Alejandro Nieto Explained

Alejandro Martin Nieto Serra
Birth Name:Alejandro Martin Nieto Serra
Birth Date:7 January 1988
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Height:1.86abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Weight:108kg (238lb) [1]
Ru Position:Number 8
Years1:2019
Clubs1:Houston SaberCats
Apps1:11
Points1:5
Years2:2020−
Clubs2:Peñarol
Apps2:1
Points2:0
Repyears1:2008
Repteam1:Uruguay Under 20
Repcaps1:4
Reppoints1:0
Repyears2:2012-
Repteam2:Uruguay
Repcaps2:69
Reppoints2:35
Ru Ntupdate:7 September 2019

Alejandro Nieto (born in Montevideo, 7 January 1988) is an Uruguayan rugby union player who plays for Champagnat.[2] He was a member of the Uruguay squad at 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]

In 2019 Nieto signed for the Houston SaberCats.[7]

Personal

Nieto attended St Catherine's School and the Crandon Institute.

Honours

Uruguay U20

2008

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby World Cup . 6 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151007092232/https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/uruguay/player/32391 . 7 October 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Alejandro Nieto . ESPN . 12 September 2015 . 12 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Uruguay's squad step into the unknown. Rugby World Cup. 30 August 2015. 30 August 2015.
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=VwT8CgAAQBAJ&dq=Alejandro+Nieto+-wikipedia+uruguay&pg=PA345 Rugby World Cup 1987 - 2015: Complete Results and Statistics
  5. http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2018/01/15/hands-alejandro-nieto/ Hands on! with Alejandro Nieto
  6. https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/310939 Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour rounds off a successful week for Uruguay
  7. Web site: Houston SaberCats Adds Uruguay No.8 Alejandro Nieto . djcoilrugby . 24 November 2022 . 6 January 2019.