Jones & Smith-Jones Sign With Hartley Wintney
The Bermuda Football Association [BFA] announced that Reece Jones Jr. and Rahzir Smith-Jones have signed contracts with Hartley Wintney FC, a semi-professional football club in England.
A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Football Association [BFA] is proud to announce National Team players Reece Jones Jr. and Rahzir Smith-Jones have signed a contract with Hartley Wintney FC at the Clyde Best Centre of Excellence. Hartley Wintney FC is a semi-professional football club based in Hartley Wintney, England, and is currently a member of the Southern League Premier Division South.”
Ross Weatherstone, General Manager of the International Development Academy UK [IDA] and 1st Team Manager of Hartley Wintney FC is on the island to sign the players to the club.
“Reece and Rahzir have been in the Academy program for the last season,” said Weatherstone. “They both deserve the opportunity, and I am excited to see what they can achieve. We are trying to generate pathways for future athletes,”
The BFA added that he is also here to meet with BFA President Mark Wade and SMNT Head Coach Kyle Lightbourne to “monitor other athletes as the IDA is currently looking at 10 Bermudian players in the academy.”
