Carlos Nieto (rugby union)
| Full name | Carlos Nieto | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 June 1976 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||
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Carlos Nieto (born 25 June 1976 in La Plata, Argentina) is an Italian Argentine international rugby union player.
Nieto made his Italy debut against England in the 2002 Six Nations but did not manage to establish himself as an automatic choice in the front row.
He was recalled by Berbizier to the national set-up for the 2005 Summer tour of Argentina and Australia. He was one of Italy's best players during the 2006 Six nations championship even though he missed the final game against Scotland because of injury.
In the summer of 2006 he signed for Gloucester Rugby.
In 2009, Nieto signed for Saracens.[2]
On May 2, 2013, Nieto announced he will retire at the end of the 2012/13 season.[3]
References
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Saracens". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
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- ^ "Saracens and Italy prop Carlos Nieto announces retirement plans". Sky Sports. May 2, 2013.
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Categories:
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from La Plata
- Argentine rugby union players
- Italian rugby union players
- Argentine emigrants to Italy
- Gloucester Rugby players
- Italy international rugby union players
- Italian expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in England
- Italian expatriates in the United Kingdom