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Australia And they finished the tour USA The men won 52-0 at Sports Illustrated Stadium.
The visitors scored eight tries in New Jersey as Harry McLaughlin-Phillips – who made his Test debut off the bench for the Wallabies in the second Bledisloe Cup game in October – had a standout performance, which included one try and six conversions.
It was a score that backed up a 61-21 victory they picked up six days earlier in Nashville, Tennessee. Most of this USA team will now travel to Europe to finish their Cup of Nations campaign against Georgia, Romania and Hong Kong China.
By halftime the score was 33-0 in favor Australia A in New Jersey. It took team captain Matt Faessler all of four minutes to cross the whitewash for the first try to allow McLaughlin-Phillips his first shot on the post.
Soon, both Corey Toole and Kalani Thomas broke through the USA defense. After Mac Grealy converted, the home side regained some momentum, only for hopes of a positive half-time team talk from head coach Scott Lawrence to be dashed when bulky lock Nick Frost went down in the 39th minute. McLaughlin-Phillips duly kicked the conversion.
A word must also be said for Zac Lomax. Transfer from rugby league, who spent part of 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season with the Western Force, he played in his first international game for Australia and looked more than comfortable at outside centre. His pass sent Thomas over the try line and even stopped a certain try as the USA tried in vain to get on the scoreboard.
It was also Lomax whose rush drew Mason Pedersen’s yellow card early in the second half as Australia looked to extend their lead. During the time the prop was on the touchline, McLaughlin-Phillips scored and converted his own try and Joe Brial also scored.
Shortly after Brial’s goal, the USA enjoyed a brief period of offensive pressure, although they were unable to convert it into points.
In the 65th minute, Luke Reimer was sent to the sin bin, and after his return, Linton Ieli scored with the clock in the minus to create a half-century, and McLaughlin-Phillips ended the game with the sixth conversion.
