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WaiBOP United goalkeeper, Danyon Drake, has been asked to be part of the Wellington Phoenix ‘A’ squad for their friendly fixture against Hawke’s Bay United. The match, to be played at Napier’s Bluewater Stadium on Tuesday January 14, kicks off at 6pm. We congratulate Danyon on his selection.
We’re almost all set to welcome Hawke’s Bay United to our new home, John Kerkhof Park in Cambridge, and WaiBOP United head coach, Peter Smith, is looking forward to the fixture. “The season has begun positively for us with good performances in our opening couple of fixtures,” said Smith earlier this week. “The win against Canterbury …
WaiBOP United has defeated Canterbury United 2-1 in the opening fixture of the 2013/14 ASB Premiership. Head Coach, Peter Smith, was pleased with his team’s showing. “We played well against what is a good Canterbury side,” said Smith after the win. “We started slow and coughed up a pretty soft goal, but we got better as …
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The following players have been invited into WaiBOP United’s youth training squad: Reuben Parker-Hanks, James Towers, Joe Nottage, Alfie Rogers, Nathan Kinney, John Viviani, Reid Drake, Jacob Robb, Dylan Morris, Henry Crayton, Dylan Bull, Scott Doney, Xavier Pratt, Jama Boss, Thomas Probert, Connor Probert, Matt Wheeler, Jevon Williams, Dean Styles, Luke Searle, Shaun Morgan. The …
The Bay SportsMed WaiBOP Youth Team heads to Dunedin full of confidence following last weekend’s win over Heartland Wairarapa. That was a welcome return to form for the side who now face the daunting trip south with a bit less trepidation. A run of results now will push the youth team back nearer the top …
The Range, our match day magazine, has won the award for Programme of the Year at the annual NZ Football Media Association (NZFMA) awards, held this evening in Auckland. The awards function, which was held as part of Friends of Football’s Celebration of Excellence dinner, was organised in conjunction with NZFMA and NZ Football. It also featured new All …
We head back to Links Ave Stadium in Mt Maunganui for this Saturday’s ASB Premiership match against Waitakere United in desperate need of points. Events off the field have been something of a distraction in recent days, with the gloss of our win over Wanderers SC last time out rubbed out by NZ Football’s decision to …
WaiBOP United is pleased to announce the signing of Dylan Stansfield (pictured right) and Van Elia (pictured left) for the remainder of the 2014/15 ASB Premiership season. Stansfield has ASB Premiership experience with both Canterbury United, for whom he played during the first half of this season, and Waitakere United. Stansfield scored Canterbury’s second in our 2-0 …
The next generation of New Zealand men’s footballers, including WaiBOP United’s Connor Probert (pictured left) and Liam Williams (pictured right), take their first international steps on Tuesday night against Fiji at the Oceania U-17 Men’s Championship in Samoa. The New Zealand Men’s U-17 side, led by coach Jose Figueira, will play five Group A games at …
We’re back at Cambridge’s John Kerkhof Park this weekend as we host ASB Premiership leaders, Team Wellington. Today is the second leg of our double header against the league’s top two sides. Head Coach, Peter Smith, is, as always, looking positively forward to the match. “Team Wellington will present as much of a challenge for us as Auckland …
