The Hawke's Bay United Courier
Squad19 Oct 2026
A fracture rules Kosta McCowatt out for 96 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Hawke's Bay United will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Squad19 Oct 2026
A falling-out at Hawke's Bay United
Nathan Garrow and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom19 Oct 2026
5 academy graduates step up at Hawke's Bay United
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market19 Oct 2026
Hawke's Bay United promote Chris Boxall from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Chris Boxall has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market19 Oct 2026
Hawke's Bay United promote James Garbett from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. James Garbett has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market19 Oct 2026
One of our own: Stefan Stamatelopoulos joins the Hawke's Bay United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Stefan Stamatelopoulos is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Oct 2026
Joe Garbett steps up from the Hawke's Bay United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Joe Garbett has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
Owen Lockyer beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 15. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
The afternoon belonged to Michael Smith
A mark of 6.97, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
In brief
- The dugout Cameron Bell on the point
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Hawke's Bay United
- Match Hawke's Bay United draw a blank against WaiBOP United