Wallabies great likens ‘scheming’ Cam Roigard to Springbok legend and also singles out Ryan Lonergan’s ‘point of difference’

Wallabies great Will Genia has run the rule over Cam Roigard after the All Blacks scrum-half dominated the recent Bledisloe Cup series. New Zealand clinched the 2026 duel 2-0 with victories in Auckland and Sydney, leaving the Australians without the trophy since 2002.

With Les Kiss as their new head coach, this setback came immediately after they picked off the world-champion Springboks in Perth.

Reflecting on his old team’s mixed fortunes, the 110-cap scrum-half explained why Australia’s current style was better suited to combat South Africa and left them vulnerable to the successive 19-50 and 21-43 defeats inflicted by New Zealand.