Alejandro Nieto

Alejandro Nieto (born in Montevideo, 7 January 1988) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who plays for Champagnat.[1] He played in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[3][4] 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]

Alejandro Martin Nieto Serra
Alejandro Nieto Serra at 2016 Americas Rugby Championship vs USA
Birth nameAlejandro Martin Nieto Serra
Date of birth (1988-01-07) 7 January 1988
Place of birthMontevideo, Uruguay
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 ¼ in)
Weight108 kg (7 st 0 lb; 238 lb)[1][2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019 Houston SaberCats 11 (5)
2020− Peñarol 1 (0)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008 Uruguay Under 20 4 (0)
2012- Uruguay 69 (35)
Correct as of 7 September 2019

Honours

Uruguay U20

References

  1. "Alejandro Nieto". ESPN. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Uruguay's squad step into the unknown". Rugby World Cup. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  4. Rugby World Cup 1987 - 2015: Complete Results and Statistics Barclay, S. 2015. Retrieved: 17/05/18
  5. Hands on! with Alejandro Nieto Americas Rugby News. Paul Tait. 15/01/18. Retrieved: 17/05/18
  6. Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour rounds off a successful week for Uruguay RWC. 05/02/18. Retrieved: 17/05/18


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