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

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

2015 Rugby World Cup The IRB 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament was hosted by England from 18 September to 31 October. Of the 20 countries competing in the World Cup in 2011, there was ...

. 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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* 1988 births Living people Uruguayan expatriate rugby union players in the United States Houston SaberCats players Rugby union players from Montevideo Uruguay international rugby union players 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