TheBreakdown
Full time14 June 1997
USA
17–14
Hong Kong China
Matthew J. Boxer Stadium, Balboa Park, San Francisco, United States · Pacific Rim Championship 1997Head-to-head

USA won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. 47’CHong Kong China conversion · Chris Gordon0–2
  2. 47’THong Kong China try · Carl Murray0–7
  3. 51’CUSA conversion · Matt Alexander2–7
  4. 51’TUSA try · Dan Lyle7–7
  5. 64’CHong Kong China conversion · Chris Gordon7–9
  6. 64’THong Kong China try · Riaz Fredericks7–14
  7. 76’CUSA conversion · Matt Alexander9–14
  8. 76’TUSA try · Matt Alexander14–14
  9. 95’PUSA penalty · Matt Alexander17–14

Line-ups

USA

  1. 1Chris LippertProp
  2. 2Tom BillupsHooker
  3. 3Bill LeClercProp
  4. 4Cliff VoglSecond row
  5. 5Luke GrossSecond row
  6. 6Scott YunglingFlanker
  7. 7Mika McLeodFlanker
  8. 8Dan LyleNumber 8
  9. 9Andre BacheletScrum-half
  10. 10Matt AlexanderFly-half
  11. 11Brian HightowerWing
  12. 12Mark ScharrenbergCentre
  13. 13Alatini SaulalaCentre
  14. 14Vaea AnitoniWing
  15. 15Dan KennedyFull-back
  16. 16Kurt ShumanBench
  17. 17Tomasi TakauBench
  18. 18Kevin DalzellBench
  19. 19Jason WalkerBench
  20. 20Sean AllenBench
  21. 21Ray LehnerBench

Hong Kong China

  1. 1Rob GrindleyProp
  2. 2Alan ClarkHooker
  3. 3Dean HerewiniProp
  4. 4Steve PengellySecond row
  5. 5Stuart KrohnSecond row
  6. 6Paul DingleyFlanker
  7. 7Brent EdwardsFlanker
  8. 8Jon DingleyNumber 8
  9. 9Warren WarnerScrum-half
  10. 10Carl MurrayFly-half
  11. 11Luke NabaroWing
  12. 12Bill MaunsellCentre
  13. 13Riaz FredericksCentre
  14. 14Chris GordonWing
  15. 15Nigel D'AcreFull-back
  16. 16Vaughan GoingBench
  17. 17Isi Tu'ivaiBench
  18. 18Gary CrossBench
  19. 19Duane DavisBench
  20. 20Roger PattersonBench
  21. 21Niall McCarthyBench

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Context

All-time, USA 4–3 Hong Kong China in 7 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

USA going in
Hong Kong China 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.