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 1 ¼ in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (7 st 0 lb; 238 lb) [1] [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
Nieto attended St Catherine's School and the Crandon Institute. [7]