Hurricanes lose No 10 Brett Cameron for the season after knee injury

Sunday, 1 March 2026

The Hurricanes have confirmed No 10 Brett Cameron will miss the rest of the Super Rugby Pacific season because of a serious knee injury.

Cameron went down in last Friday night’s 52-10 win over Moana Pasifika in Wellington.

The Hurricanes said on Sunday that Cameron would have surgery for a “significant knee injury”.

It’s a cruel blow for the 29-year-old who missed most of last season with a ruptured ACL.

“It’s obviously hugely disappointing to lose one of our best players in game one, especially given it comes after an ACL injury on his other knee,” Hurricanes coach Clark Laidlaw said in a statement.

“We’re here to support and help him through it, initially with the surgery and then with the rehab.

“We know it’s a tough road ahead, but we also know that he’s up for it and we’re up for it to support and rehab him so he can get back to playing as soon as possible.

“As tough as it is, we have amazing medics, a great facility, and we know how to rehab players really well, so we’ll get on with that once the surgery has been done.”

The Hurricanes had already lost another first five-eighth, Harry Godfrey, to a season-ending knee injury.

All Black Ruben Love, who operates primarily at fullback but could play first-five, is still absent because of an ankle injury.

Callum Harkin started at No 10 in the Hurricanes’ 25-20 loss to the Fijian Drua in Lautoka on Saturday and Lucas Cashmore was playmaking cover on the bench.

The Hurricanes are on the road again and face the Waratahs in Sydney next Friday night.