Hugo Torres Explained

Hugo Torres
Birth Date:24 April 1962
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ru Position:Prop
Years1:1979-1987
Years2:1987-1988
Years3:1988-1995
Years4:1995-1998
Years5:1998-2001
Years6:2001-2003
Clubs1:Tala Rugby Club
Clubs2:CUS Roma
Clubs3:Rugby Roma
Clubs4:CUS Roma
Clubs5:Capitolina
Clubs6:Castel San Pietro
Apps4:111
Repyears1:1987
Repcaps1:0
Reppoints1:0
Coachyears1:1995-1998
Coachyears2:1998-2001
Coachyears3:2001-2003
Coachteams1:CUS Roma
Coachteams2:Capitolina
Coachteams3:Castel San Pietro

Hugo Torres (born Córdoba, 24 April 1962[1]) is a former Argentinian rugby union player and coach.

Career

Torres started his career in 1979, playing for his hometown club, Tala Rugby Club until 1987, when he moved to Italy playing for CUS Roma Rugby in the 1987-88 season, then for Rugby Roma Olimpic between 1988 and 1995. From 1995, he returned to CUS Roma Rugby, where he started as player-coach, between 1998 and 2001 he moved to Unione Rugby Capitolina and then, for Castel San Pietro, being player-coach in both clubs. Torres retired in the 2003 season.Torres was called in the Argentina national rugby union team during the 1987 Rugby World Cup, but never saw action.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1/teams/40 Argentina 1987 Rugby World Cup squad at World Rugby