Two young Gisborne hockey stars have been selected to represent Australia at an international tour.
Brothers Quinn,16 and Fletcher Mills, 14, have been selected to join the Wanderers Junior Hockey Tour and the boys jet off to Europe to compete on an international scale.
The prestigious tour brings young talented athletes from across the country to compete internationally, travelling to England, The Netherlands, Belgium and France in January, 2026.
But, with the high costs of sending both their sons on the prestigious program, mum Shelley Fallowfield has started a GoFundMe to help alleviate some of the stress.
“It’s not cheap to go to Europe unfortunately,” she said.
Quinn and Fletcher play for the Bayside Powerhouse Hockey Club, Quinn is a goalkeeper in senior men’s teams, and Fletcher as a field player in both junior and senior men’s teams.
“It feels amazing I mean, it’s an international cup really so it feels amazing to be selected and to have your hard work be paid off,” Quinn said.
“It’s great to be able to play with my teammate and brother and I’m really looking forward to building some experiences together.”
Shelley and Craig Mills will be joining the boys at their own cost, but the individual cost for both boys to join the Wanderers tour is set over $6000, so they thought asking for some support would help bring the boys hockey dreams one step closer to reality.
Details: gofundme.com/f/talented-teens-off-to-europe-to-play-hockey
