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LYON, France — New Zealand has changed nine of the starting side which crushed Italy for its last pool match with Uruguay on Thursday at the Rugby World Cup. The All Blacks need a bonus-point win from their first meeting with Los Teros to clinch a quarterfinal spot. Tyrel Lomax, Sam Whitelock and Tupou Vaa'i come into the tight five. Whitelock will play his 150th test. Captain and flanker Sam Cane makes his first start in the pool stage. Luke Jacobson is at No. 8. The backline changes see scrumhalf Cam Roigard, center Anton Lienert-Brown, wing Leicester Fainga'anuku and fullback Damian McKenzie play. Uruguay has made six changes after beating Namibia 36-26 last Wednesday for its first win of the tournament and fourth in Rugby World Cup history.
