England men · Rugby World Cup
United States
v England
6–34
Full time
United States v England finished 6–34.
- United States
- Mike Purcell 65'
- Date
- Wednesday 3 June 1987 · England in 1987
- Venue
- Concord Oval, Sydney
- Competition
- Rugby World Cup
Last checked 21 October 2026
Team sheets
Line-ups
England
Starting XV
- No. 1, Gareth Chilcott Prop
- No. 2, Graham Dawe Hooker
- No. 3, Gary Pearce Prop
- No. 4, Wade Dooley Lock
- No. 5, Steve Bainbridge Lock
- No. 6, Peter Winterbottom Flanker
- No. 7, Gary Rees Flanker
- No. 8, Dean Richards Number 8
- No. 9, Richard Hill Scrum Half
- No. 10, Rob Andrew Fly Half
- No. 11, Mark Bailey Wing
- No. 12, Jamie Salmon Centre
- No. 13, Francis Clough Centre
- No. 14, Mike Harrison (c) Wing
- No. 15, Jonathan Webb Full Back
Replacements
- No. 16, Huw Davies (not used)
- No. 17, Richard Harding (not used)
- No. 18, Rory Underwood (not used)
- No. 19, Dave Egerton (not used)
- No. 20, Brian Moore (not used)
- No. 21, Paul Rendall (not used)
United States
Starting XV
- No. 1, Rick Bailey Prop
- No. 2, John Everett Hooker
- No. 3, Neal Brendel Prop
- No. 4, Bob Causey Lock
- No. 5, Ed Burlingham (c) Lock
- No. 6, Gary Lambert Flanker
- No. 7, Steve Finkel Flanker
- No. 8, Brian Vizard Number 8
- No. 9, Mike Saunders Scrum Half
- No. 10, Joe Clarkson Fly Half
- No. 11, Gary Hein Wing
- No. 12, Tom Vinick Centre
- No. 13, Kevin Higgins Centre
- No. 14, Mike Purcell Wing
- No. 15, Ray Nelson Full Back
Replacements
- No. 16, John Mickel (not used)
- No. 17, Dave Horton (not used)
- No. 18, Dennis Shanagher (not used)
- No. 19, Fred Paoli (not used)
- No. 20, Pat Johnson (not used)
- No. 21, Tony Ridnell (not used)
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.
Official meetings since 1987
England v United States stats
Meetings8In our results database
England wins8England perspective
Draws0Level at full time
United States wins0United States victories
England have scored 381 points to United States's 93 across these meetings.
Individual fixture records
Who has scored most?
England · Fixture leader
4Jeremy Guscott
4 tries against United States in matches we hold scorer data for.
United States · Fixture leader
2Jone Naqica
United States's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.