text:  We tried to prove everyone that we're not the same. And there was another way in which they were really unlike any other country's team. They were the first to field a transgender player known as Fafina, or third gender in the Polynesian culture. Her name is Jaya, and she turned out to be one of the team's best defenders. She was. She was, like, never afraid of anything. And we respect her a lot. But Thomas brought more respect in the sport.