Japan
63 - 14
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Japan vs USA

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Match Information

Japan v USA Japan v USA
Pacific Nations Cup - Semi Final Pacific Nations Cup - Semi Final
Sat 12th September 2026, 12:05pm SAST Sat 12th September 2026, 12:05pm SAST
Hanazono Field Hanazono Field
Jordan Way Jordan Way

Head to Head

Japan
Wins
3
USA
Wins
0

Average Points scored

50
20
First try wins
100%
Home team wins
67%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

Japan
20-15
Fiji
Japan
63-14
USA
Japan
57-12
Canada
Australia
56-17
Japan
Japan
32-35
Australia
Canada
19-16
USA
Japan
63-14
USA
USA
29-22
Spain
USA
31-15
Zimbabwe
USA
30-29
Portugal
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Match Information

Japan v USA Japan v USA
Pacific Nations Cup - Semi Final Pacific Nations Cup - Semi Final
Sat 12th September 2026, 12:05pm SAST Sat 12th September 2026, 12:05pm SAST
Hanazono Field Hanazono Field
Jordan Way Jordan Way

Points Flow Chart

Japan USA
Japan USA
81
Mins in lead
0
99%
% Of Game In Lead
0%
26%
Possession Last 10 min
74%
0
Points Last 10 min
0

Key Events

Full Time
Cornelsen
63-14 75'
Greene
63-14 64'
Greene
61-14 63'
Ha'angana
54-14 60'
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22m Entries

Japan USA
Avg. Points Scored
5.7
22m Entries
11
Avg. Points Scored
1.3
22m Entries
11

Attack Profile

Japan
USA
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Defence Profile

Japan
USA
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Last 5 Penalties

Japan 74'
USA 77'
USA 78'
Japan 80'
Japan 81'
23
Points
Sam Greene
Japan Sam Greene
2
Tries
Dylan Riley
Japan Dylan Riley
13
Carries
Harry Hockings
Japan Harry Hockings
17
Tackles Completed
Kanji Shimokawa
Japan Kanji Shimokawa
3
Line Breaks
Sam Greene
Japan Sam Greene
2
Turnovers Won
Jason Damm
USA Jason Damm
5
Defenders Beaten
Sam Greene
Japan Sam Greene
44
Successful Passes
Naoto Saito
Japan Naoto Saito

Live Updates

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The second half ends
80'
The referee has shown a yellow card to Jack Cornelsen
75'
Tonga Kofe comes on for United States and Alex Maughan comes off
68'
Michael Baska comes on and Ruben de Haas comes off
68'
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Japan vs USA Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Japan face off against USA in Pacific Nations Cup Round 1 on Sat 12th September 2026 at Hanazono Field. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 11:05. In South Africa it’s at 12:05 SAST, 22:05 NZST in New Zealand, 20:05 AEST in Australia and 03:05 EST in the US.

Japan won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the rankings with Japan in position 13 and USA in position 16, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Japan vs USA Squads

The official squads for Japan vs USA will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match, however.

Other Fixtures

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