The Rugby World Cup is back in action on Thursday night. Keep track of the live scoring as New Zealand tackle Uruguay.
Captain Sam Cane leads a side featuring nine changes from the one that beat Italy 96-17. Cam Roigard starts at scrumhalf and Damian McKenzie is at fullback for the first time since November 2021.. The bare statistics suggest a big win for the All Blacks – but mention stats and Uruguay can simply point to the events of three weeks ago, against France, in Lille…Los Teros’ coach Esteban Meneses has made seven changes to the starting XV from the comeback win over Namibia.
Manuel Ardao, meanwhile, has been the most dangerous breakdown player in the tournament, hitting a competition-high 32 defensive rucks, winning the most steals – six – and forcing the fourth-most penalties – two. There are scenarios in which France, Italy and New Zealand can finish level on points at the top of Pool A. But their +133 points difference coming into this round of matches means the All Blacks have an important edge in any permutation calculations.
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