Cam Roigard

Cam Roigard

Roigard playing against Italy in November 2024.
Full name	Cameron Roigard
Date of birth	(2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Hamilton, New Zealand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb)
School	St. 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 12 (40) Correct as of 14 September 2025

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]

Club career

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 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

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

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. "Former speedway driver Cam Roigard laps up 'dream' All Blacks selection". 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. "Cam Roigard returns as All Blacks name northern tour squad". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

External links

• Cameron Roigard at ItsRugby.co.uk
• Cam Roigard at the All Blacks (archived)