USA - Rugby World Cup Team Stats
USA are the Olympic Title holders at rugby union beating France the last time it was held in 1924 in Paris.
USA have played in four of the five tournaments to date winning just two matches, both against Japan.
The highest score the USA has posted is 39 points against Japan in 2003.
The most points they have conceded in a world cup match is 55 against Australia in 1999.
Australia only conceded one try in the 1999 world cup, scored by USA centre Juan Grobler.
Mike Hercus has scored the most points for USA in world cups with 51.
He has also scored most points for USA in one world cup match with 19 against Japan in 2003.
Hercus also holds the record for the most penalties scored with 5 against Scotland in 2003.
Although USA have scored 21 tries in all world cup matches, incredibly not one player has scored more than one.
The 21 tries they have scored in 13 world cup matches is one less than Australia scored against Namibia in one match in 2003.
USA have only scored 2 drop goals in the world cup, both against Australia. by Dave Horton in 1987 and David Niu in 1999.
No player from USA has ever been sent off in a world cup match but Paul Emerick was shown a yellow card in the 2003 world cup against Scotland.
In the 1991 tournament USA played Italy at Cross Green, Otley, the only time a national league ground has been used.
