TheBreakdown
Full time17 May 2003
USA
69–27
Japan
Matthew J. Boxer Stadium, Balboa Park, San Francisco, United States · Superpowers Cup 2003Head-to-head

USA won by 42 points.

Scoring

  1. 1’CUSA conversion · Mike Hercus2–0
  2. 1’CUSA conversion · Mike Hercus4–0
  3. 1’CUSA conversion · Mike Hercus6–0
  4. 1’CUSA conversion · Mike Hercus8–0
  5. 1’CUSA conversion · Mike Hercus10–0
  6. 1’CUSA conversion · Mike Hercus12–0
  7. 1’CUSA conversion · Mike Hercus14–0
  8. 1’TUSA try · David Fee19–0
  9. 1’TUSA try · Kain Cross24–0
  10. 1’TUSA try · Riaan van Zyl29–0
  11. 1’TUSA try · Riaan van Zyl34–0
  12. 1’TUSA try · Mose Timoteo39–0
  13. 1’TUSA try · Cayo Nicolau44–0
  14. 1’TUSA try · Fifita Mounga49–0
  15. 1’TUSA try · Kain Cross54–0
  16. 1’TUSA try · Link Wilfley59–0
  17. 1’TUSA try · Link Wilfley64–0
  18. 1’TJapan try · George Konia64–5
  19. 1’TJapan try · Yohei Shinomiya64–10
  20. 6’TJapan try · Daisuke Ohata64–15
  21. 7’CJapan conversion · Soshi Fuchigami64–17
  22. 10’TUSA try · Kain Cross69–17
  23. 24’TJapan try · Soshi Fuchigami69–22
  24. 25’CJapan conversion · Soshi Fuchigami69–24
  25. 28’PJapan penalty · Soshi Fuchigami69–27

Line-ups

USA

  1. 1Mike MacDonaldProp
  2. 2Kirk KhasigianHooker
  3. 3Dan DorseyProp
  4. 4Dave HodgesSecond row
  5. 5Luke GrossSecond row
  6. 6Kort SchubertFlanker
  7. 7Conrad HodgsonFlanker
  8. 8Dan LyleNumber 8
  9. 9Kevin DalzellScrum-half
  10. 10Mike HercusFly-half
  11. 11Riaan van ZylWing
  12. 12Kain CrossCentre
  13. 13Philip EloffCentre
  14. 14David FeeWing
  15. 15Link WilfleyFull-back
  16. 16Mark GriffinBench
  17. 17Jacob WaasdorpBench
  18. 18Shaun PagaBench
  19. 19Fifita MoungaBench
  20. 20Kimball KjarBench
  21. 21Cayo NicolauBench
  22. 22Mose TimoteoBench

Japan

  1. 1Shin HasegawaProp
  2. 2Masaaki SakataHooker
  3. 3Masahiko ToyoyamaProp
  4. 4Koichi KuboSecond row
  5. 5Adam ParkerSecond row
  6. 6Naoya OkuboFlanker
  7. 7Takuro MiuchiFlanker
  8. 8Takeomi ItoNumber 8
  9. 9Wataru MurataScrum-half
  10. 10Soshi FuchigamiFly-half
  11. 11Yohei ShinomiyaWing
  12. 12Hideki NambaCentre
  13. 13George KoniaCentre
  14. 14Daisuke OhataWing
  15. 15Tsutomu MatsudaFull-back
  16. 16Masahito YamamotoBench
  17. 17Masao AminoBench
  18. 18Luatangi Samurai VatuveiBench
  19. 19Yasunori WatanabeBench
  20. 20Yuji SonodaBench
  21. 21Ruben ParkinsonBench
  22. 22Toru KuriharaBench

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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.