The Hawke's Bay United Courier
Player ratings7 Dec 2026
Marco Lockyer runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 67. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Player ratings7 Dec 2026
Both of them Jackson Ross's — 8.00
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.00, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Player ratings7 Dec 2026
No sign of nerves from Tommy Tuiloma at 18 — 7.69
The hardest thing about being 18 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Tommy Tuiloma did not need any: 7.69, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Market7 Dec 2026
Bill Lewis 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.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Tempers go at Hawke's Bay United
Clayton Payne was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match5 Dec 2026
Hawke's Bay United see off WaiBOP United
Three points for Hawke's Bay United, 2‑0 the final word against WaiBOP United in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Match5 Dec 2026
WaiBOP United blown away early
There is a particular helplessness in conceding 2 times before the twentieth minute. WaiBOP United tried to reorganise, Hawke's Bay United did not allow it, and the result was written long before it was confirmed.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Words at Hawke's Bay United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ryan Cacace is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Marco Sutton out for 27 days
The medical room confirms 27 days on the sidelines for Marco Sutton, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
In brief
- Player ratings A defender's afternoon for Chris Lewis
- Squad Jake Stamatelopoulos named in the team of the month