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Bay rugby players among history-making Hurricanes

Young female Hurricanes region rugby players made history last week, by attending the 2020 New Zealand Barbarians Hurricanes Age Grade camp, which in previous y...

Striker Hoy sparks Rovers first win in five weeks

It was appropriate striker Gavin Hoy was the key architect in Napier City Rovers first Ultra Football Central League win in five weeks today. The 28-year-old C...

Magpies capture Ranfurly Shield in Dunedin

Happy 100th Ash! Yes the Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby team gave captain and hooker Ash Dixon a memorable 100th appearance for the side when they took the Ranfurly...

Pivot shines as Tui record first win of the season

Hawke's Bay's former Black Ferns rugby utility back Krysten Cottrell is almost back to her best.   That was the call from Big Barrel Tui Hawke's Bay assi...

Young HB surfers get expert advice for edge

Hawke’s Bay’s top junior surfers got insight into how attention to strength and conditioning could improve their performance and keep them competiti...

Dixon to make 100th appearance in shield challenge

Inspirational Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby captain Ash Dixon is unsure whether this season will be his last with the team. But the 32-year-old Maori All Black and...

Tui rugby fullback hopes for birthday weekend win

Fullback Michaela Baker has a couple of extra incentives to help the Hawke's Bay women's rugby side produce their first win of the season on Sunday. Baker will...

Hawke's Bay Youth Trust lands Joe Parker

The Hawkes Bay Youth Trust and Hastings Giants Boxing Academy are ecstatic to announce a new partnership with former world heavyweight boxing champion Joseph Pa...

Hawke's Bay RSE worker wins national bodybuilding title

Meet Robert Wales the first Hawke's Bay RSE worker to win a national bodybuilding title. "He's defintely the first from the Bay and Robert is more than likely...

Rovers footballers lament blown opportunities

True the conditions didn't help ... but yet again the Napier City Rovers Central League football side didn't capitalise on their chances today.   "We cre...

Positives for Tui despite big loss to Cantabs

Forget the final score for a moment or two ... because there were positives for the Hawke's Bay Tui in tonight's Farah Palmer Cup rugby clash against Canterbury...

Magpies secure long-awaited win over Cantabs

This was the Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby team's best opportunity to beat Canterbury since 1982 and they took it ... albeit the hard way.   It took an 82nd...

Pirate speedster earns NZ Universities rugby selection

Hawke's Bay's former two-time national under-19 beach sprint champion Ben Lewis gave up that summer pursuit to focus on gaining Magpies rugby selection. The 20...

Tui captain knows what to expect from former team

Like most players in the Farah Palmer Cup Hawke's Bay Tui women's rugby captain Forne Burkin is dreaming of playing in next year's New Zealand-hosted World Cup....

Aramex backs drought hit farmers

Aramex Hawke’s Bay is getting behind the call to arms to support the local farming community that continues to face adversity off the back of the worst dr...

Toala back in starting role for Magpies

Hawke's Bay Magpies midfield back Danny Toala admits he didn't do himself any favours during the Super Rugby Aotearoa season. "I tried to do too much with the...

All Black and former Napier Boys’ High student inspires next generation

Without Napier Boys’ High School, Brad Weber believes he would not have achieved what he has in his rugby career. Named in the All Blacks squad recently,...

Shrimpton Trophy cricket fixtures confirmed

When the Shrimpton Trophy — Central Districts’ one-day inter-District competition for women —  begins on November 15, Hawke’s Bay...

Term 4 Miniball Basketball Free for Participants

Basketball Hawkes Bay is thrilled to announce the removal of all playing fees from years 1 -8 Miniball in Term 4 for 2020. 2020 has been a disruptive and turbu...

Young Poi matches feat of Silver Ferns sister

Midcourter and captain Ashleigh Poi matched her Silver Ferns sister Kimiora's feat when she helped Napier Girls' High School capture a third consecutive Hawke's...