Alex Moreno (rugby union)
Appearance
Birth name | Alejandro Cristian Moreno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 April 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alejandro Cristian Moreno (born 21 April 1973) is a former professional rugby union player who played as a prop. Born in Argentina, he played internationally for both Argentina and Italy.
Career
[edit]Moreno played for Leicester Tigers in England from 2005 to 2008, and was part of the team that won the domestic double in 2007; he played in both the 2007 EDF Energy Cup Final[1] and the 2007 Premiership Final.[2] He last played for Leeds Carnegie in the Guinness Premiership, which he joined in 2009 from Rugby Calvisano. Moreno retired in 2010.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Leicester 41-35 Ospreys". BBC. 15 April 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Premiership final". BBC. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "10 players to exit Leeds Carnegie". BBC. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Buenos Aires
- Argentine rugby union players
- Argentina international rugby union players
- Italian rugby union players
- Italy international rugby union players
- Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent
- Rugby union props
- Leicester Tigers players
- 1999 Rugby World Cup players
- Argentine expatriate rugby union players in England
- USA Perpignan players
- CA Brive players
- Argentine expatriate rugby union players in France