Spain Name Team to Face Uruguay

The Spanish side to take on Uruguay has been named. Los Leones will be the home side against Los Teros in the southern city of Málaga on Saturday.

The match is to be the second between the countries this year. In June Uruguay completed a 16-0 win. Uruguay also won the prior fixture between the sides, doing so by 16-15 in 2013. The biggest game between the teams was in Rugby World Cup 1999 with Uruguay winning 27-15.

Having performed well against Tonga last weekend Spain are looking to go one better and notch up a victory. The side named contains leading players, many of whom qualify on eligibility grounds.

SPAIN
1 Fernando López, 2 Beñat Auzqui, 3 Jesus Moreno, 4 David Barrera, 5 David González, 6 Pierre Barthere, 7 Gautier Gibouin, 8 Jaime Nava, 9 Juan Ramos, 10 Mathieu Belie, 11 Jordi Jorba, 12 Alvar Gimeno, 13 Fabien Perrin, 14 Ignacio Contardi, 15 Brad Linklater

Replacements: 16 Joe Hutchinson, 17 Juan Anaya, 18 Xerom Civil, 19 Kalo Kalo Gavidi, 20 Mathew Foulds, 21 Facundo Munilla, 22 Federico Castiglioni, 23 Arturo Iñiguez