England stalwart Jo Harten can make a return to Loughborough Lightning with the yearly British Fast5 All-Stars competition of this month.
Named as the All-Star choice of Lightning, Harten yields to the club after an eight-year absence to play at the competition on Saturday 12.
The 30-year-old has enjoyed a stellar career to date and earned her England cap in the Netball World Cup, where the hosts recorded a complete of the summer.
During her previous Faculties stay with Lightning, Harten progressed to become one of the clubs youngest ever captains, which makes her international debut.
Harten moved to pursue a contract in the ANZ league with the Canterbury Tactix.
She transferred to Waikato Magic, before signing for Suncorp Super Netball facet Giants Netball in 2017, at which she plies her trade.
Im very excited to be rejoining Lightning with this years British Fast 5 All-Stars, explained Harten.
Loughborough is my second house for Netball and I cant wait to pull the Lightning dress and line up a few long shots…lets do this!
Lightning Head Coach Sara Bayman is delighted due to their campaign that was Fast5 with the acquisition of Harten and she believes her experience and world-class talent will turn out to be priceless.
Its a large boost to possess Jo as part of our Fast5 squad. Shes a world class shot and is always exciting to watch with the flair which she brings into the game, said Bayman.
As a Loughborough alumna, shes a person we are very proud of and also is now a role model for future and current Lightning players
The championship features an line matches and a Golden Buzzer Power Play.
The tournament is an afternoon of nonstop netball and Lightning are set to announce their squad.
Sky Sports is the house of netball and it yields to your screens shortly, starting with all the British Fast5 All-Stars Championships on Saturday whenever they see South Africa in November, while the Roses return to actions under new trainer Jess Thirlby.
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