Alejandro Nieto

{{short description|Uruguayan rugby union player}}

{{for|the victim of a 2014 police shooting|Alex Nieto}}

{{use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Alejandro Martin Nieto Serra

| image = 2016 Americas Rugby Championship - Uruguay vs United States - 12.JPG

| caption = Alejandro Nieto Serra at 2016 Americas Rugby Championship vs USA

| birth_name =Alejandro Martin Nieto Serra

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|1|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay

| height ={{convert|1.86|m|ft|abbr=on|frac=4}}

| weight = {{convert|108|kg|stlb lb}} {{Cite web |url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/uruguay/player/32391 |title=Rugby World Cup |access-date=6 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007092232/https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/uruguay/player/32391 |archive-date=7 October 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

| 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

| ru_sevensnationalyears1 =

| ru_sevensnationalteam1 =

| ru_sevensnationalcomp1 =

| website =

}}

Alejandro Nieto (born in Montevideo, 7 January 1988) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who plays for Champagnat.{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/164386.html |title=Alejandro Nieto |work=ESPN |date=12 September 2015 |accessdate=12 September 2015}} He was a member of the Uruguay squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/87938|title=Uruguay's squad step into the unknown|publisher=Rugby World Cup|date=30 August 2015|accessdate=30 August 2015}}[https://books.google.com/books?id=VwT8CgAAQBAJ&dq=Alejandro+Nieto+-wikipedia+uruguay&pg=PA345 Rugby World Cup 1987 - 2015: Complete Results and Statistics] Barclay, S. 2015. Retrieved: 17/05/18

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.[http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2018/01/15/hands-alejandro-nieto/ Hands on! with Alejandro Nieto] Americas Rugby News. Paul Tait. 15/01/18. Retrieved: 17/05/18[https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/310939 Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour rounds off a successful week for Uruguay] RWC. 05/02/18. Retrieved: 17/05/18

In 2019 Nieto signed for the Houston SaberCats.{{cite web |title=Houston SaberCats Adds Uruguay No.8 Alejandro Nieto |url=https://djcoilrugby.com/2019/01/06/houston-sabercats-uruguay-alejandro-nieto/ |website=djcoilrugby |access-date=24 November 2022 |date=6 January 2019}}

Personal

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

Honours

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