The Hawke's Bay United Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
A knee injury of the worst kind for Matt De Vries
52 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Hawke's Bay United lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Market10 Aug 2026
Callum De Vries asks to leave Hawke's Bay United
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market10 Aug 2026
Eyes on Callum De Vries again
The phone has started ringing about Callum De Vries again, and this time the name on the line is Auckland City. Hawke's Bay United are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Sam Bell stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Sam Bell and Hawke's Bay United agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Hawke's Bay United
Monty Bell and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Hawke's Bay United rebuffed over Sam Smith
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Canterbury United have kept their man, and Hawke's Bay United go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
In brief
- Squad Tommy Kirwan falls out with a teammate over standards
- The dugout Monty Bell gets it from the manager
- The dugout Sam Bell knocks on the manager's door
- Market Hawke's Bay United bring in Jeremy Foo on loan