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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]
| Full name | Cameron Roigard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 November 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editRoigard 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
editRoigard 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
edit- ^ "Cameron Roigard". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Match Centre - Sanzar Hurricanes 27–30 Crusaders". SANZAAR. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Super Rugby Pacific 2022 squads announced". superrugby.co.nz. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Stuff". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Season over for All Black halfback Cam Roigard". RNZ. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "2020 Counties Manukau PIC Steelers". Counties Manukau Rugby. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Union, Counties Manukau Rugby Football. "Winners celebrated at CMRFU Awards Night". Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Tuipulotu to captain All Blacks XV as squad named". www.rugbypass.com. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Hinton, Marc (14 September 2023). "Rugby World Cup: All Blacks unleash 'quiet assassin' Cam Roigard for first test start". Stuff. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Knuckey, Brodyn (16 September 2023). "Cam Roigard plays down impressive Rugby World Cup debut". 1 News. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Stuff". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
External links
edit- Cameron Roigard at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Cam Roigard at the All Blacks (archived)
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