TheBreakdown
Full time27 May 2000
Japan
21–36
USA
Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Prefecture, Higashiosaka City, Japan · Pacific Rim Championship 2000Head-to-head

USA won by 15 points.

Scoring

  1. –CJapan conversion · Toru Kurihara2–0
  2. –CJapan conversion · Toru Kurihara4–0
  3. –CJapan conversion · Toru Kurihara6–0
  4. –TJapan try · Yuji Sonoda11–0
  5. –TJapan try · Michinori Oda16–0
  6. –TJapan try · Michinori Oda21–0
  7. –CUSA conversion · Grant Wells21–2
  8. –CUSA conversion · Grant Wells21–4
  9. –PUSA penalty · Grant Wells21–7
  10. –PUSA penalty · Grant Wells21–10
  11. –PUSA penalty · Grant Wells21–13
  12. –TUSA try · Kurt Shuman21–18
  13. –TUSA try · Andre Blom21–23
  14. –TUSA try · Kirk Khasigian21–28
  15. –TUSA try · Dave Hodges21–33
  16. –DUSA drop goal · Grant Wells21–36

Line-ups

Japan

  1. 1Toshikazu NakamichiProp
  2. 2Shin HasegawaHooker
  3. 3Masahiko ToyoyamaProp
  4. 4Naoya OkuboSecond row
  5. 5Hiroyuki TanumaSecond row
  6. 6Horoshi SugarwaraFlanker
  7. 7Kazuya KoizumiFlanker
  8. 8Yasunori WatanabeNumber 8
  9. 9Yuji SonodaScrum-half
  10. 10Shotaro OnishiFly-half
  11. 11Terunori MasuhoWing
  12. 12Hideki NambaCentre
  13. 13Akira YoshidaCentre
  14. 14Daisuke OhataWing
  15. 15Toru KuriharaFull-back
  16. Yasuhiko IwamaBench
  17. Kousuke FujiiBench
  18. Michinori OdaBench
  19. Mamoru ItoBench
  20. Takahiro HirataBench
  21. Keiji HiroseBench
  22. Takuo KawasakiBench

USA

  1. 1John McBrideProp
  2. 2Kirk KhasigianHooker
  3. 3Ray LehnerProp
  4. 4Philippe FarnerSecond row
  5. 5Matt KaneSecond row
  6. 6Don YoungerFlanker
  7. 7Dave HodgesFlanker
  8. 8Kort SchubertNumber 8
  9. 9Kevin DalzellScrum-half
  10. 10Grant WellsFly-half
  11. 11Malakai DelaiWing
  12. 12Philip EloffCentre
  13. 13Juan GroblerCentre
  14. 14Andre BlomWing
  15. 15Kurt ShumanFull-back
  16. Joe ClaytonBench

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Context

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

Japan 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.