
  2. 2Shota HorieHooker
  3. 3Asaeli Ai ValuProp
  4. 4James MooreSecond row
  5. 5Uwe HeluSecond row
  6. 6Michael LeitchFlanker
  7. 7Pieter LabuschagneFlanker
  8. 8Hendrik TuiNumber 8
  9. 9Fumiaki TanakaScrum-half
  10. 10Yu TamuraFly-half
  11. 11Kenki FukuokaWing
  12. 12Timothy LafaeleCentre
  13. 13William TupouCentre
  14. 14Kotaro MatsushimaWing
  15. 15Ryohei YamanakaFull-back
  16. 16Atsushi SakateBench
  17. 17Koki YamamotoBench
  18. 18Yusuke KizuBench
  19. 19Wimpie van der WaltBench
  20. 20Kazuki HimenoBench
  21. 21Yutaka NagareBench
  22. 22Rikiya MatsudaBench
  23. 23Lomano LemekiBench

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Context

All-time, USA 13–13 Japan, 1 drawn in 27 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

USA going in
Japan 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.