Captain Jane Claxton

Hockeyroos stars receive a warm welcome from Solomons and Vanuatu

Jane Claxton the captain of the Australian women's hockey side and Rachael Lynch the goalkeeper visited the two countries where they stopped by schools and held clinics.

Jane said they gained plenty of fans including the Solomons' Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare.

“It shows how easy going they are and accepting since it was amazing how high profile people in both Pacific islands were present and allowing us to train over there and assist in their hockey program and increasing their women in sports,” said Jane.

It was awesome to see how men were encouraging them.