The entire starting XV will be playing in their first World Cup with another eight debutants possibly coming off the bench. None of the 23 players in Lemoine’s World Cup squad has any World Cup experience.
The side will be captained by lock Santiago Vilaseca. The most experienced player in the starting line-up is hooker Carlos Arboleya, who will be making his 51st test appearance.
Uruguay: 1. Alejo Corral 2. Carlos Arboleya 3. Mario Sagario 4. Santiago Vilaseca 5. Jorge Zerbino 6. Juan Manuel Gaminara 7. Matias Beer 8; Alejandro Nieto 9. Agustin Ormaechea 10. Felipe Berchesi 11. Rodrigo Silva 12. Andres Vilaseca 13. Joaquin Prada 14. Santiago Gibernau 15. Gaston Meres
Replacements: 16. German Kessler 17. Oscar Duran 18. Mateo Sanguinetti 19. Franco Lamanna 20. Agustin Alonso 21. Juan De Freitas 22. Alejo Duran 23. Francisco Bulanti
