Men's Rugby World Cup 2003 · Central Coast Stadium, Gosford · 27 October 2003Head-to-head
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USA won by 13 points.Half-time 10–20 · Tries 2–5
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Tacklesmademissed
JPN8731
USA6514
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
JPN2/24/40
USA4/42/20
← USA attack · Japan attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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- Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
- Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
| Min | Team | What | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9′ | USA | Try, Mike Hercus, converted | 0–5 |
| 12′ | USA | Try, Philip Eloff, converted | 0–12 |
| 21′ | Japan | Try, Toru Kurihara, converted | 5–14 |
| 56′ | USA | Try, Kort Schubert, converted | 19–25 |
| 59′ | Japan | Try, Daisuke Ohata, converted | 24–27 |
| 76′ | USA | Try, Riaan van Zyl, converted | 26–32 |
| 82′ | USA | Try, Kirk Khasigian | 26–39 |
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.
Score progression
Drag to replay the match on the pitchSwipe the chart sideways for the full match.9′Mike Hercus12′Philip Eloff21′Toru Kurihara56′Kort Schubert59′Daisuke Ohata76′Riaan van Zyl82′Kirk Khasigian
JPN
Team stats
USA29%Possession71%
69Carries102
260Metres gained662
8Clean breaks18
14Defenders beaten31
99Passes102
6Offloads13
87Tackles made65
31Tackles missed14
42/45Rucks won57/64
6/8Lineouts won7/9
16/17Scrums won8/8
1/1Mauls won4/5
10Turnovers won4
6Penalties conceded10
21Kicks from hand15
851Kick metres384
Goal kicking
JPN conversions 2/2, penalties 4/4 · USA conversions 4/4, penalties 2/2. Pale segment = set piece lost.
JPN conversions 2/2, penalties 4/4 · USA conversions 4/4, penalties 2/2. Pale segment = set piece lost.
Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.
Line-ups
Japan
- 1Shin HasegawaProp
- 2Masao AminoHooker
- 3Masahiko ToyoyamaProp
- 4Hajime KisoSecond row
- 5Adam ParkerSecond row
- 6Naoya OkuboFlanker
- 7Takuro MiuchiFlanker
- 8Takeomi ItoNumber 8
- 9Yuji SonodaScrum-half
- 10Andy MillerFly-half
- 11Toru KuriharaWing
- 12Yukio MotokiCentre
- 13George KoniaCentre
- 14Daisuke OhataWing
- 15Tsutomu MatsudaFull-back
- 16Masahito YamamotoBench
- 17Masaaki SakataBench
- 18Koichi KuboBench
- 19Yuya SaitoBench
- 20Takashi TsujiBench
- 21Hideki NambaBench
- 22Hirotoki OnozawaBench
USA
- 1Mike MacDonaldProp
- 2Kirk KhasigianHooker
- 3Dan DorseyProp
- 4Gerhard KlerckSecond row
- 5Luke GrossSecond row
- 6Kort SchubertFlanker
- 7Dave HodgesFlanker
- 8Dan LyleNumber 8
- 9Kevin DalzellScrum-half
- 10Mike HercusFly-half
- 11Riaan van ZylWing
- 12Salesi SikaCentre
- 13Philip EloffCentre
- 14David FeeWing
- 15Paul EmerickFull-back
- 16Matthew WyattBench
- 17Jacob WaasdorpBench
- 18Jurie GouwsBench
- 19Olo FifitaBench
- 20Kimball KjarBench
- 21Jason KeyterBench
- 22John BuchholzBench
Match officials
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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
- Previous meeting: 17 May 2003, Japan 27–69 USA
- Next meeting on record: 16 November 2008
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.