Alejandro Nieto (born in Montevideo, 7 January 1988) is an Uruguayan rugby union player who plays for Champagnat.[1] He was a member of the Uruguay squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[3][4]
 Alejandro Nieto Serra at 2016 Americas Rugby Championship vs USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Alejandro Martin Nieto Serra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 January 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) [1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has been an active participant in the Uruguay qualifying run for RWC 2019, gaining the final place in pool D. This included victories over Canada, Namibia, Russia and Spain.[5][6]
In 2019 Nieto signed for the Houston SaberCats.[7]
Personal
editNieto attended St Catherine's School and the Crandon Institute.[7]
Honours
edit- Uruguay U20
References
edit- ^ a b "Alejandro Nieto". ESPN. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup". Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Uruguay's squad step into the unknown". Rugby World Cup. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Rugby World Cup 1987 - 2015: Complete Results and Statistics Barclay, S. 2015. Retrieved: 17/05/18
- ^ Hands on! with Alejandro Nieto Americas Rugby News. Paul Tait. 15/01/18. Retrieved: 17/05/18
- ^ Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour rounds off a successful week for Uruguay RWC. 05/02/18. Retrieved: 17/05/18
- ^ a b "Houston SaberCats Adds Uruguay No.8 Alejandro Nieto". djcoilrugby. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
External links
edit- Alejandro Nieto at ESPNscrum
- Alejandro Nieto at ItsRugby.co.uk
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