May 16, 2025 • 8 mins
A try at the death from Cam Roigard has broken the Highlanders' hearts, and given the Hurricanes an important 24-20 Super Rugby win in Wellington.
The 'Canes halfback snuck over to score his second try of the game with time up on the clock, to keep the Canes firmly in playoff contention.
Roigard joined Piney to recap the clash.
“It’s great that although it was an ugly, scrappy game for us, we were able to, I guess, improve other areas.”
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Weekend Sport Podcast with Jason Vine
from newstalk ZEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Two forty four. Auckland FC have reached the A League
semes we're celebrating and we would love you to join
us next Saturday at Tyler Street Sport in Britomart as
we build up to the home semi final against Melbourne
victory at go Media Stadium. Join us for the Ultimate
True Blue pregame Atmosphere that's next Saturday midday through three
at the new home of Sport in Auckland City. If
(00:34):
you'd like to win a double past to that game
next Saturday night, we'll be in the draw for one anyway.
Text the word football to nine two ninety two. We'll
make that draw before three o'clock. Quarter to three, you
try it. The Death from cam Royguards broken the Highlanders
hearts and given the Hurricanes an important twenty four twenty
Super Rugby winning Wellington Roygarts snuck over to score his
(00:55):
second drive of the game with time up on the
clock to keep the Canes firmly in playoff contention. He
joins us, now, gooday, camp, do you reckon you got
away with one there last night or do you think
you deserve to win the game?
Speaker 3 (01:06):
It's a great question. I mean, obviously, I turn over
it was pretty high and we gave the Highland has
a lot opportunity to cut it out that game. But
I guess being able to win ugly, you know, I
guess it is important and different ways to win, and
I guess we did. We'll just find a way in
the end luckily. So yeah, I think we're still probably
(01:29):
we we created a lot. We probably just len finishing opportunities,
especially in the sick and half. What we had three
disallowed tribes, which you know those get allowed, and they
were pretty mentionable things. Go was obviously just a four
pass and then half as one in the corner. But yeah,
I think we still did deserve to win. But yeah,
(01:49):
definitely differently as we.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
Watched take us to the end of the game, when
you're building phase after phase, you're right under the post.
What pictures were you seeing there as you as you
spotted and opening under the post to dive over for
the winning try.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Yeah, I just I guest understanding that the Harlemers are
desperate and trying to every on the field, so they're
all sort of swing around the corner, and I guess
it's pretty hard to defend around the posts because there
is a big post in the last that I sort
of saw Piece had a good quick carry and then
it sort of thought everyone was just sort of flooding
(02:22):
around living that space, So just saw the opportunity there,
so got over it.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
By the time you scored that try that won the game,
you'd built twenty one phases. How much discipline does it
take to build phases like that in the dying moments
under fatigue with the game on the line.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Basically, yeah, it's method And like I say, we had
blown a lot of opportunities beforehand, so that we I
think we all knew that it was our last opportunity,
opportunity that we've got lifelines with there they're sorry, not straight,
and we were able to sort of look into work
and we've got so much time and effort ince I
(03:02):
guess that sort of attack and being able to just
stay in it there, happy to build phases and just
get really direct and either the penalty advantages will come
or the space will open up for us. And you know,
credits everyone involved, like it has transferred from the training
field to the game, and you know, we looked back
at a game like the fourth, we're it ended going
(03:23):
to draw when it was really tight because we didn't
get that stuff, sort of didn't get that right. So
it's great that although it was an overly scrappy game
for us, we're able to I guess improve other areas.
And yeah, like I say, credit to everyone evolved because
there has been growth and transferred from training paddict into
(03:44):
I guess quite.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
Last, the nature of the game these days is that
the bloke with the number nine on us back often
isn't it in the eighty first minute? I mean, you
don't often play the whole game. When did it become
apparent to you that you were just going to stay on?
Speaker 3 (03:59):
Yeah, I figured when well, obviously both wingers been gone
early doesn't help. I knew that well. And he was
probably going to either play a role of selling in
for a position or like it's quite rescue when you've
only got one back on the bench if they were
to stub me off, what will happen? So to be fair,
(04:19):
to actually cross my line, I was pretty like there
was a lot going on, So I guess the last
twenty minutes I was pretty pretty focused on what was
happening and I wasn't really paying attention to what was
going on the sideline. But like I said, there's always
I love playing, you know, as many minutes as I
can and really enjoying starting. And you know, Edie is
a great team man, and allout this pointing for him.
(04:41):
I'm sure he'll get his opportunity in the weeks to come.
And yeah, hopefully the other boys, we've got a few
niggles or what not now, so hopefully we can we
can bounce back and get ready for the Reds and
Brisbane next week.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Here, we all know what you went through last year
to rehab from serious injury to make it back for
the end of season All Blacks two. You've played all
twelve of the Canes matches this season, eleven starts. It's
a silly question, I know, Camp, but how much are
you enjoying this season after a challenging twenty twenty four?
Speaker 3 (05:13):
Yeah, I'm loving it. Obviously, there's a team we faked
a bit of adversity at to start. You know, it
didn't start the way we wanted to and probably playing
the rugby that we want to as well, so it
was a bit of a bit of salt digging in
the early rounds. But I think we're starting to find
our feet. You know, I had some good ones over
the Brumbies the Chiefs obviously, and hopefully, you know, we
(05:34):
can start to build the momentum at the right end
of the year. Obviously, it was just appointing for myself
last year, but the team was going really well. But
we probably you know, looking back, probably played that best
footy when it you know, it wasn't the most important
time of the year. So hopefully we can if we
keep building some momentum, we can be playing our best
you know, at the right time. And if that's you know,
(05:56):
when we if hopefully we make the top six and
it's in the finals, then yeah, it's f's to go.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
Speaking of long reheads, Brett Cameron made his return from
his long term enjoy last night, I ahead of schedule.
How much admiration do you have for him, particularly given
how difficult you know it is to rehab from an
injury like that.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Yeah, yeah, like you know, with a c LS, you know,
it probably does a bit more damage to the need
and what my injury was, but you know, still very
significant and yeah, really I guess stoked for him to
sort of see a determination he has probably similar to mine,
and putting his head down working with the Hurricane medical
(06:36):
team like they've done a great job alongside him to
put in the working effort and sort of to get
it right. You know, I think this was the game
that he is sort of targeted right from the start,
which you know, if you're asking other people would be
ahead of time. So you really stoked for him, and
for him to come on at halftime and look like
he's been there all year. You know, he put on
(06:57):
a bit of a clinic kicks fifteen and two, put
some boys you know, in some really nice spots, set
up that line break before my try with the brig bridgeball.
Look like he's playing with lots of confidence straight away,
which you stop for him, like something that you never
want to happen. That can you hinder careers and whatnot
(07:17):
if you don't get it right. And yeah, it looks
like he's just picking up where he left.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Off nice one and just to finish. In his absence,
a couple of blokes have flooded into ten, including Ruben
Love who's played there in the last four games. Outside
you how much you enjoyed that partnership and hey, you
reckon he's going at ten.
Speaker 3 (07:32):
Yeah, it's great, well obviously to competers, and we've been
here the whole time together. So we played once when
we're on twenty twenty one at we're both young pups,
but so it's been good to I guess build that
combination with him, you know, since the opportunity has been there,
and yeah, really enjoying it. You know, such a great
(07:53):
athlete and so determined to keep getting better each each day.
And I guess that game driver, you know, running the
game is you know, it's a big challenge for us,
and we're still some of the young and so being
able to, I guess do that together, especially when we
probably had a bit of adversity at the start, you know,
(08:14):
trying to find our feet with how we attack and
close out games and whatnot. So it's been a great
challenge for both of us. And yeah, it's great to
see him sort of getting his opportunities and taking them.
You know, played another comics last night after tea and
you know, putting the boys in Maraya in the fields
and whatnot, and yeah, so that's good, it's good for you.
(08:35):
Really enjoying playing playing.
Speaker 2 (08:36):
It and Sid. Congrats on the one, Cam and your
significant part of it. Mate, enjoyed the rest of your weekend.
Thanks for the chat today, Thanks Cam Cam ro we
got there on Weekend Sports.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to News Talk d BE weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Weekend Sport Podcast with Jason Vine
from newstalk ZEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Two forty four. Auckland FC have reached the A League
semes we're celebrating and we would love you to join
us next Saturday at Tyler Street Sport in Britomart as
we build up to the home semi final against Melbourne
victory at go Media Stadium. Join us for the Ultimate
True Blue pregame Atmosphere that's next Saturday midday through three
at the new home of Sport in Auckland City. If
(00:34):
you'd like to win a double past to that game
next Saturday night, we'll be in the draw for one anyway.
Text the word football to nine two ninety two. We'll
make that draw before three o'clock. Quarter to three, you
try it. The Death from cam Royguards broken the Highlanders
hearts and given the Hurricanes an important twenty four twenty
Super Rugby winning Wellington Roygarts snuck over to score his
(00:55):
second drive of the game with time up on the
clock to keep the Canes firmly in playoff contention. He
joins us, now, gooday, camp, do you reckon you got
away with one there last night or do you think
you deserve to win the game?
Speaker 3 (01:06):
It's a great question. I mean, obviously, I turn over
it was pretty high and we gave the Highland has
a lot opportunity to cut it out that game. But
I guess being able to win ugly, you know, I
guess it is important and different ways to win, and
I guess we did. We'll just find a way in
the end luckily. So yeah, I think we're still probably
(01:29):
we we created a lot. We probably just len finishing opportunities,
especially in the sick and half. What we had three
disallowed tribes, which you know those get allowed, and they
were pretty mentionable things. Go was obviously just a four
pass and then half as one in the corner. But yeah,
I think we still did deserve to win. But yeah,
(01:49):
definitely differently as we.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
Watched take us to the end of the game, when
you're building phase after phase, you're right under the post.
What pictures were you seeing there as you as you
spotted and opening under the post to dive over for
the winning try.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Yeah, I just I guest understanding that the Harlemers are
desperate and trying to every on the field, so they're
all sort of swing around the corner, and I guess
it's pretty hard to defend around the posts because there
is a big post in the last that I sort
of saw Piece had a good quick carry and then
it sort of thought everyone was just sort of flooding
(02:22):
around living that space, So just saw the opportunity there,
so got over it.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
By the time you scored that try that won the game,
you'd built twenty one phases. How much discipline does it
take to build phases like that in the dying moments
under fatigue with the game on the line.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Basically, yeah, it's method And like I say, we had
blown a lot of opportunities beforehand, so that we I
think we all knew that it was our last opportunity,
opportunity that we've got lifelines with there they're sorry, not straight,
and we were able to sort of look into work
and we've got so much time and effort ince I
(03:02):
guess that sort of attack and being able to just
stay in it there, happy to build phases and just
get really direct and either the penalty advantages will come
or the space will open up for us. And you know,
credits everyone involved, like it has transferred from the training
field to the game, and you know, we looked back
at a game like the fourth, we're it ended going
(03:23):
to draw when it was really tight because we didn't
get that stuff, sort of didn't get that right. So
it's great that although it was an overly scrappy game
for us, we're able to I guess improve other areas.
And yeah, like I say, credit to everyone evolved because
there has been growth and transferred from training paddict into
(03:44):
I guess quite.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
Last, the nature of the game these days is that
the bloke with the number nine on us back often
isn't it in the eighty first minute? I mean, you
don't often play the whole game. When did it become
apparent to you that you were just going to stay on?
Speaker 3 (03:59):
Yeah, I figured when well, obviously both wingers been gone
early doesn't help. I knew that well. And he was
probably going to either play a role of selling in
for a position or like it's quite rescue when you've
only got one back on the bench if they were
to stub me off, what will happen? So to be fair,
(04:19):
to actually cross my line, I was pretty like there
was a lot going on, So I guess the last
twenty minutes I was pretty pretty focused on what was
happening and I wasn't really paying attention to what was
going on the sideline. But like I said, there's always
I love playing, you know, as many minutes as I
can and really enjoying starting. And you know, Edie is
a great team man, and allout this pointing for him.
(04:41):
I'm sure he'll get his opportunity in the weeks to come.
And yeah, hopefully the other boys, we've got a few
niggles or what not now, so hopefully we can we
can bounce back and get ready for the Reds and
Brisbane next week.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Here, we all know what you went through last year
to rehab from serious injury to make it back for
the end of season All Blacks two. You've played all
twelve of the Canes matches this season, eleven starts. It's
a silly question, I know, Camp, but how much are
you enjoying this season after a challenging twenty twenty four?
Speaker 3 (05:13):
Yeah, I'm loving it. Obviously, there's a team we faked
a bit of adversity at to start. You know, it
didn't start the way we wanted to and probably playing
the rugby that we want to as well, so it
was a bit of a bit of salt digging in
the early rounds. But I think we're starting to find
our feet. You know, I had some good ones over
the Brumbies the Chiefs obviously, and hopefully, you know, we
(05:34):
can start to build the momentum at the right end
of the year. Obviously, it was just appointing for myself
last year, but the team was going really well. But
we probably you know, looking back, probably played that best
footy when it you know, it wasn't the most important
time of the year. So hopefully we can if we
keep building some momentum, we can be playing our best
you know, at the right time. And if that's you know,
(05:56):
when we if hopefully we make the top six and
it's in the finals, then yeah, it's f's to go.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
Speaking of long reheads, Brett Cameron made his return from
his long term enjoy last night, I ahead of schedule.
How much admiration do you have for him, particularly given
how difficult you know it is to rehab from an
injury like that.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Yeah, yeah, like you know, with a c LS, you know,
it probably does a bit more damage to the need
and what my injury was, but you know, still very
significant and yeah, really I guess stoked for him to
sort of see a determination he has probably similar to mine,
and putting his head down working with the Hurricane medical
(06:36):
team like they've done a great job alongside him to
put in the working effort and sort of to get
it right. You know, I think this was the game
that he is sort of targeted right from the start,
which you know, if you're asking other people would be
ahead of time. So you really stoked for him, and
for him to come on at halftime and look like
he's been there all year. You know, he put on
(06:57):
a bit of a clinic kicks fifteen and two, put
some boys you know, in some really nice spots, set
up that line break before my try with the brig bridgeball.
Look like he's playing with lots of confidence straight away,
which you stop for him, like something that you never
want to happen. That can you hinder careers and whatnot
(07:17):
if you don't get it right. And yeah, it looks
like he's just picking up where he left.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Off nice one and just to finish. In his absence,
a couple of blokes have flooded into ten, including Ruben
Love who's played there in the last four games. Outside
you how much you enjoyed that partnership and hey, you
reckon he's going at ten.
Speaker 3 (07:32):
Yeah, it's great, well obviously to competers, and we've been
here the whole time together. So we played once when
we're on twenty twenty one at we're both young pups,
but so it's been good to I guess build that
combination with him, you know, since the opportunity has been there,
and yeah, really enjoying it. You know, such a great
(07:53):
athlete and so determined to keep getting better each each day.
And I guess that game driver, you know, running the
game is you know, it's a big challenge for us,
and we're still some of the young and so being
able to, I guess do that together, especially when we
probably had a bit of adversity at the start, you know,
(08:14):
trying to find our feet with how we attack and
close out games and whatnot. So it's been a great
challenge for both of us. And yeah, it's great to
see him sort of getting his opportunities and taking them.
You know, played another comics last night after tea and
you know, putting the boys in Maraya in the fields
and whatnot, and yeah, so that's good, it's good for you.
(08:35):
Really enjoying playing playing.
Speaker 2 (08:36):
It and Sid. Congrats on the one, Cam and your
significant part of it. Mate, enjoyed the rest of your weekend.
Thanks for the chat today, Thanks Cam Cam ro we
got there on Weekend Sports.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to News Talk d BE weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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