
Unfortunately up in Perth, Lorenzo got hit on the head during the first match of the tournament against ECU and was
concussed. The concussion left him waltzing around the field aimlessly and shouting at his team-mate randomly and starring at them blankly. After being substituted, the Filipino-Chinese laid down on the ground with his eyes closed, but with his mouth rattling away. He was reported to be repeatedly saying, "This is not good for my GPA (Grade Point Average)."

The team was generally concerned for the 'almost-mentally retarded' condition of Lorenzo. But after a day of rest from the concussion, he told Tournament captain Lionel Poh that he was fit to play and would be able to feature in the 2nd day's tournament clash against Curtin University. The team's management was largely apprehensive of getting Lorenzo involved in the fixture, but compromised with the player to allow him to have a few minutes of play against Curtin in the second half.
Lorenzo came on as a substitute for Lionel Kong late in the second half and finished the game with what seem to be another lapse of memory. This lead to the confirmation by the management of SMUrugby that Lorenzo would play no further part in the tournament for safety reasons. In addition to that, the player was observed to behave far from his 'normal' self.


Many members of the public actually found him entertaining and hurled tokens of appreciation, mistaking him for being part of the Buskers association in Perth.

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