Cam Roigard felt the anxiety when he peered down on March 30.
He told Sport, “At first, I thought it was someone’s knee hitting mine—it felt like a big stinger.”
“However, I noticed that my kneecap was not in its proper position when I was on the ground.”
James Arscott of the Highlanders had tackled Roigard, who was in excellent form for the Hurricanes and the heir apparent to the All Black nine shirt.
Roigard’s patella tendon was ruptured by a coincidence of torsion and tension, but their contact was not rare.
