28-06-2025
Magpies: Prop Joel Hintz retires after one too many head knocks
Joel Hintz in one of his proudest moments, hoisting the Ranfurly Shield as the Magpies step off the plane in Napier returning home after the 2020 shield challenge win over Otago in Dunedin. Photo / NZME
Hawke's Bay Magpies prop Joel Hintz says his sudden retirement has come after one too many 'head knocks'.
A Nash Cup club match for Central in front of the home Waipukurau crowd in April was the 28-year-old's last game.
While he'd never been 'knocked out', there'd been several concussion
