Spain and Uruguay rugby lineups and substitution timestamps confirmed

Spain and Uruguay met in a rugby union international, and BBC Sport’s match record — published identically on BBC Sport’s bbc.com and bbc.co.uk editions — lists the full lineups for both sides along with every substitution, though the report carries no score, venue, or date. The record shows Spain naming 23 players and Uruguay naming 23, with Spain making seven changes and Uruguay eight during the match.

Players make substitutions during match

Spain’s fifteen starters were Bell at fullback, Cian, Mateu and Laforga in the backs, Guemes at scrum-half, Bay, Futeu, Ovejero, Zabala, Pineiro, Suarez, Foulds and Ariceta in the pack, and Nieto at number eight. BBC Sport’s record shows the first change came at 35 minutes, when Santamaria replaced Futeu, followed by Velez for Ariceta at 51, Minguillon for Guemes at 56, Aurrekoetxea for Bay at 63, Pirlet for Zabala at 63, Gonzalez for Ovejero at 67, and Boronat for Pineiro and Marsinyac for Fernandez at 70. The replacements were Nieto, Gonzalez, Santamaria, Pirlet, Boronat, Velez, Aurrekoetxea, Marsinyac and Minguillon.

Uruguay’s changes came earlier and in the backs

Uruguay started Vidal, Alvarez, Gonzalez, Ferrario, Facciolo, Amarillo, Rodriguez, Sanguinetti, Kessler, Piussi, Dotti, Leindekar, Ardao, Bianchi and Diana. Their first substitution arrived at 22 minutes, with Suarez replacing Vidal — the earliest change recorded on either side. Piussi and Dotti both came off at 55, Perillo at 62, Hoblog at 64, and Perez at 66, replaced by Peculo, Aliaga, Sanguinetti, Rodriguez and Kessler respectively. The replacements bench was Diana, Perez, Perillo, Peculo, Aliaga, Rosmarino, Sosa, Hoblog and Vidal.

What the record does and does not show

Both BBC Sport editions carry the same substitution timestamps, so the two outlets agree on every change minute; neither report adds match events, scorers, or a final result. That means the verified detail in this story is confined to the team sheets: Spain used all eight of its replacements, while Uruguay used eight as well, with the earliest change belonging to Uruguay at 22 minutes and the latest shared by Spain at 70.

Reading the substitution pattern

Spain’s changes clustered in the final quarter — five of its seven arrived from the 63rd minute onward — while Uruguay spread its eight across the match, beginning in the first half. The record does not say whether any change was tactical or injury-related, and no outlet in the source material reports it.

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