Teams
| Australia |
United States of America |
| Tries
Burke, Foley, Larkham, Latham, Staniforth 2, Strauss, Whitaker |
Tries
Grobler |
| Cons
Burke 5, Roff |
Cons
Dalzell |
| Pens
Burke |
Pens
Dalzell 3 |
| Drops
none |
Drops
Niumataiwalu |
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|
Team |
| 15 |
FB |
|
| 14 |
W |
|
| 13 |
C |
|
| 12 |
C |
|
| 11 |
W |
|
| 10 |
FH |
|
| 9 |
SH |
|
| 1 |
P |
|
| 2 |
H |
|
| 3 |
P |
|
| 4 |
L |
|
| 5 |
L |
|
| 6 |
F |
|
| 7 |
F |
|
| 8 |
N8 |
|
| |
|
Replacements |
| 16 |
W |
|
| 17 |
C |
|
| 18 |
L |
|
| 19 |
L |
|
| 20 |
|
|
| 21 |
|
|
| 22 |
|
|
|
| |
|
Team |
| 15 |
FB |
|
| 14 |
W |
|
| 13 |
C |
|
| 12 |
C |
|
| 11 |
W |
|
| 10 |
FH |
|
| 9 |
SH |
|
| 1 |
P |
|
| 2 |
H |
|
| 3 |
P |
|
| 4 |
L |
|
| 5 |
L |
|
| 6 |
F |
|
| 7 |
F |
|
| 8 |
N8 |
|
| |
|
Replacements |
| 16 |
C |
|
| 17 |
C |
|
| 18 |
SH |
|
| 19 |
F |
|
| 20 |
P |
|
| 21 |
H |
|
| 22 |
L |
|
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Notes
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Result
Australia won by a margin of 36 points |
|
Rugby World Cup points
Australia 2,
United States of America 0
|
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Ground name
Thomond Park, Limerick
(neutral venue)
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Attendance 13000
|
| |
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Referee
AJ Watson
(South Africa) |
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Australia Test debuts
RC Moore, SNG Staniforth |
|
United States of America Test debuts
J Coulson, E Reed |
Other scores
 |
| Rugby World Cup |
|
| Italy |
3 - 101 |
New Zealand |
Huddersfield |
| Wales |
31 - 38 |
Samoa |
Millennium Stadium |
| Canada |
72 - 11 |
Namibia |
Toulouse |
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