Uruguay name squad for Japan tour

Los Teros Head Coach has confirmed his 31-man squad for the upcoming two match tour of Japan. The tour is to be Uruguay’s final preparation ahead of the Rugby World Cup. Uruguay will depart for Japan on Thursday, August 14 playing test matches in Fukuoka on August 22 and Tokyo on August 29.

The final list of 31 players for the Rugby World Cup will then be released on August 30, a day after the completion of the tour to Japan. From Japan, the World Cup squad will fly to Spain to play a non-capped international against a Basque XV on September 6, and will face Wales in Cardiff on September 20 on the opening Sunday of the World Cup.

FORWARDS
Carlos Arboleya, Alejo Corral, Oscar Durán, Mario Sagario, Mateo Sanguinetti, Germán Kessler, Nicolás Klappenbach, Franco Lamanna, Mathias Palomeque, Santiago Vilaseca, Franco Lamanna, Jorge Zerbino, Agustín Alonso, Fernando Bascou, Matías Beer, Juan de Freitas, Juan Manuel Gaminara, Diego Magno, Alejandro Nieto

BACKS
Alejo Durán, Agustín Ormaechea, Alejo Duran, Felipe Berchesi, Manuel Blengio, Alberto Román, Joaquín Prada, Andres Vilaseca, Francisco Bulanti, Santiago Gibernau, Leandro Leivas, Rodrigo Silva, Jerónimo Etcheverry, Gastón Mieres

HEAD COACH – Pablo Lemoine