Uruguay name their side for Fiji clash
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Uruguay coach Esteban Meneses has named his team for the Pool D match against Fiji at Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium on Wednesday.
There are nine survivors from the starting line-up that secured World Cup qualification against Canada in February 2018.
In the back row, captain Juan Manuel Gaminara is one of eight players who were in Uruguay’s match-day 23 when they lost 15-47 to Fiji at the World Cup 2015.
EN EXCLUSIVA | El hooker de @RugbyUruguay , Germán Kessler, le cuenta a Rugby World Cup sus sensaciones antes del debut charrúa el próximo 25/9 frente a @fijirugby .
Escuchá en vivo el partido en: https://t.co/DY4V9zwVyu ó https://t.co/x4PpdQA7te #RWC2019 #FIJvURU pic.twitter.com/73U8DMzSuG— Rugby World Cup ES (@rugbyworldcupes) September 23, 2019
Uruguay: 15 Gaston Mieres, 14 Nicolas Freitas, 13 Juan Manuel Cat, 12 Andres Vilaseca, 11 Rodrigo Silva, 10 Felipe Berchesi, 9 Santiago Arata, 8 Manuel Diana, 7 Santiago Civetta, 6 Juan Manuel Gaminara (captain), 5 Manuel Leindekar, 4 Ignacio Dotti, 3 Diego Arbelo, 2 German Kessler, 1 Mateo Sanguinetti.
Replacements: 16 Guillermo Pujadas, 17 Facundo Gattas, 18 Juan Pedro Rombys, 19 Franco Lamanna, 20 Juan Diego Ormaechea, 21 Agustin Ormaechea, 22 Felipe Etcheverry, 23 Tomas Inciarte.
Date: Wednesday, September 25
Venue: Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, Kamaishi City
Kick-off: 14.15 (02.15 Uruguay time; 05.15 GMT; 17.15 Fiji time)
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assistant referees: Angus Gardner (Australia), Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Marius Jonker: (South Africa)
