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Edition
The Hawke's Bay United Courier
7 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad7 Sep 2026
Jake McCowatt is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 17 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Hawke's Bay United
Nkonzenhle Hlongwa 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.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Words at Hawke's Bay United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jai McCowatt 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.
In brief
- Squad Hawke's Bay United lose Ryan Colvey
- Market Noah Kirwan goes out on loan