RFC Verdict
Japan U20 defeated USA U20 by 50 points, 71–21.
| Winner | Japan U20 |
|---|---|
| Margin | 50 |
| Verified score | 71–21 |
World Rugby U20 Championship 2026
Full Time
🇯🇵
JPN
Japan U20
71–21
🇺🇸
USA
USA U20
DateJuly 12, 2026
VenueAIA Arena, Kutaisi, Georgia
RFC INTELLIGENCE ENGINE 2.0
DATA-BACKEDMatch Intelligence
Verified rugby data, translated into context.
Inside the Numbers
92 total points were scored.
Japan U20 scored 77% of the match points.
The total was 23.5 points above the competition average of 68.5.
| Total points | 92 |
|---|---|
| Margin | 50 |
Form Guide
Japan U20: W W L L L
USA U20: W L L L L
| Window | Latest five completed matches in this competition |
|---|---|
| Key | W win, D draw, L loss |
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 |
Key Battle
Japan U20’s attack (36.6 points per match) against USA U20’s defence (61.0 conceded per match) is the clearest data-backed matchup.
| Japan U20 points for | 36.6 |
|---|---|
| Japan U20 points against | 33.8 |
| USA U20 points for | 27.2 |
| USA U20 points against | 61 |
What This Means
Japan U20 is now 2-0-3 in this competition and on a 2-match winning run.
USA U20 is now 1-0-4 in this competition.
| Scope | Current competition record after this result |
|---|
RFC Match Insight
RFC currently has 4 completed meetings between Japan U20 and USA U20 available in this dataset.
- Definition
- Recorded meetings
- Source
- RFC verified match data and calculations
- Scope
- Match: Japan U20 vs USA U20
- Method
- Counts completed meetings between two teams.
- Confidence
- Deterministic
- Calculated
- 2026-09-21 12:23:28 UTC
Data used
| Meetings | 4 |
|---|---|
| Home Team | Japan U20 |
| Away Team | USA U20 |
Their recorded meetings average 70.0 combined points.
- Definition
- Meeting scoring average
- Source
- RFC verified match data and calculations
- Scope
- Match: Japan U20 vs USA U20
- Method
- Calculates average combined points across recorded meetings.
- Confidence
- Deterministic
- Calculated
- 2026-09-21 12:23:28 UTC
Data used
| Combined Points | 280 |
|---|---|
| Meetings | 4 |
| Average | 70 |
RFC Match Centre
Full TimeMatch Details
DateJuly 12, 2026Match date
VenueAIA Arena, Kutaisi, GeorgiaMatch venue
StatusFull TimeFinal whistle
The officiating team
4 officialsMatch Officials
RefereeChristopher AllisonLead match official
Assistant Referee 1Ruairidh Campbell
Assistant Referee 2Mariam Goguadze
TV Match OfficialFrancisco Gonzalez
Japan U20
Starting XV
- –Naoya OkuboHead Coach
- 1Song Ha RiProp
- 2Koshi TsumuraHooker
- 3Haruto SasakiProp
- 4Masato YanaseLock
- 5Masato HyakutakeLock
- 6Riku FujikuboFlanker
- 7Yuta OtabeFlanker
- 8Akihiro Tsubone(C)Number 8
- 9Soshi KataokaScrum Half
- 10Takeru NiwaFly Half
- 11Isa FukadaWing
- 12Tsunehidemichi FukudaCentre
- 13Rio IwakuraCentre
- 14
- 15Ryuto KogaFull Back
Replacements
- 16Sota MiuraReplacement
- 17Keigo ArugaReplacement
- 18Keitatsu MotoyamaReplacement
- 19Yuga IchikawaReplacement
- 20Chikara FukudaReplacement
- 21Kohaku SudaReplacement
- 22Yura MoriokaReplacement
- 23Gentaro SakataReplacement
USA U20
Starting XV
- –Johannes GerickeHead Coach
- 1Colin DonnellyProp
- 2Aidan StewartHooker
- 3Tyler TrowerProp
- 4Pierce KellyLock
- 5Frank FinicleLock
- 6Liam HillFlanker
- 7Harrison CluffFlanker
- 8Papaseea MatelauNumber 8
- 9Spencer Huntley(C)Scrum Half
- 10Declan CaddenFly Half
- 11Sialeafuhia OfaWing
- 12William DarbishireCentre
- 13Dane MitchellCentre
- 14Finnian LoveWing
- 15Gavin HolderFull Back
Replacements
- 16Salesi KafovaluReplacement
- 17Sawyer TroupeReplacement
- 18Alfie BoothReplacement
- 19Tanielu TalaepaReplacement
- 20Yiannis EfthymiopoulosReplacement
- 21Leo Keesler-VenablesReplacement
- 22Joseph SarkeesReplacement
- 23Marco LapierreReplacement
1′
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Change Match Status0–0
Japan U204′
🏉
Try5–0
Rio IwakuraJapan U204′
◆
Conversion7–0
Takeru NiwaJapan U207′
🏉
Try7–5
Frank FinicleUSA U207′
◆
Conversion7–7
Declan CaddenUSA U2013′
🏉
Try12–7
Rio IwakuraJapan U2014′
◆
Conversion14–7
Takeru NiwaJapan U2023′
🟨
Yellow Card14–7
Tyler TrowerUSA U2024′
↔
Replacement On14–7
Alfie BoothUSA U2024′
↔
Replacement Off14–7
Finnian LoveUSA U2025′
🏉
Try19–7
Isa FukadaJapan U2026′
◆
Conversion21–7
Takeru NiwaJapan U2033′
🏉
Try26–7
Shinnosuke UchidaJapan U2034′
◆
Conversion28–7
Takeru NiwaJapan U2034′
↔
Replacement On28–7
Finnian LoveUSA U2034′
↔
Replacement Off28–7
Alfie BoothUSA U2038′
🏉
Try28–12
Dane MitchellUSA U2039′
◆
Conversion28–14
Declan CaddenUSA U2043′
●
Change Match Status28–14
Japan U2042′
🏉
Try28–19
William DarbishireUSA U2043′
◆
Conversion28–21
Declan CaddenUSA U2046′
🏉
Try33–21
Shinnosuke UchidaJapan U2050′
🏉
Try38–21
Rio IwakuraJapan U2051′
◆
Conversion40–21
Takeru NiwaJapan U2051′
↔
Replacement On40–21
Kohaku SudaJapan U2051′
↔
Replacement Off40–21
Soshi KataokaJapan U2051′
↔
Replacement On40–21
Sota MiuraJapan U2051′
↔
Replacement Off40–21
Koshi TsumuraJapan U2052′
↔
Replacement On40–21
Sawyer TroupeUSA U2052′
↔
Replacement Off40–21
Colin DonnellyUSA U2053′
🏉
Try45–21
Kohaku SudaJapan U2054′
◆
Conversion47–21
Takeru NiwaJapan U2054′
↔
Replacement On47–21
Gentaro SakataJapan U2054′
↔
Replacement Off47–21
Ryuto KogaJapan U2057′
🏉
Try52–21
Sota MiuraJapan U2057′
↔
Replacement On52–21
Keigo ArugaJapan U2057′
↔
Replacement Off52–21
Song Ha RiJapan U2057′
↔
Replacement On52–21
Keitatsu MotoyamaJapan U2057′
↔
Replacement Off52–21
Haruto SasakiJapan U2061′
↔
Replacement On52–21
Salesi KafovaluUSA U2061′
↔
Replacement Off52–21
Aidan StewartUSA U2061′
↔
Replacement On52–21
Alfie BoothUSA U2061′
↔
Replacement Off52–21
Tyler TrowerUSA U2062′
🏉
Try57–21
Keitatsu MotoyamaJapan U2062′
◆
Conversion59–21
Takeru NiwaJapan U2064′
↔
Replacement On59–21
Leo Keesler-VenablesUSA U2064′
↔
Replacement Off59–21
William DarbishireUSA U2064′
↔
Replacement On59–21
Marco LapierreUSA U2064′
↔
Replacement Off59–21
Declan CaddenUSA U2066′
🟨
Yellow Card59–21
Spencer HuntleyUSA U2067′
🏉
Try64–21
Sota MiuraJapan U2068′
◆
Conversion66–21
Takeru NiwaJapan U2068′
↔
Replacement On66–21
Yuga IchikawaJapan U2068′
↔
Replacement Off66–21
Riku FujikuboJapan U2068′
↔
Replacement On66–21
Chikara FukudaJapan U2068′
↔
Replacement Off66–21
Yuta OtabeJapan U2068′
↔
Replacement On66–21
Tanielu TalaepaUSA U2068′
↔
Replacement Off66–21
Frank FinicleUSA U2068′
↔
Replacement On66–21
Yiannis EfthymiopoulosUSA U2068′
↔
Replacement Off66–21
Liam HillUSA U2069′
↔
Replacement On66–21
Yura MoriokaJapan U2069′
↔
Replacement Off66–21
Tsunehidemichi FukudaJapan U2072′
🟥
Red Card66–21
Alfie BoothUSA U2074′
🏉
Try71–21
Sota MiuraJapan U2077′
↔
Replacement On71–21
Joseph SarkeesUSA U2077′
↔
Replacement Off71–21
Spencer HuntleyUSA U2079′
↔
Replacement On71–21
Liam HillUSA U2079′
↔
Replacement Off71–21
Papaseea MatelauUSA U2079′
↔
Replacement On71–21
Tyler TrowerUSA U2079′
↔
Replacement Off71–21
Finnian LoveUSA U20Japan U20Animated Team ComparisonUSA U20
OverviewTeam comparison
Points
0VS0
JPNUSA
Tries
0VS0
JPNUSA
Possession
0%
JPN0%
USATerritory
0%
JPN0%
USAAttackTeam comparison
Carries
0VS0
JPNUSA
Carry Metres
0VS0
JPNUSA
Clean Breaks
0VS0
JPNUSA
Defenders Beaten
0VS0
JPNUSA
Offloads
0VS0
JPNUSA
Passes
0VS0
JPNUSA
Try Assists
0VS0
JPNUSA
Rucks Beyond Gain Line
0%
JPN0%
USABreakdownTeam comparison
Ruck Success
0%
JPN0%
USARucks Won
0VS0
JPNUSA
Rucks Total
0VS0
JPNUSA
Rucks Under 3 Seconds
0VS0
JPNUSA
Rucks 3–6 Seconds
0VS0
JPNUSA
Rucks Over 6 Seconds
0VS0
JPNUSA
Turnovers Won
0VS0
JPNUSA
Set PieceTeam comparison
Scrum Success
0%
JPN0%
USAScrums Won
0VS0
JPNUSA
Scrums Total
0VS0
JPNUSA
Lineout Success
0%
JPN0%
USALineouts Won
0VS0
JPNUSA
Lineouts Lost
0VS0
JPNUSA
Mauls Won
0VS0
JPNUSA
Maul Metres
0VS0
JPNUSA
KickingTeam comparison
Kicks From Hand
0VS0
JPNUSA
Kick Metres
0VS0
JPNUSA
Goal Kicking
0%
JPN0%
USAConversions
0VS0
JPNUSA
Successful Goal Kicks
0%
JPN0%
USAKicks to Touch
0VS0
JPNUSA
Kicks Retained
0VS0
JPNUSA
DefenceTeam comparison
Tackles Made
0VS0
JPNUSA
Missed Tackles
0VS0
JPNUSA
Tackle Success
0%
JPN0%
USADominant Tackles
0VS0
JPNUSA
Turnover Tackles
0VS0
JPNUSA
DisciplineTeam comparison
Penalties Conceded
0VS0
JPNUSA
Yellow Cards
0VS0
JPNUSA
Red Cards
0VS0
JPNUSA
Free Kicks Conceded
0VS0
JPNUSA
Japan U20
PlayerMinPtsCarMetresTkls
USA U20
PlayerMinPtsCarMetresTkls
Meetings currently recorded by RFC
1Meetings
1Japan U20 wins
0Draws
0USA U20 wins
Recent meetings
Japan U20July 12, 2026 · World Rugby U20 Championship 2026 · AIA Arena, Kutaisi, Georgia
71 – 21USA U20