Tucker Murphy, the Bermuda triathlete, said that he never grows tired of representing his country on the international stage.

Murphy has already experienced two Winter Olympics, in Vancouver in 2010 and Sochi in 2014, where he competed as a cross-country skier, as well as last summer’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in triathlon.

The 33-year-old, a Rhodes will again be wearing Bermuda’s colours when he competes in this month’s NatWest Island Games in Jersey in the triathlon and team triathlon.

“It’s always exciting,” Murphy. a Rhodes Scholar. “You realise as you get a bit older that these opportunities get rarer.

“It’s exciting too because of the people, the Bermudians. We always have a good team and we have some good distance runners and triathletes. It’s just really nice to train and be around this group of people.”

Accompanying Murphy in men’s triathlon squad will be Travis Cooper, while Martina Olcheski-Bell, Karen Smith, Julia Hawley and Belinda Castree will make up the women’s team in Jersey.

Murphy finished sixth out of 44 athletes at the previous Island Games held in Bermuda two years ago, and will be hoping to improve on that finish this time around.

“I’m not sure why, but it’s taken a bit longer to get in good shape although I’m starting to feel good,” said Murphy, who finished third in last month’s AON National Sprint Triathlon Championships.

“I’d like to aim for where I was in the last Island Games, and maybe improve on that a little bit, But we’ll see if it all comes together. I’d have to have a good day.”

A former Saltus Grammar School pupil, Murphy has not ruled making a third appearance at the Winter Olympics.

“After the Games I’m going to take a bit of a break for a few months,” he said. “In terms of the [Winter Olympics], I would have to decide two years out whether I can train again for that.”

n Sun Life Financial International will be a lead sponsor of Bermuda’s at the Games in Jersey.

As part of the $22,500 worth of sponsorship, Sun Life Financial International will provide the uniforms that more than 100 Bermuda athletes will wear for the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as for travelling and official team business.

It will also provide hats and tee-shirts for the athletes to wear during training.

Jon Beard, the chairman of the Bermuda Island Games Association, said: “On behalf of the Bermuda Island Games Association and the athletes, I would like to thank Sun Life for their generous sponsorship.

“Uniforms help to create a team identity and give our athletes a sense of pride in their Bermudian heritage. We look forward to renewing our friendships made during previous games and to representing Bermuda proudly in Jersey later this month.”

The Games will be held from June 27 to July 3.