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Full time8 November 1986
USA
16–27
Canada
Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Arizona, United StatesHead-to-head

Canada won by 11 points.

Scoring

  1. –CUSA conversion · Mike Inns2–0
  2. –CUSA conversion · Mike Inns4–0
  3. –TUSA try · Willie Jefferson8–0
  4. –TUSA try · Rick Crivellone12–0
  5. –TUSA try · Whit Everett16–0
  6. –CCanada conversion · Mark Wyatt16–2
  7. –CCanada conversion · Mark Wyatt16–4
  8. –PCanada penalty · Mark Wyatt16–7
  9. –PCanada penalty · Mark Wyatt16–10
  10. –PCanada penalty · Mark Wyatt16–13
  11. –TCanada try · John Lecky16–17
  12. –TCanada try · Glen Ennis16–21
  13. –DCanada drop goal · Mark Wyatt16–24
  14. –DCanada drop goal · Gareth Rees16–27

Line-ups

USA

  1. 1Butch HorwathProp
  2. 2John EverettHooker
  3. 3Fred PaoliProp
  4. 4Kevin SwordsSecond row
  5. 5Rick CrivelloneSecond row
  6. 6Whit EverettFlanker
  7. 7Steve FinkelFlanker
  8. 8Brian VizardNumber 8
  9. 9Dave HortonScrum-half
  10. 10Tom VinickFly-half
  11. 11Willie JeffersonWing
  12. 12Kevin HigginsCentre
  13. 13Mike PurcellCentre
  14. 14John MickelWing
  15. 15Mike InnsFull-back
  16. Bo MeyersieckBench
  17. Alec MontgomeryBench

Canada

  1. 1Eddie EvansProp
  2. 2Karl SvobodaHooker
  3. 3Bill HandsonProp
  4. 4Ron van den BrinkSecond row
  5. 5Hans de GoedeSecond row
  6. 6John RobertsenFlanker
  7. 7Roy RaduFlanker
  8. 8Glen EnnisNumber 8
  9. 9David TuckerScrum-half
  10. 10Gareth ReesFly-half
  11. 11John DevlinWing
  12. 12Tom WoodsCentre
  13. 13John LeckyCentre
  14. 14Pat PalmerWing
  15. 15Mark WyattFull-back
  16. Mark CardinalBench
  17. Bruce BreenBench

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Context

All-time, USA 25–41 Canada, 2 drawn in 68 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

USA going in
Canada 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.