º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Lightning is excited to welcome England stalwart Jo Harten back to the side for this year’s annual British Fast5 All-Stars Competition.

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Harten returns to Lightning for Fast5

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Lightning is excited to welcome England stalwart Jo Harten back to the side for this year’s annual British Fast5 All-Stars Competition.

Named as Lightning’s All-Star pick, Harten returns to the club after an eight-year absence to play in the competition on Saturday 12th October 2019.

Harten has enjoyed a stellar career to date and earned her 100th England cap during this summer’s Netball World Cup. During her previous four-year stay with Lightning, she progressed to become one of the club’s youngest ever captains, making her international debut aged just 18.

After graduating from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ in 2012, Harten moved to New Zealand to pursue a full-time contract in the ANZ league with the Canterbury Tactix. A year later she moved to Waikato Magic, before signing for Australian Suncorp Super Netball side Giants Netball in 2017, where she still plays.

On her return to Lightning, she said:

“I’m very excited to be re-joining Lightning for this year’s British Fast 5 All-Stars. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is my second home for Netball and I can’t wait to pull on the Lightning dress again and line up some long shots…let’s do this!”

Sara Bayman, Head Coach, added: 

“It’s a massive boost to have Jo as part of our Fast5 squad. She is a world-class shooter and is always exciting to watch with the flair that she brings to the game. As a º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ alumna, she is someone we are very proud of and is a role model for current and future Lightning players.”

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Lightning’s full squad will be announced soon.

Tickets for the British Fast 5 All-Stars Competition are available now and can be purchased by visiting the official website.

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