USA 6-74 New Zealand
Date:
Venue: Soldier Field, Chicago
Referee: Craig Joubert (SARU)
Attendance: 61,500
USA v New Zealand Match Reports
The New Zealand All Blacks scored 12 unanswered tries as they ran amok at Soldier Field in Chicago to beat the USA Eagles 74-6 in a one-off exhibition match. The match was billed as the "biggest game in U.S. rugby history", but the sold-out crowd of 61,500 witnessed their team take a hammering at the hands of the world champions. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: New Zealand thrash USA at sold-out Soldier Field in Chicago
- Guardian: New Zealand run amok against USA but may count cost of injuries
- Telegraph: Sonny Bill Williams scores twice on return as All Blacks run riot in Chicago
- Daily Mail: New Zealand warm up for showdown with England by running in 12 tries in a crushing 74-6 victory against the USA
- Sky Sports: New Zealand run in 12 tries to thrash USA at Soldier Field in Chicago
- ESPN: All Blacks dish out rugby lesson to USA
- New Zealand Herald: All Blacks conquer America
USA v New Zealand Match Highlights
USA v New Zealand Match Stats
USA (6) 6
Penalties: Siddall (2)
New Zealand (43) 74
Tries: Harris, Jane, Tuipulotu, B Williams (2), Piutau, Savea (2), Moody, Cruden, Dagg, Cane
Conversions: Cruden (4), Carter (3)
Man of the Match: Kieran Read (New Zealand)
USA Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Eric Fry
- 2 Phil Thiel
- 3 Olive Kilifi
- 4 Samu Manoa
- 5 Hayden Smith
- 6 Todd Clever (Captain)
- 7 Scott Lavalla
- 8 Danny Barrett
Backs
- 9 Mike Petri
- 10 Adam Siddall
- 11 Brett Thompson
- 12 Andrew Suniula
- 13 Seamus Kelly
- 14 Blaine Scully
- 15 Chris Wyles
Replacements
- 16 Tom Coolican
- 17 Nick Wallace
- 18 Mate Moeakiola
- 19 Tai Tuisamoa
- 20 Louis Stanfill
- 21 Benjamin Tarr
- 22 Folau Niua
- 23 Troy Hall
New Zealand Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Joe Moody
- 2 Nathan Harris
- 3 Charlie Faumuina
- 4 Jeremy Thrush
- 5 Patrick Tuipulotu
- 6 Victor Vito
- 7 Sam Cane
- 8 Kieran Read (Captain)
Backs
- 9 TJ Perenara
- 10 Aaron Cruden
- 11 Charles Piutau
- 12 Sonny Bill Williams
- 13 Ryan Crotty
- 14 Cory Jane
- 15 Israel Dagg
Replacements
- 16 Keven Mealamu
- 17 Wyatt Crockett
- 18 Ben Franks
- 19 Brodie Retallick
- 20 Liam Messam
- 21 Augustine Pulu
- 22 Daniel Carter
- 23 Julian Savea