The Hawke's Bay United Courier
Squad31 Aug 2026
A knee injury of the worst kind for Alex Fenton
70 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.
Market31 Aug 2026
Liberato Kirwan 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.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Hawke's Bay United
Winston McCowatt 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.
Market31 Aug 2026
Business is business: Tim Boxall goes
Waitakere United paid $14.0K and Hawke's Bay United took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Words at Hawke's Bay United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Winston Kirwan 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.
Market31 Aug 2026
Hawke's Bay United buy the years ahead of Ryan Tuiloma
He is 18, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
In brief
- Squad Clayton Boxall stays put
- Market Ben Kirwan is free to find somewhere else