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Thor Halvorsen
Full nameThorleif Halvorsen
Date of birth (1988-05-09) 9 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthCape Town, South Africa
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
SchoolHoër Landbouskool Boland, Paarl
UniversityUniversity of South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / No 8 / Lock
Youth career
2006–2009 Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 ASRV Ascrum ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2013 Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers 39 (15)
2013–2016 Mogliano 56 (45)
2016–2017 Template:Rut SWD Eagles 16 (15)
2018 Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers 1 (0)
2018− Rovigo Delta ()
Correct as of 13 July 2018

Thorleif Halvorsen (born 9 May 1988 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player who most recently played for the Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers.[1] He usually plays as a loose forward.

Rugby career

Boland Cavaliers

Halvorsen played for the Wellington-based Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers at youth level, representing them in the Under-19 Provincial Championships in 2006 and 2007 and in the Under-21 Provincial Championships in 2008 and 2009.

In 2010, he was included in their senior squad for the first time for their 2010 Currie Cup First Division campaign.[2] He made his first class debut on 6 August 2010 in their Round Four match against the Template:Rut SWD Eagles, starting in a 36–45 defeat in George.[3] He made a further two starts and three appearances as a replacement during the remainder of the campaign, helping Boland to finish in third position on the log to qualify for the title play-offs.[4] He was named on the bench for their semi-final match against the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings, but wasn't used in a 25–26 defeat in Port Elizabeth.[5]

He made five appearances in the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition for a Boland side that finished sixth in the Southern Section of the competition[6] before returning for his second Currie Cup campaign. He made three starts and four appearances as a replacement for them during the regular season, helping them to nine victories out of ten to finish top of the log.[7] He came on as a replacement just before the hour mark in their semi-final match against the Template:Rut Griffons and scored his first try in first class rugby a few minutes after coming on, as his side eased to a 50–20 victory.[8] He also played off the bench in the final, where his team secured a 43–12 win over the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings to win the title.[9]

He made a single appearance in the 2012 Vodacom Cup – starting in a 22–51 defeat to Western Cape rivals Template:Rut Western Province[10] – but made eight appearances as the team attempted to defend their Currie Cup title. After four appearances as a replacement in rounds two to five, he made four consecutive starts later in the season. It was a disappointing season for the defending champions, winning just three of their fourteen matches and finishing the season in sixth position.[11]

Halvorsen started the 2013 Vodacom Cup season in good form, scoring two first-half tries in a 27–23 victory over a Template:Rut Free State XV in his first appearance of the season.[12] He made a further three appearances, but the team's failed to pick up another victory and eventually finished bottom of the Southern Section log.[13] He made a further six appearances in the 2013 Currie Cup First Division, his last matches in a Boland Cavaliers shirt.

Mogliano

Halvorsen moved to Italy to join National Championship of Excellence side Mogliano prior to the 2013–14 season.[14] He immediately established himself as the first-choice number eight at Mogliano, starting 18 of their 22 matches during the season[15] and scoring two tries. Mogliano finished in third position on the log and Halvorsen featured in their 19-22 and 30–31 defeats against Rovigo in the two-legged semi-final.[16] In addition to the National Championship of Excellence, Halvorsen also made five appearances in the 2013–14 European Challenge Cup.[17] His side had a poor season in Pool 2 of the competition, however, losing all six of their matches.

In the 2014–2015 season, Halvorsen made 16 appearances – including 14 starts[18] – for Mogliano as the team once again finished in third position on the log. After scoring four tries during the regular season against Rovigo, San Donà, Lazio and Calvisano,[19] he scored his fifth try of the season in the first leg of their semi-final play-off series against Calvisano. However, it wasn't enough as his side lost the match 15–30,[20] and a 24–23 second leg victory wasn't enough to overturn the deficit, which meant Mogliano got eliminated at the semi-final stage for the second season in a row.

As in 2014–15, Halvorsen made 14 starts and two appearances off the bench in the 2015–2016 season. He contributed two tries over the course of the season, helping Mogliano reach the semi-finals for the third season in succession since he joined the club. However, his team was also eliminated at this stage for the third season in a row, losing 10–13 and 17–34 to Rovigo in the two legs of their semi-final play-off matches.[21]

SWD Eagles

In June 2016, Halvorsen returned to South Africa, joining the George, Western Cape-based Template:Rut SWD Eagles during the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series. He made his Eagles debut in their Round Ten match against the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs, helping them to a 39–22 victory.[22] A week later, he started their match against Namibian side the Template:Rut Welwitschias in Windhoek, scoring his first try in an Eagles shirt in the third minute of the match, the first of fourteen tries that the away side scored in a 96–5 victory.[23]

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Thor Halvorsen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Boland : 2010 ABSA Currie Cup First Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD 45–36 Boland". South African Rugby Union. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2010 ABSA Currie Cup First Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 26–25 Boland". South African Rugby Union. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Boland Cavaliers : 2011 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2011 ABSA Currie Cup First Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Regent Boland Cavaliers 50–20 Tasol Solar Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Regent Boland Cavaliers 43–12 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 51–22 Regent Boland Kavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2012 ABSA Currie Cup First Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 23–27 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2013 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Le prime dichiarazioni di thor halvorsen" (Press release) (in Italian). Mogliano Rugby. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Rugby - Player statistics Halvorsen Thorleif - club stats". It's Rugby. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  16. ^ "Rugby - Player statistics Halvorsen Thorleif - club stats - Super 10 2013 - Games played". It's Rugby. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  17. ^ "Rugby - Player statistics Halvorsen Thorleif - club stats - Amlin Challenge Cup 2013 - Games played". It's Rugby. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  18. ^ "Rugby - Player statistics Halvorsen Thorleif - club stats - Super 10 2014 - Games played". It's Rugby. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  19. ^ "Rugby - Player statistics Halvorsen Thorleif - club stats - Super 10 2014 - Tries scored". It's Rugby. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  20. ^ "ECCELLENZA, E' DEL CAMMI CALVISANO LA SECONDA SEMIFINALE D'ANDATA". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 17 May 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  21. ^ "Rugby - Player statistics Halvorsen Thorleif - club stats - Super 10 2015 - Games played". It's Rugby. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  22. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 39–22 Border". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  23. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Windhoek Draught Welwitschias 5–96 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
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