Sergio Torrens
Full nameSergio Lorenzo Torrens
Date of birth (1990-01-29) 29 January 1990
Place of birthBellville South, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb)
SchoolBellville South High School
UniversityNorth-West University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger / Centre / Fullback
Youth career
2008–2009 Western Province
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 UWC ()
2013 College Rovers 7 (35)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2015 Leopards XV 13 (20)
2014–2015 Leopards 11 (10)
2016–2018 Boland Cavaliers 41 (105)
Correct as of 27 October 2018

Sergio Lorenzo Torrens (born 29 January 1990) is a South African professional rugby union player who last played for the Boland Cavaliers in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge.[1] He is a utility back that can play as a winger, centre or fullback.

Rugby career

Youth and amateur rugby

Torrens was born in Bellville South in Cape Town. He was selected to represent Western Province's Under-18 at the 2008 Academy Week tournament[2] and also made six starts on the left wing for their Under-19 team in the 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring a try in their victory over the Golden Lions U19s.[3]

He dropped out of provincial rugby for a number of years, but appeared in nationwide amateur competitions on two occasions – in 2011, Torrens was a member of the UWC squad that participated in the inaugural Varsity Shield competition,[4] while in 2013, he played for Durban-based College Rovers in the SARU Community Cup.[5] He started in each of his team's matches in the latter competition, scoring tries against Despatch,[6] Sishen (two tries)[7] and Walmers[8] in Pool A of the initial round of the competition to help his side qualify for the finals tournament, and he also scored against Durbanville-Bellville in the quarter-finals,[9] Brakpan in the semi-finals[10] and Despatch in the final,[11] falling just short by losing 24–26 to the team from the Eastern Cape.

During his time in Durban, he also played rugby sevens, representing the Sharks and also being included in an Emerging Boks side.[12]

Leopards

Torrens followed College Rovers head coach Robert du Preez to Potchefstroom when the latter was appointed as the coach of the Leopards. He made his first class debut for the Leopards XV in their 2014 Vodacom Cup match against the Golden Lions XV in a 16–18 defeat,[13] the first of seven consecutive starts in the competition that saw the Leopards XV finish in fifth position on the Northern Section log.[14] His Currie Cup debut followed a couple of months later as the Leopards attempted to qualify for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division through a qualification series; he came on as a replacement in their 51–23 victory over the SWD Eagles[15] before starting at outside centre in their 45–22 victory over the Falcons a week later.[16] He made four more appearances off the bench for the remainder of the qualifying series, as the Leopards fell just short, losing out on a spot in the Premier Division by a single point to Griquas.[17] Instead, the team played in the First Division, with Torrens featuring in their final three matches of the regular season, scoring his first senior try in a 50–29 victory over the Falcons.[18] The Leopards finished top of the log[19] to qualify for a home semi-final against the same opposition, but the team from Kempton Park sprung a surprise by winning the match 31–24, with Torrens coming on for the final twenty minutes of the match.[20]

Torrens made six starts for the Leopards XV during the 2015 Vodacom Cup, scoring tries against the Limpopo Blue Bulls,[21] Pumas[22] and a brace against Western Province in a 22–47 defeat,[23] with his four tries being the second-most by a Leopards player.[24] He took his try-scoring form into the Currie Cup qualification series, scoring in their 45–17 victory in their opening match.[25] That turned out to be his final match for the Leopards as injury ruled him out for the remainder of the season. The Leopards once again lost out on qualification for the Premier Division by a single point to Griquas,[26] but dominated the First Division, winning all of their matches, including the final, where they beat the SWD Eagles 44–20.[27]

Boland Cavaliers

After the 2015 season, Torrens moved back to his native Western Cape to join Wellington-based side Boland Cavaliers. He made the right-wing position his own, starting thirteen of Boland's fourteen matches in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series in that position. He scored seven tries in the competition[28] – two against former side the Leopards,[29] two against Namibian side the Welwitschias in a 110–10 victory,[30] two in his very next match against the Blue Bulls in Pretoria[31] and one try against a Golden Lions XV in their final match of the competition[32] The Cavaliers finished the qualifying competition in third position,[33] clinching a spot in the Premier Division for the first time since 2009.

References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Sergio Torrens". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – Western Province : 2008 U18 Academy Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province 31–16 Lions". South African Rugby Union. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – UWC : 2011 FNB Varsity Shield Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – Jonsson College Rovers (KZN) : 2013 Cell C Community Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Jonsson College Rovers (KZN) 38–17 GAP Despatch (EP)". South African Rugby Union. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sishen (Griquas) 24–54 Jonsson College Rovers (KZN)". South African Rugby Union. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Jonsson College Rovers (KZN) 30–18 SK Walmers (WP)". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Jonsson College Rovers (KZN) 27–17 Durbanville-Bellville (WP)". South African Rugby Union. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – East Rand Cranes Brakpan (Valke) 25–29 Jonsson College Rovers (KZN)". South African Rugby Union. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Jonsson College Rovers (KZN) 24–26 GAP Despatch (EP)". South African Rugby Union. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Up-lose and Personal with Sergio Torrens". Investec Academy. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards XV 16–18 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2014 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 51–23 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 22–45 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2014 Absa Currie Cup Qualifiers". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 50–29 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  19. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2014 Absa Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 24–31 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  21. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards XV 22–9 Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  22. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards XV 23–31 Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  23. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 47–22 Leopards XV". South African Rugby Union. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  24. ↑ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2015 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  25. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 17–45 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  26. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  27. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 44–20 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  28. ↑ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  29. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 31–43 Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  30. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland Cavaliers 110–10 Windhoek Draught Welwitschias". South African Rugby Union. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  31. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 26–35 Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  32. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland Cavaliers 28–24 Xerox Golden Lions XV". South African Rugby Union. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  33. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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