Cameron Roigard (born 16 November 2000) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a Halfback for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby and Counties Manukau in the Bunnings NPC.[1]

Cam Roigard
Full nameCameron Roigard
Date of birth (2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birthHamilton, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb)
SchoolSt. Peter's School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half-back
Current team Counties Manukau, Hurricanes
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020– Counties Manukau 19 (37)
2021– Hurricanes 32 (60)
Correct as of 5 November 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022 All Blacks XV 1 (0)
2023– New Zealand 9 (30)
Correct as of 18 November 2024

Club career

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Roigard made his debut for the Hurricanes squad as a late replacement in the side for Round 7 of the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season.[2] He was given his first full-time contract with the Hurricanes in their 2022 squad[3] and in 2023 he was the their joint top try scorer, with nine tries in 14 games[4].

Roigard tore his left patella tendon in March 2024 during a Round 6 game against the Highlanders[5], putting an end to his 2024 Super Rugby season.

He has also represented Counties Manukau Steelers in the National Provincial Championship since 2020.[6] In 2022 he was named the Steelers' Player of the Year, as well as the Players’ Player of the Year and the Defensive Player of the Year.[7]


International career

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Roigard was named in the All Blacks XV Northern Tour squad in 2022[8], and debuted off the bench against Ireland A on 5 November 2022.

Roigard made his international debut for the All Blacks against the Wallabies on 29 July 2023 in Melbourne.[9][10] He was named in the All Blacks' 2023 Rugby World Cup squad and made his World Cup debut against Namibia,[11] also featuring against Uruguay and Italy in the tournament. He made a return to the All Blacks post-injury in November 2024 for their Northern Tour[12] playing four tests.

References

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  1. ^ "Cameron Roigard". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Match Centre - Sanzar Hurricanes 27–30 Crusaders". SANZAAR. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Super Rugby Pacific 2022 squads announced". superrugby.co.nz. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Stuff". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Season over for All Black halfback Cam Roigard". RNZ. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  6. ^ "2020 Counties Manukau PIC Steelers". Counties Manukau Rugby. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. ^ Union, Counties Manukau Rugby Football. "Winners celebrated at CMRFU Awards Night". Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Patrick Tuipulotu to captain All Blacks XV as squad named". www.rugbypass.com. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  9. ^ Hinton, Marc (14 September 2023). "Rugby World Cup: All Blacks unleash 'quiet assassin' Cam Roigard for first test start". Stuff. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  10. ^ Morton, Finn (29 July 2023). "'There's nothing like it': All Black Cam Roigard reflects on 'dream debut'". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  11. ^ Knuckey, Brodyn (16 September 2023). "Cam Roigard plays down impressive Rugby World Cup debut". 1 News. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Stuff". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
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