Sergio Torrens
Sergio Lorenzo Torrens (born 29 January 1990) is a South African professional rugby union player who last played for the  in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. 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 's Under-18 at the 2008 Academy Week tournament 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 s.

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  squad that participated in the inaugural Varsity Shield competition, while in 2013, he played for Durban-based College Rovers in the SARU Community Cup. He started in each of his team's matches in the latter competition, scoring tries against Despatch, Sishen (two tries) and Walmers 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, Brakpan in the semi-finals and Despatch in the final, 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  and also being included in an Emerging Boks side.

Leopards

Torrens followed College Rovers head coach Robert du Preez to Potchefstroom when the latter was appointed as the coach of the . He made his first class debut for the  in their 2014 Vodacom Cup match against the  in a 16–18 defeat, the first of seven consecutive starts in the competition that saw the Leopards XV finish in fifth position on the Northern Section log. 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  before starting at outside centre in their 45–22 victory over the  a week later. 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 . 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 . The Leopards finished top of the log 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.

Torrens made six starts for the Leopards XV during the 2015 Vodacom Cup, scoring tries against the ,  and a brace against  in a 22–47 defeat, with his four tries being the second-most by a Leopards player. He took his try-scoring form into the Currie Cup qualification series, scoring in their 45–17 victory in their opening match. 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 , but dominated the First Division, winning all of their matches, including the final, where they beat the SWD Eagles 44–20.

Boland Cavaliers

After the 2015 season, Torrens moved back to his native Western Cape to join Wellington-based side . 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 – two against former side the , two against Namibian side the  in a 110–10 victory, two in his very next match against the  in Pretoria and one try against a  in their final match of the competition The Cavaliers finished the qualifying competition in third position, clinching a spot in the Premier Division for the first time since 2009.

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South African rugby union players
Living people
1990 births
Rugby union players from Cape Town
Rugby union centres
Rugby union wings
Rugby union fullbacks
Boland Cavaliers players
Leopards (rugby union) players