Japan v USA
Japan v USA - Head to Head
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November 20, 2008
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Japanese fullback Tsutomu Matsuda tackles flanker Kort Schubert of the USA during their Pool B Rugby World Cup 2003 match in Gosford stadium, on October 27, 2003
Japanese fullback Tsutomu Matsuda tackles flanker Kort Schubert of the USA during their Pool B Rugby World Cup 2003 match at Gosford Stadium © Getty Images
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Japan and the USA will complete their two-Test series on Saturday when the Cherry Blossoms play host to the Eagles at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo.

Victory for the hosts will see them complete a 2-0 series triumph having recorded a 29-19 victory in their opening clash in Nagoya last weekend. That success was just the fourth time Japan had beaten the Eagles in 17 matches.

The two countries first clashed in 1985 when the United States edged home by a point and they have since recorded 12 victories in over Japan with one match drawn - a 9-9 encounter in 1986.

Last weekend's hard-fought triumph ended a three-match losing streak against the Eagles. The sides have also met twice in Rugby World Cup - the USA winning on both occasion. They recorded a 21-18 victory at Ballymore at RWC'87 and also a 39-26 win at the North Power Stadium in Gosford during RWC'03.

Japan v USA Match Facts:

Played 17; USA won 12 ; Japan won 4, One drawn

First Test: Japan 15-16 United States, Chichibunomiya, April 21, 1985

Latest Test: Japan 29-19 United States, Nagoya, November 16, 2008

Japan's largest winning margin: 10 points - Japan 29-19 United States, Nagoya, November 16, 2008

USA's largest winning margin: 69 points - United States 74-5 Japan , Boxer Stadium,Balboa, July 6, 1996

Japan's winning sequence: One Test, November 16, 2008 to present day

Click here for a complete breakdown of all the previous clashes between Japan and the USA

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