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‘DREAM
COME TRUE’
AS UNIVERSITY
DUO EARN
WORLD CUP
SELECTION
TWO UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE STUDENTS
HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO PLAY FOR ENGLAND AT
THE NETBALL ‘NETS’ WORLD CUP.
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Nineteen-year-old Kellie
Hull and 20-year-old Thea
Thompson will represent
their country at the Under
21 Netball ‘Nets’ World
Cup that will be hosted in
Wellington, New Zealand,
between 20 and 27 August.
Both students made it
through trials in Bristol and
London in March to make
the final cut – a squad of 12
players.
‘Nets’ is a version of netball
that is played indoors on
high-tensioned netted
courts, where the ball
doesn’t go out of play.
Gloucester-born Kellie is a
first year student studying
Sports Development and
Coaching. She said: “I saw
videos of Nets and was
interested instantly. The
idea of having no ‘out
of court’ as well as the
opportunity to score two
points from outside the
‘D’ was really appealing to
me. I didn’t know what to
expect from trials but when
I heard I had made the
England World Cup squad
it was like a dream come
true.”
“I started playing netball
at school when I was nine
and fell in love with the
sport straight away. I now
play for Worcester Reds
who are in the National
Premier League Division
2 and the University of
Gloucestershire first team.”
Thea is a second year
student studying Primary
Education and hails from
Barnard Castle in county
Durham. She said: “I’ve
been through trials, made it
into the long squad initially
and so I’m absolutely
delighted to be called up
for the World Cup squad.
I can’t wait to get out to
New Zealand and represent
my country.”
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