Alejandro Nieto (born in Montevideo, 7 January 1988) is an Uruguayan

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player who plays for Champagnat. He was a member of the Uruguay squad at the

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. 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.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

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Personal

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

Honours

;Uruguay U20 *

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2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ...

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* 1988 births Living people Expatriate rugby union players in the United States Houston SaberCats players Rugby union players from Montevideo Uruguay international rugby union players Uruguayan expatriate rugby union players Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Peñarol Rugby players Rugby union number eights People educated at the Crandon Institute 2015 Rugby World Cup players 2019 Rugby World Cup players {{Uruguay-rugbyunion-bio-stub