TheBreakdown
Full time12 July 1997
USA
23–28
Wales
Matthew J. Boxer Stadium, Balboa Park, San Francisco, United States · Tour 1997Head-to-head

Wales won by 5 points.

Scoring

  1. –CUSA conversion · Matt Alexander2–0
  2. –CUSA conversion · Matt Alexander4–0
  3. –PUSA penalty · Matt Alexander7–0
  4. –PUSA penalty · Matt Alexander10–0
  5. –PUSA penalty · Matt Alexander13–0
  6. –TUSA try · Vaea Anitoni18–0
  7. –TUSA try · Jason Walker23–0
  8. –CWales conversion · Arwel Thomas23–2
  9. –PWales penalty · Arwel Thomas23–5
  10. –PWales penalty · Arwel Thomas23–8
  11. –TWales try · Wayne Proctor23–13
  12. –TWales try · Wayne Proctor23–18
  13. –TWales try · Wayne Proctor23–23
  14. –TWales try · Arwel Thomas23–28

Line-ups

USA

  1. 1Chris LippertProp
  2. 2Tom BillupsHooker
  3. 3Ray LehnerProp
  4. 4Luke GrossSecond row
  5. 5Dave HodgesSecond row
  6. 6Dan LyleFlanker
  7. 7Jay WilkersonFlanker
  8. 8Jason WalkerNumber 8
  9. 9Andre BacheletScrum-half
  10. 10Matt AlexanderFly-half
  11. 11Brian HightowerWing
  12. 12Mark ScharrenbergCentre
  13. 13Tomasi TakauCentre
  14. 14Vaea AnitoniWing
  15. 15Chris MorrowFull-back
  16. 16Alatini SaulalaBench
  17. 17Maika SikaBench
  18. 18Sean AllenBench
  19. 19Mika McLeodBench
  20. 20Scott YunglingBench

Wales

  1. 1Ian BuckettProp
  2. 2Robin McBrydeHooker
  3. 3Lyndon MustoeProp
  4. 4Gareth LlewellynSecond row
  5. 5Mike VoyleSecond row
  6. 6Andrew GibbsFlanker
  7. 7Gwyn JonesFlanker
  8. 8Nathan ThomasNumber 8
  9. 9Paul JohnScrum-half
  10. 10Arwel ThomasFly-half
  11. 11Nigel WalkerWing
  12. 12Gareth ThomasCentre
  13. 13Leigh DaviesCentre
  14. 14Wayne ProctorWing
  15. 15Kevin MorganFull-back
  16. 16Chris AnthonyBench
  17. 17Steve WilliamsBench

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Context

All-time, USA 0–8 Wales in 8 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

USA going in
Wales 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.