It's hard to resist not 'sharing' this Facebook post from Kelly 'International Athlete' Hutton this week.

Kelly's post:

4 days after I touched down in Bahrain I played my first game of netball with my awesome new club, Bahrain RFC. 3 days after that I trialled for the Bahrain national squad ....and got in to the A team. Two weeks after that I was honoured when my team voted me Captain.....I hardly even know these ladies! Not bad for a few weeks work to become an 'international athlete' 😜

So tomorrow our Bahrain squad of 4 teams head off to Fujairah (in the UAE) to play in the pinnacle event of the Middle Eastern netball annual calendar, the Inter-Gulf Championship.

I know, I know - how many times can one person retire, how injured is she, why doesnt she just give up etc. I ask myself that every day.... and have already spent a lot of time at the physio 😂😂

But it’s nice to know that when you land in a country where you know NOBODY you can rely on a sport you (used to) love and (used to) be good at, to provide you with access to an amazing bunch of people and instant friendships.

Here’s to the power of sport!

Background:

Kelly was an ‘original Canterbury Flames’ player in 1998 and played again 2001, 2002.  She was in Canterbury A Rep teams 1996, 1997, 1999, 2009 (after return from London) and 2010 which won NPC Championship same year.  In 2000 – 2002 was Canterbury B captain.

She played for Marist Albion, NZ Universities in 1994 and 1995 and was NZ Indoor Captain in 2009. 

She has originally started her representative playing career in 1990 in and Under 18 rep team.

Article added: Friday 08 March 2019