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{{Infobox Tour Rugby
|team= United States
|destination=Great Britain
|yearstart=2000
|yearfinish=
|manager=
|captain=
|matchplayed=5
|matchwon=1
|matchdraw=0
|matchlost=4
|testplayed=2
|testwon=0
|testdraw=0
|testlost=2
|opponent1={{ru|SCO}}
|icon1=
|played1=1
|won1=0
|draw1=0
|lost1=1
|opponent2={{ru|WAL}}
|icon2=
|played2=1
|won2=0
|draw2=0
|lost2=1
|previous= [[1999 United States rugby union tour of Australia and Great Britain|Australia and Great Britain 1999]]
|next = [[2004 United States rugby union tour of Ireland and Italy|Ireland and Italy 2004]]
}}
The '''2000 United States rugby union tour''' was a series of matches played in November 2000 in Wales and Scotland by [[United States national rugby union team]].
==Results==
''Scores and results list United States's points tally first.''
{| class=wikitable
! Opposing Team !! For !! Against !! Date !! Venue !! Status !! Attendance !! Ref.
|- bgcolor=gold
|'''[[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]]'''||align=center width=40|'''6'''||align=center width=40|'''53'''||width=140 align=right |'''November 4, 2000'''||'''[[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]], [[Edinburgh]]'''||'''[[Test match (rugby union)|Test Match]]''' || 35,638 ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Scots' class shines through |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/1005351.stm |website=BBC Sport |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Scotland vs USA 2000 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N6khPoOFxY |website=Youtube |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Full Match – Scotland vs USA 2000 |url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2020/06/02/full-match-scotland-vs-usa-2000/ |website=americas rugby news |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#fdfdfd
|[[Scotland B national rugby union team|Scotland Devel. XV]]||align=center width=40|17||align=center width=40|49||width=140 align=right |November 8, 2000||[[Aberdeen]]||Tour match || ||
|- bgcolor=#fdfdfd
|[[Cross Keys RFC|Cross Keys]]||align=center width=40|22||align=center width=40|7||width=140 align=right |November 11, 2000||[[Crosskeys]]||Tour match || ||
|- bgcolor=#fdfdfd
|Wales  Develop. XV||align=center width=40|20||align=center width=40|46||width=140 align=right |November 14, 2000||[[Neath]]||Tour match|| ||
|- bgcolor=gold
|'''[[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]]'''||align=center width=40|'''11'''||align=center width=40|'''42'''||width=140 align=right |'''November 18, 2000'''||'''[[Millennium Stadium|Millennium]], [[Cardiff]]'''||'''[[Test match (rugby union)|Test Match]]'''||33,000||<ref>{{cite web |title=Wales 42 USA 11 |url=https://www.wru.wales/report/wales-42-usa-11/ |website=WRU |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref><ref name="BBC report">{{cite web |title=Awesome Arwel lifts the gloom |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/wales/1027921.stm |website=BBC Sport |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Wales and Scotland enjoy international wins |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2000/1118/152653-roundup2/ |website=RTE |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref>
|}
==Test matches==
{{rugbybox
|date = Saturday 4 November 2000
|time = 18:45 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|home = {{ru-rt|SCO}}
|score = 53–6
|report = [http://www.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/match/23865.html Report]
|away = {{ru|USA}}
|try1 = [[John Leslie (rugby union)|Leslie]] (2) <br> [[Chris Paterson|Paterson]] <br> [[Budge Pountney|Pountney]] <br> [[Gregor Townsend|Townsend]] (2)
|con1 = [[Gregor Townsend|Townsend]] (4)
|pen1 = [[Gregor Townsend|Townsend]] (5)
|pen2 = [[Grant Charles Wells|Wells]] (2)
|stadium = [[Murrayfield Stadium]], [[Edinburgh]]
|attendance = 35,638
|referee = [[Pablo Deluca]] ([[Argentine Rugby Union|Argentina]])
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date = Saturday 18 November 2000
|time =
|home = {{ru-rt|WAL}}
|score = 42–11
|report = Report<ref name="BBC report"/>
|away = {{ru|USA}}
|try1 = [[Dafydd James|James]] (2) <br> [[Mark Taylor (rugby union, born 1973)|Taylor]] <br> [[Arwel Thomas|Thomas]] <br> [[Rhys Williams (rugby union, born 1980)|Williams]] <br> [[Neil Jenkins|Jenkins]]
|try2 = [[Malakai Delai|Delai]]
|con1 =  [[Arwel Thomas|Thomas]] (2) <br> [[Neil Jenkins|Jenkins]]
|pen1 = [[Arwel Thomas|Thomas]] (2)
|pen2 = [[Grant Charles Wells|Wells]] (2)
|stadium = [[Millennium Stadium]]
|attendance = 33,000
|referee = Ian Ramage ([[Scotland Rugby Union|Scotland]])
}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{United States rugby tours|state=expanded}}
{{Rugby union tours of Scotland|state=collapsed}}
{{Rugby union tours of Wales|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:2000 rugby union tours|United States]]
[[Category:United States national rugby union team tours]]
[[Category:2000–01 in Scottish rugby union|tour]]
[[Category:2000–01 in Welsh rugby union|tour]]
[[Category:2000 in American rugby union|rugby]]
[[Category:Rugby union tours of Scotland]]
[[Category:Rugby union tours of Wales]]