November Internationals 2025 – All Blacks XV vs Uruguay

Béziers, France will be the setting for an international match between teams from New Zealand and Uruguay on Sunday. The uncapped fixture sees the All Blacks XV taking-on Uruguay. The match is the third, and final, fixture of the All Blacks XV’s November tour. For Uruguay it is game two of three matches in November.

The All Blacks XV opened their November tour with a come-from-behind win over the Barbarians in London. It was followed by a convincing victory over England ‘A’ in Bath. The tour now concludes against the second best Men’s test team from South America.

Uruguay’s November fixtures are the first since successfully qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2027. Los Teros began their road to Australia 2027 with an away test match against Portugal this past Saturday. Uruguay’s impressive victory saw the team rising to 15th in the world rankings and, in doing so, greatly improving their chances of being in Band 3 for the World Cup draw in December.

The match against the All Blacks XV falls in between test matches against Portugal and Romania. Los Teros will be focused on the assignment at hand but have an eye on Romania the following weekend. Uruguay need a good performance in Bucharest to ensure the aforementioned rankings band spot is retained.

FORM GUIDE +

Current World Ranking: N/A
Nov 08, 2025 – England ‘A’ 14-31 All Blacks XV (Bath, GB-ENG)
Nov 01, 2025 – Barbarians 19-33 Romania (Lisbon, PT)

Current World Ranking: 15 (68.52 points)
Nov 08, 2025 – Portugal 8-26 Uruguay (Lisbon, PT)
Sep 06, 2025 – Uruguay 18-21 Chile (Montevideo, UY)
Aug 30, 2025 – Chile 16-28 Uruguay (Santiago, CL)
Aug 23, 2025 – Uruguay 78-10 Paraguay (Montevideo, UY)
July 26, 2025 – Paraguay 0-38 Uruguay (Asunción, PY)
July 19, 2025 – Argentina 52-17 Uruguay (Salta, AR)
July 12, 2025 – Uruguay 70-8 Romania (Montevideo, UY)

LINE-UP CHANGES

	IN	OUT
1	Josh Fusitu’a	Xavier Numia
2	Bradley Slater	Brodie McAlister
4	Josh Beehre	Te Kamaka Howden
5	Caleb Delany	Jamie Hannah
6	Te Kamaka Howden	Devan Flanders
7	Sean Withy	Dalton Papali’i
8	Dalton Papali’i	Christian Lio-Willie
9	Folau Fakatawa	Kyle Preston
10	Rivez Reihana	Josh Jacomb
11	Etene Nanai-Seturo	Seve Reece
12	Dallas McLeod	David Havili
14	Chay Fihaki	Caleb Tangitau
15	Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens	Chay Fihaki

	IN	OUT
1	Francisco Suárez	Mateo Perillo
3	Ignacio Péculo	Reinaldo Piussi
5	Manuel Rosmarino	Manuel Leindekar
6	Santiago Civetta	Manuel Ardao
8	Manuel Ardao	Carlos Deus
9	Felipe Etcheverry	Santiago Álvarez
10	Jean Cotarmanac’h	Felipe Etcheverry
11	Franco Scaldaferri	Juan Manuel Alonso
12	Juan Manuel Alonso	Andrés Vilaseca
13	Joaquín Suárez	Justo Ferrario
15	Francisco González Capdevila	Juan González

NOTES

The match will be just the third between Uruguay and New Zealand. The first was an uncapped match in 1976 while the second was a Rugby World Cup match in 2023. Like the first match, the 2025 clash will be uncapped.
The All Blacks XV are led by Dalton Papali’i. He has 36 caps and 8 tries for New Zealand.
Braydon Ennor, Folau Fakatawa, Dallas McLeod and Brodie McAlister are also capped by New Zealand.
Franco Scaldaferri and Arturo Ten Hoever both play for Uruguay for the first-time.
Felipe Aliaga captains Uruguay in place of Manuel Leindekar who left the field early against Portugal after a knock. This also sees back-rower Carlos Deus covering the second-row on the bench. Former captain Andrés Vilaseca, who started against Portugal, will not face the All Blacks XV.
Felipe Etcheverry starts out of position at scrum-half. He partners Jean Cotarmanac’h in the halves.
Francisco González Capdevila earns his first start for Uruguay. The Pampas fullback debuted vs Portugal.

LINE-UPS

ALL BLACKS XV
1 Josh Fusitu’a, 2 Bradley Slater, 3 George Dyer, 4 Josh Beehre, 5 Caleb Delany, 6 Te Kamaka Howden, 7 Sean Withy, 8 Dalton Papali’i (capt.), 9 Folau Fakatawa, 10 Rivez Reihana, 11 Etene Nanai-Seturo, 12 Dallas McLeod, 13 Braydon Ennor, 14 Chay Fihaki, 15 Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens

Replacements: 16 Brodie McAlister, 17 Siale Lauaki, 18 Benet Kumeroa, 19 Devan Flanders, 20 Kaylum Boshier, 21 Xavier Roe, 22 Josh Jacomb, 23 Daniel Rona

URUGUAY
1 Francisco Suárez, 2 Germán Kessler, 3 Ignacio Péculo, 4 Felipe Aliaga (capt.), 5 Manuel Rosmarino, 6 Santiago Civetta, 7 Lucas Bianchi, 8 Manuel Ardao, 9 Felipe Etcheverry, 10 Jean Cotarmanac’h, 11 Franco Scaldaferri, 12 Juan Manuel Alonso, 13 Joaquín Suárez, 14 Bautista Basso, 15 Francisco González Capdevila

Replacements: 16 Sebastián Pérez, 17 Mateo Perillo, 18 Reinaldo Piussi, 19 Carlos Deus, 20 Manuel Diana, 21 Arturo Ten Hoever, 22 Ícaro Amarillo, 23 Ignacio Álvarez Akiki

PREDICTION

The neutral location of Béziers, France will play host to a very rare fixture. Uruguay and New Zealand have only once met in a test match and only on one other occasion in an uncapped rugby match. Watching the match will only be possible for those in attendance as the match will not be broadcast. The fixture had been scheduled to take-place in Montpellier but a dispute saw it moved to nearby Béziers. Friendly playing conditions await the teams in Southern France. The All Blacks XV are favorites to win in Béziers.

MATCH DETAILS

Venue: Stade Raoul-Barriere, Béziers, France
Date: Sunday, November 16
Kick-Off: 4:00pm (France); 12:00pm (Uruguay)
Weather: Partly Sunny. 19°C; Wind 10 km/h
Broadcast: None