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0 Sam Cane has reassumed the captaincy of a much-changed New Zealand side tasked with clinching a quarter-final spot at the Rugby World Cup against Uruguay.
The bonus-point win from their first meeting with Los Teros should not be too much trouble for an All Blacks side with nine changes.
After demolishing Italy 96-17 last week, the All Blacks chose to give fringe players game time and rest front-liners in preparation for an expected quarter-final next week.
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Cane makes his first start in the pool stage after a back twinge. He proved his fitness off the bench in the last quarter against Italy. Luke Jacobson at No.8 gives Ardie Savea his first Test off all year.
Tighthead prop Tyrel Lomax starts for the first time in four Tests after accidentally gashing his thigh. He had 30 minutes off the bench against Italy.
There’s a new second row of Sam Whitelock, who will play his 150th Test, and Tupou Vaa’i. Brodie Retallick was rested and Scott Barrett was in the reserves.
Whitelock will also own outright the Rugby World Cup appearance record. His 23rd match will surpass England’s Jason Leonard and New Zealand’s Richie McCaw.
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The backline changes see scrumhalf Cam Roigard, centre Anton Lienert-Brown, wing Leicester Fainga’anuku and fullback Damian McKenzie play instead of Aaron Smith, Rieko Ioane, Mark Telea and Beauden Barrett, who was in the reserves.
The reserves have been refilled with forwards Samisoni Taukei’aho and Ethan Blackadder — the injury replacement who could make his Rugby World Cup debut — and backs Finlay Christie and Caleb Clarke.
Uruguay made six changes after beating Namibia 36-26 last week for its first win of the tournament and fourth in Rugby World Cup history.
Los Teros brought in lock Ignacio Dotti and back-rowers Lucas Bianchi and Manuel Diana, centre Tomas Inciarte, wing Gaston Mieres and fullback Rodrigo Silva.
Dotti and Bianchi make their Rugby World Cup debuts, along with Silva, who replaces Baltazar Amaya, the scorer of two tries against the Namibians.
Inciarte was back to partner captain Andres Vilaseca in the centres for a third time in the tournament.
They have also freshened up their prop reserves in picking Matias Benitez and Ignacio Peculo.
All of them play for Peñarol, Uruguay’s Super Rugby Americas team.
TEAMS
New Zealand (15-1): Damian McKenzie, Will Jordan, Anton Lienert-Brown, Jordie Barrett, Leicester Fainga’anuku, Richie Mo’unga, Cam Roigard; Luke Jacobson, Sam Cane (captain), Shannon Frizell, Tupou Vaa’i, Sam Whitelock, Tyrel Lomax, Codie Taylor, Ofa Tu’ungafasi. Reserves (23-16): Samisoni Taukei’aho, Tamaiti Williams, Fletcher Newell, Scott Barrett, Ethan Blackadder, Finlay Christie, Beauden Barrett, Caleb Clarke.
Uruguay (15-1): Rodrigo Silva, Gaston Mieres, Tomas Inciarte, Andres Vilaseca (captain), Nicolas Freitas, Felipe Etcheverry, Santiago Arata; Manuel Diana, Lucas Bianchi, Manuel Ardao, Manuel Leindekar, Ignacio Dotti, Diego Arbelo, German Kessler, Mateo Sanguinetti. Reserves (23-16): Guillermo Pujadas, Matias Benitez, Igancio Peculo, Juan Manuel Rodríguez, Santiago Civetta, Agustin Ormaechea, Felipe Berchesi, Juan Manuel Alonso.
