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Full time12 September 2026
Japan
63–14
USA
Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Prefecture, Higashiosaka City, Japan · Pacific Nations Cup 2026Head-to-head

Japan won by 49 points.

Scoring

  1. 2’TJapan try · Yuya Hirose5–0
  2. 3’CJapan conversion · Sam Greene7–0
  3. 5’TJapan try · Michael Stolberg12–0
  4. 6’CJapan conversion · Sam Greene14–0
  5. 9’TJapan try · Dylan Riley19–0
  6. 10’CJapan conversion · Sam Greene21–0
  7. 16’TJapan try · Mamoru Harada26–0
  8. 17’CJapan conversion · Sam Greene28–0
  9. 24’TUSA try · Shilo Klein28–5
  10. 25’CUSA conversion · Christopher Hilsenbeck28–7
  11. 34’TUSA try · Tavite Lopeti28–12
  12. 35’CUSA conversion · Christopher Hilsenbeck28–14
  13. 41’TJapan try · Sojiro Otsuka33–14
  14. 42’CJapan conversion · Sam Greene35–14
  15. 42’TJapan try · Dylan Riley40–14
  16. 43’CJapan conversion · Sam Greene42–14
  17. 54’TJapan try · Jack Cornelsen47–14
  18. 55’CJapan conversion · Sam Greene49–14
  19. 61’TJapan try · Esei Haangana54–14
  20. 61’CJapan conversion · Sam Greene56–14
  21. 64’TJapan try · Sam Greene61–14
  22. 65’CJapan conversion · Sam Greene63–14

Line-ups

Japan

  1. 1Sojiro OtsukaProp
  2. 2Mamoru HaradaHooker
  3. 3Shuhei TakeuchiProp
  4. 4Michael StolbergSecond row
  5. 5Harry HockingsSecond row
  6. 6Ben GunterFlanker
  7. 7Kanji ShimokawaFlanker
  8. 8Jack CornelsenNumber 8
  9. 9Naoto SaitoScrum-half
  10. 10Ryunosuke ItoFly-half
  11. 11Kazuma UedaWing
  12. 12Yuya HiroseCentre
  13. 13Dylan RileyCentre
  14. 14Inoke BuruaWing
  15. 15Sam GreeneFull-back
  16. 16Kanato HiranoBench
  17. 17Sena KimuraBench
  18. 18Takumi InabaBench
  19. 19Esei HaanganaBench
  20. 20Tiennan CostleyBench
  21. 21Faulua MakisiBench
  22. 22Shinobu FujiwaraBench
  23. 23Samisoni TuaBench

USA

  1. 1Payton TeleaProp
  2. 2Shilo KleinHooker
  3. 3Tonga KofeProp
  4. 4Jason DammSecond row
  5. 5Nathan Den HoedtSecond row
  6. 6Marno RedelinghuysFlanker
  7. 7Paddy RyanFlanker
  8. 8Makeen AlikhanNumber 8
  9. 9Ruben de HaasScrum-half
  10. 10Christopher HilsenbeckFly-half
  11. 11Noah BrownWing
  12. 12Dominic BesagCentre
  13. 13Tavite LopetiCentre
  14. 14Mark O'KeeffeWing
  15. 15Mitch WilsonFull-back
  16. 16Joe TaufeteeBench
  17. 17Fakaosifolau PifeletiBench
  18. 18Alex MaughanBench
  19. 19Sam GollaBench
  20. 20Benjamin BonassoBench
  21. 21Michael BaskaBench
  22. 22Luke CartyBench
  23. 23Julian RobertsBench

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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.