No pain, no gain SILVER FERN JANE’S rocky road to victory
It’s hard to believe there once was a time when Silver Fern star Jane Watson hated netball.
The talented defender only took up the game after moving from Canterbury to a tiny township in Otago where there was no soccer team to join.
“I never thought I’d end up being a sportswoman,” she laughs from her cosy home in Rolleston. “It’s funny how things work out, eh!”
But Jane has never taken a straightforward path to success and, as she reveals in upcoming documentary series Pure As, the netballer has been through more than her fair share of trials, tribulations and tests.
From battling life-threatening health issues, through to tragically losing her partner at the age of 20, Jane’s journey to sporting success, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
