Australia and the United States first met on 2 August 1997 in Brisbane, Australia. They have played each other ten times in total, with the USA Eagles winning six of those encounters.

The two nations have met at four separate Rugby World Cups — firstly at the 2002 tournament in Spain, followed by further matches in 2006, 2014 and 2025. During the 2006 tournament, they faced each other in the pool stages and the play-offs, with the United States winning on both occasions. At the 2025 tournament, the two countries played out their first ever drawn result.

Summary Overall Details Played Won by Won by Drawn Australia points United States points In Australia 3 1 2 0 76 79 In the United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 Neutral venue 7 2 4 1 158 131 Overall 10 3 6 1 234 210

Record Note: The date shown in brackets indicates when the record was, or last set. Record Australia United States Longest winning streak 1(2 Aug 1998–21 May 2002,8 Jul 2023–17 May 2024,17 May 2025–30 Aug 2025) 4(8 Sep 2006–8 Jul 2023) Largest points for Home 27 (17 May 2025) N/A Away N/A 28 (2 August 1998) Neutral venue 58 (8 July 2023) 29 (12 September 2006) Largest winning margin Home 8 (17 May 2025) N/A Away N/A 4 (2 August 1998) Neutral venue 41 (8 July 2023) 17 (12 September 2006)

Results No. Date Venue Score Winner Event 1 2 August 1998 Brisbane 24 – 28 Test match 2 21 May 2002 Barcelona, Spain 17 – 5 2002 Rugby World Cup 5th place play-offs 3 8 September 2006 Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton, Canada 6 – 10 2006 Rugby World Cup pool stages 4 12 September 2006 St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert, Canada 12 – 29 2006 Rugby World Cup 5th place play-offs 5 13 August 2014 CNR, Marcoussis, France 20 – 23 2014 Rugby World Cup 5th place play-offs 6 12 June 2022 The Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand 16 – 14 2022 Pacific Four Series 7 8 July 2023 TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Canada 58 – 17 2023 Pacific Four Series 8 17 May 2024 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne 25 – 32 2024 Pacific Four Series 9 17 May 2025 Canberra Stadium, Canberra 27 – 19 2025 Pacific Four Series 10 30 August 2025 York Community Stadium, York, England 31 – 31 Draw 2025 Rugby World Cup pool stages

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