New-look Hawks fly south for the weekend
The Hawke's Bay Hawks will have a bit of a new look with two new arrivals for two crucial on-tour matches in the South Island this weekend.
New on the team, with seven matches to play before the Sal's NBL playoffs, are American import Brandon Alston, from Washington DC, and
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