World Rugby Nations Cup 2026 Results 2026

World Rugby Nations Cup 2026

Full Time

🇺🇸

USA

29–22

🇪🇸

ESP

Spain

DateJuly 18, 2026

VenueWake Med Soccer Park, Raleigh, United States

RFC INTELLIGENCE ENGINE 2.0

Match Intelligence

Verified rugby data, translated into context.

DATA-BACKED

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RFC Verdict

USA defeated Spain by 7 points, 29–22.

Winner	USA
Margin	7
Verified score	29–22

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Inside the Numbers

51 total points were scored.

USA scored 57% of the match points.

The total was 12.7 points below the competition average of 63.7.

Total points	51
Margin	7

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Form Guide

USA: W W W

Spain: L W D

Window	Latest five completed matches in this competition
Key	W win, D draw, L loss

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Records & Milestones

This was the highest-scoring recorded meeting between these teams.

RFC currently has 4 completed meetings between these teams available in this dataset.

Recorded meetings	4
Scope	All synchronized RFC competitions

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Key Battle

Spain’s attack (32.0 points per match) against USA’s defence (22.0 conceded per match) is the clearest data-backed matchup.

USA points for	30
USA points against	22
Spain points for	32
Spain points against	30

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What This Means

USA is now 3-0-0 in this competition and on a 3-match winning run.

Spain is now 1-1-1 in this competition.

Scope	Current competition record after this result

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What’s Next

Spain next faces Uruguay — Sat, Nov 7, 2026 10:00 AM.

USA next faces Hong Kong China — Sun, Nov 8, 2026 9:45 AM.

Source	Verified competition schedule

RFC

RFC Match Insight

RFC currently has 4 completed meetings between USA and Spain available in this dataset.

Definition: Recorded meetings
Source: RFC verified match data and calculations
Scope: Match: USA vs Spain
Method: Counts completed meetings between two teams.
Confidence: Deterministic
Calculated: 2026-09-21 08:04:37 UTC

Data used

Meetings	4
Home Team	USA
Away Team	Spain

Their recorded meetings average 36.8 combined points.

Definition: Meeting scoring average
Source: RFC verified match data and calculations
Scope: Match: USA vs Spain
Method: Calculates average combined points across recorded meetings.
Confidence: Deterministic
Calculated: 2026-09-21 08:04:37 UTC

Data used

Combined Points	147
Meetings	4
Average	36.8

RFC Match Centre

Match Details

Full Time

DateJuly 18, 2026Match date

VenueWake Med Soccer Park, Raleigh, United StatesMatch venue

StatusFull TimeFinal whistle

The officiating team

Match Officials

4 officials

RefereeBen BreakspearLead match official

Assistant Referee 1Jeremy Rozier

Assistant Referee 2Robin Kaluzniak

TV Match OfficialDan Jones

11′

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Try5–0

Mitch WilsonUSA

12′

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Conversion7–0

Christopher HilsenbeckUSA

13′

🏉

Try7–5

Estanislao BaySpain

14′

◆

Conversion7–7

Gonzalo LopezSpain

15′

↔

Replacement On7–7

Jaime MantecaSpain

15′

↔

Replacement Off7–7

Gauthier MinguillonSpain

18′

🏉

Try12–7

Paddy RyanUSA

19′

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Conversion14–7

Christopher HilsenbeckUSA

29′

🟨

Yellow Card14–7

Perry MayoUSA

31′

↔

Replacement On14–7

Benjamin BonassoUSA

31′

↔

Replacement Off14–7

Cory DanielUSA

33′

🏉

Try14–12

Jaime MantecaSpain

39′

🏉

Try19–12

Julian RobertsUSA

41′

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Change Match Status19–12

USA

43′

↔

Replacement On19–12

Thierry Futeu YoutcheuSpain

43′

↔

Replacement Off19–12

Luca TabarotSpain

43′

↔

Replacement On19–12

Jon ZabalaSpain

43′

↔

Replacement Off19–12

Hugo PirletSpain

45′

↔

Replacement On19–12

Charlie AbelUSA

45′

↔

Replacement Off19–12

Tonga KofeUSA

48′

🏉

Try19–17

Martiniano CianSpain

49′

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Conversion19–19

Gonzalo LopezSpain

51′

↔

Replacement On19–19

Nafi Ma'afuUSA

51′

↔

Replacement Off19–19

Brandon HarveyUSA

55′

↔

Replacement On19–19

Vicente BoronatSpain

55′

↔

Replacement Off19–19

Ekain ImazSpain

55′

↔

Replacement On19–19

Ezekiel LindenmuthUSA

55′

↔

Replacement Off19–19

Jack IscaroUSA

55′

↔

Replacement On19–19

Shilo KleinUSA

55′

↔

Replacement Off19–19

Kapeli PifeletiUSA

58′

↔

Replacement On19–19

Inaki MateuSpain

58′

↔

Replacement Off19–19

Alberto CarmonaSpain

60′

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Penalty19–22

Gonzalo LopezSpain

61′

↔

Replacement On19–22

Luke CartyUSA

61′

↔

Replacement Off19–22

Christopher HilsenbeckUSA

61′

↔

Replacement On19–22

Tavite LopetiUSA

61′

↔

Replacement Off19–22

Julian RobertsUSA

66′

🏉

Try24–22

Perry MayoUSA

66′

◆

Conversion26–22

Luke CartyUSA

67′

↔

Replacement On26–22

Diego Gonzalez BlancoSpain

67′

↔

Replacement Off26–22

Gabriel VelezSpain

68′

↔

Replacement On26–22

Kerman AurrekoetxeaSpain

68′

↔

Replacement Off26–22

Martiniano CianSpain

68′

↔

Replacement On26–22

Santiago OvejeroSpain

68′

↔

Replacement Off26–22

Alvaro Garcia AlboSpain

71′

↔

Replacement On26–22

Martiniano CianSpain

71′

↔

Replacement Off26–22

Alvar GimenoSpain

73′

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Penalty29–22

Luke CartyUSA

80′

↔

Replacement On29–22

Ethan McVeighUSA

80′

↔

Replacement Off29–22

Ruben de HaasUSA

81′

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Change Match Status29–22

USA

RFC Intelligence · Player Ratings

USA 29–22 Spain

RFC Player Ratings

Data-informed performance ratings generated from the player-level match data available to RFC Intelligence.

RFC Player of the MatchMartiniano Cian8.6Spain · Centre

SpainTop rated · Martiniano Cian 8.6

Starting XV

Luca TabarotProp · 43 min

1 scrum penalty losts · 1 missed tackles · 1 penalty concededs · 4 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.8.

5.8RFC rating

Alvaro Garcia AlboHooker · 68 min

3 missed tackles · 9 lineout wins · 7 tackles · 1 scrum penalty losts. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Hugo PirletProp · 43 min

1 turnover wons · 1 tackle turnovers · 6 tackles · 1 scrum penalty losts. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.4.

6.4RFC rating

Manex AricetaLock · 80 min

3 missed tackles · 12 tackles · 2 turnover concededs · 1 handling errors. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.6.

5.6RFC rating

Antonio Ray SuarezLock · 80 min

2 penalty concededs · 9 tackles · 2 dominant tackles · 1 handling errors. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Gabriel VelezFlanker · 66 min

16 tackles · 1 turnover wons · 2 missed tackles · 1 turnover concededs. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.3.

6.3RFC rating

Ignacio Pineiro MollaFlanker · 80 min

2 penalty concededs · 8 tackles · 1 lineout steals · 1 handling errors. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Ekain ImazNumber 8 · 55 min

6 tackles · 1 dominant tackles · 1 bad pass · 2 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.2.

6.2RFC rating

Estanislao BayScrum Half · 80 min

1 trys · 2 try assists · 2 line-break assists · 5 points. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.9.

7.9RFC rating

Gonzalo LopezFly Half · 80 min

3 missed tackles · 7 points · 2 turnover concededs · 2 defender beatens. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.5.

6.5RFC rating

Alberto CarmonaWing · 57 min

4 turnover concededs · 3 handling errors · 4 tackles · 154 kick metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.3.

5.3RFC rating

Alvar GimenoCentre · 70 min

1 turnover wons · 2 handling errors · 2 turnover concededs · 2 defender beatens. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.7.

6.7RFC rating

Martiniano CianCentre · 77 min

1 trys · 5 defender beatens · 1 try assists · 106 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 8.6.

8.6RFC rating

Gauthier MinguillonWing · 15 min

1 missed tackles · 10 carry metres · 1 gain-line success · 1 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

John Wessel BellFull Back · 80 min

4 handling errors · 4 turnover concededs · 1 clean breaks · 5 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.4.

5.4RFC rating

Replacements

Santiago OvejeroReplacement · 12 min

1 missed tackles · 1 turnover concededs · 2 tackles · 1 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.9.

5.9RFC rating

Thierry Futeu YoutcheuReplacement · 37 min

1 turnover wons · 4 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.4.

6.4RFC rating

Jon ZabalaReplacement · 37 min

2 missed tackles · 4 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.9.

5.9RFC rating

Vicente BoronatReplacement · 25 min

1 turnover wons · 5 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.3.

6.3RFC rating

Diego Gonzalez BlancoReplacement · 14 min

1 missed tackles · 3 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Kerman AurrekoetxeaReplacement · 13 min

1 gain-line success · 2 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Inaki MateuReplacement · 23 min

4 tackles · 1 bad pass. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Jaime MantecaReplacement · 65 min

1 trys · 3 missed tackles · 3 defender beatens · 5 points. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.9.

6.9RFC rating

USATop rated · Dominic Besag 8.0

Starting XV

Jack IscaroProp · 55 min

1 turnover wons · 2 penalty concededs · 1 tackle turnovers · 6 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.5.

6.5RFC rating

Kapeli PifeletiHooker · 55 min

4 defender beatens · 2 dominant tackles · 10 lineout wins · 6 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.1.

7.1RFC rating

Tonga KofeProp · 44 min

1 turnover wons · 1 tackle turnovers · 7 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.6.

6.6RFC rating

Nathan Den HoedtLock · 80 min

1 turnover wons · 6 tackles · 7 lineout wins · 1 penalty concededs. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.4.

6.4RFC rating

Brandon HarveyLock · 51 min

1 try assists · 1 line-break assists · 8 tackles · 3 maul wins. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.9.

6.9RFC rating

Cory DanielFlanker · 31 min

2 defender beatens · 1 line-break assists · 1 handling errors · 1 missed tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.3.

6.3RFC rating

Paddy RyanFlanker · 80 min

3 turnover wons · 1 trys · 5 points · 6 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.8.

7.8RFC rating

Jason DammNumber 8 · 80 min

10 tackles · 1 missed tackles · 1 dominant tackles · 3 lineout wins. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.3.

6.3RFC rating

Ruben de HaasScrum Half · 79 min

1 try assists · 2 defender beatens · 379 kick metres · 2 bad pass. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.6.

6.6RFC rating

Christopher HilsenbeckFly Half · 60 min

2 missed tackles · 4 points · 1 handling errors · 245 kick metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.9.

5.9RFC rating

Perry MayoWing · 69 min

1 trys · 1 yellow cards · 4 defender beatens · 5 points. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.7.

6.7RFC rating

Dominic BesagCentre · 80 min

2 turnover wons · 1 try assists · 2 tackle turnovers · 1 line-break assists. Data-informed RFC rating: 8.0.

8.0RFC rating

Julian RobertsCentre · 60 min

1 trys · 2 handling errors · 5 points · 2 turnover concededs. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.6.

6.6RFC rating

Mark O'KeeffeWing · 80 min

3 penalty concededs · 2 defender beatens · 7 gain-line success · 1 handling errors. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Mitch WilsonFull Back · 80 min

1 trys · 4 defender beatens · 1 try assists · 3 missed tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.8.

7.8RFC rating

Replacements

Shilo KleinReplacement · 25 min

3 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Ezekiel LindenmuthReplacement · 25 min

1 defender beatens · 1 gain-line success · 1 tackles · 1 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Charlie AbelReplacement · 36 min

2 turnover concededs · 2 defender beatens · 1 handling errors · 5 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Nafi Ma'afuReplacement · 29 min

3 defender beatens · 1 turnover wons · 1 tackle turnovers · 1 clean breaks. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.1.

7.1RFC rating

Benjamin BonassoReplacement · 49 min

1 turnover wons · 10 tackles · 1 tackle turnovers · 1 missed tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.7.

6.7RFC rating

Luke CartyReplacement · 20 min

5 points · 1 turnover concededs · 1 gain-line success · 1 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Tavite LopetiReplacement · 20 min

1 turnover concededs · 1 defender beatens · 1 gain-line success · 3 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

How RFC Player Ratings work

Ratings combine the player-level statistics returned for the match, playing time, positive impact, errors, discipline and role-specific contributions. The methodology is versioned so RFC can track how every stored rating was produced. “NR” means there was not enough playing time or evidence for a responsible score.

USA

Spain

Data used

Data used

Match Details

Match Officials

USA

Starting XV

Replacements

Spain

Starting XV

Replacements

Points

Tries

Possession

Territory

Carries

Carry Metres

Clean Breaks

Defenders Beaten

Offloads

Passes

Try Assists

Rucks Beyond Gain Line

Ruck Success

Rucks Won

Rucks Total

Rucks Under 3 Seconds

Rucks 3–6 Seconds

Rucks Over 6 Seconds

Turnovers Won

Scrum Success

Scrums Won

Scrums Total

Lineout Success

Lineouts Won

Lineouts Lost

Mauls Won

Maul Metres

Kicks From Hand

Kick Metres

Goal Kicking

Conversions

Successful Goal Kicks

Kicks to Touch

Kicks Retained

Tackles Made

Missed Tackles

Tackle Success

Dominant Tackles

Turnover Tackles

Penalties Conceded

Yellow Cards

Free Kicks Conceded

USA

Spain

RFC Player Ratings

Starting XV

Replacements

Starting XV

Replacements

Recent meetings