Alejandro Nieto

For the victim of a 2014 police shooting, see Alex Nieto.

Alejandro Martin Nieto Serra

Alejandro Nieto Serra at 2016 Americas Rugby Championship vs USA
Birth name	Alejandro Martin Nieto Serra
Date of birth	(1988-01-07) 7 January 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.86 m (6 ft)
Weight	108 kg (17 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) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008 Uruguay Under 20 4 (0) 2012- Uruguay 69 (35) Correct as of 7 September 2019

Alejandro Nieto (born 7 January 1988 in Montevideo) is a 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]}

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. ^[7]

Honours

Uruguay U20

• World Rugby Under 20 Trophy: 2008

References

1. "Alejandro Nieto". ESPN. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
2. "Rugby World Cup". Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
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
7. "Houston SaberCats Adds Uruguay No.8 Alejandro Nieto". djcoilrugby. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2022.

External links

• Alejandro Nieto at ESPNscrum
• Alejandro Nieto at ItsRugby.co.uk