Scott Sorensen

Scott Sorensen (born 16 March 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward and lock for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.

Scott Sorensen
Personal information
Born (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014 Cronulla Sharks 3 0 0 0 0
2017 Canberra Raiders 2 0 0 0 0
2018–20 Cronulla Sharks 34 1 0 0 4
2021– Penrith Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
Total 39 1 0 0 4
As of 16 November 2020
Source: [1]

He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League.

Background

Sorensen was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is the nephew of former Sharks players Kurt Sorensen and Dane Sorensen and the Brother in Law of Chad Townsend.[2] He is of Tongan, New Zealand and European descent.

Sorensen played his junior rugby league for the Cronulla-Caringbah Junior Rugby League Football Club, before being signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

Playing career

2013

In 2013, Sorensen played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks' NYC team.

2014

In 2014, Sorensen graduated to the Sharks' New South Wales Cup team. In round 24 of the 2014 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Sharks against the Canberra Raiders.[3][4]

2015

In 2015, Sorensen joined the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[5]

2016

After failing to make a first-grade appearance for the Rabbitohs, Sorensen joined Intrust Super Premiership NSW side Mount Pritchard Mounties in 2016.[6] His form throughout the year secured him a contract with the Canberra Raiders starting in 2017.[7]

2017

On 28 August, Sorensen was named on the interchange bench in the 2017 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year.[8] In October, he signed a 2-year contract to return to Cronulla in 2018.[9]

2018

Sorensen played 15 games for Cronulla-Sutherland in the 2018 NRL season as the club finishing in the top four at seasons end. Sorensen played in all three of the club's finals matches including the 22-6 preliminary final loss against Melbourne at AAMI Park.[10]

2019

Sorensen made a total of 5 appearances for Cronulla in the 2019 NRL season. Sorensen played for Cronulla's feeder side Newtown in their Canterbury Cup NSW grand final victory over the Wentworthville Magpies at Bankwest Stadium.

On 29 September 2019, Sorensen was named in the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW team of the season.[11][12]

The following week, Sorensen played for Newtown in the NRL State Championship victory over the Burleigh Bears at ANZ Stadium.[13]

2020

He played 14 games for Cronulla in the 2020 NRL season as the club finished 8th and qualified for the finals. He played in Cronulla's elimination final loss against Canberra.[14]

2021

On 11 January, he signed a one-year deal with Penrith.[15]

References
  1. "Scott Sorensen - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 16 March 1993. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. Michael Carayannis (23 August 2014). "Unknown trio in line for debuts for suspension ravaged Cronulla Sharks". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. "NRL 2014 - Round 24". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. "Late Mail – Sharks v Raiders". Sharks.com.au. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. "Gosiewski and Sorensen to Train & Trial With". Rabbitohs.com.au. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  6. "Clydsdale leading the way for Mounties". NRL.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  7. NRL Digital Media. "sign Dunamis Lui". Raiders. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  8. Media, NRL Digital. "2017 Team Of The Year - ISP NSW". Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  9. "Top Dog to leave kennel over Pay decision". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  10. "Melbourne v Cronulla preliminary final". The Guardian.
  11. "2019 Canterbury Cup NSW Team of the Year". NSWRL.
  12. "Newtown reign supreme in epic decider". NSWRL.
  13. "Newtown Jets steal the State Championship with a last second freak try". Sporting News.
  14. "Wighton, Williams spark Raiders comeback as Sharks finals hopes ended". www.foxsports.com.au.
  15. "Penrith Panthers announce signing of Scott Sorensen". Love Rugby League. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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