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Open Finalists:
Right to Left - 1st
D Fagan, 2nd J Kirkpatrick, 3rd D Forde, 4th Dion King, 5th, Dean Ball, 6th
Nathan Stratford
GOLDEN SHEARS NUMBER FIFTEEN FOR FAGAN
- By DES WILLIAMS
Shearing maestro David Fagan claimed Golden Shears title number 15 before a packed house at Masterton's War Memorial Stadium on Saturday night. Facing strong challenges from 2002 champion John Kirkpatrick and Southland's Darin Forde in the days leading up to the final, Fagan turned on a stunning performance to blitz the world class field by more than three points. He finished one sheep ahead of Kirkpatrick and more than matched the Napier man's quality ratings to claim the title and reinforce his standing as world champion.
Earlier in the evening, Fagan teamed with his nephew, James Fagan and Oamaru's Barry Taylor to lead New Zealand home in the test match against Australia by a three point margin. The win allowed New Zealand to square the biannual series, with Australia having won the first leg at Esperance last October.
Southland's Darin Forde won the Wrightson multi-breeds national championship for the fourth time in his career to confirm his status as New Zealand's leading all-round shearer. The physically demanding event requiring expertise in shearing merinos, corriedales, full wool sheep, second shear sheep and lambs provided Forde with the ideal platform to demonstrate his mastery. He beat second-placed Tony Coster of Rakaia by three points, with tenacious James Fagan a point further back in third place.
World woolhandling champion Joanne Kumeroa's retirement last season proved short-lived. The Wanganui woman lined up in the open woolhandling competition and secured her third Golden Shears crown, have previously succeeded at the venue in 1995 and 2001.
The Hawkes Bay retained its reputation for producing future champions, with Cam Ferguson of Waipawa (senior) and Karl Nathan (Waipawa) winning the senior and intermediate titles respectively. Adam Brausch and Aaron Paewai, both of Dannevirke, also gained top six placings in the senior final, with Sam Welch and Paerata Abraham doing likewise in the intermediate division.
Results follow.
Golden Shears open championship: David Fagan, Te Kuiti, 56.890 1; John Kirkpatrick, Napier, 59.920 2; Darin Forde, Winton, 60.210 3; Dion King, Napier, 60.380 4; Dean Ball, Te Kuiti, 61.480 5; Nathan Stratford, Invercargill, 66.105 6.
Wrightson National multibreeds championship: Darin Forde, Winton, 66.872 1; Tony Coster, Rakaia, 69.836 2; James Fagan, Te Kuiti, 70.348 3; Justin Meikle, Oamaru, 70.807 4; David Fagan, Te Kuiti, 72.144 5; Nathan Stratford, Invercargill, 74.524 6.
Supershear Trans-Tasman test: New Zealand (James Fagan, David Fagan, Barry Taylor) 210.312 penalties beat Australia (Shannon Warnest, Ben Frewen and Jason Wingfield) 213.235.
AgResearch senior: Cam Ferguson, Waipawa, 41.665 1; Adam Brausch, Dannevirke, 42.385 2; Shane Rawlinson, Stratford, 42.860 3; Stuart Humphrey, Feilding, 43.800 4; Aaron Hughes, Wales, 44.245 5; Aaron Paewai, Dannevirke, 45.600 6.
Trust House intermediate: Karl Nathan, Te Hauke, 38720 1; Cole Pewhairangi, Mataura, 39.425 2; Sam Welch, Dannevirke, 41.905 3; Whetu Henderson, Auckland, 42.180 4; Paerata Abraham, Dannevirke, 43.500 5; Jimmy McAuley, Northern Ireland, 46.870 6.
Wrightson Junior: Rowland Smith, Ruawai, 32.995 1; Rhydian Evans, Wales, 33.420 2; Timo Tutuvaha, Masterton, 36.370 3; Aaron Yorston, Feilding, 36.675 4; Iain Minto, Scotland, 37.125 5; Simon Bedwell, Scotland, 40.475 6.
YFC open shearing:
James Fagan, Te Kuiti, 34.725 1; Tuma Mullins, Dannevirke, 38.710 2; David Buick, Pongaroa, 38.810 3; Robert Nikora, Dannevirke, 38.935 4; Matthew Timu, Waipawa, 43.755 5; Neil Fagan, Te Kuiti, 45.140 6.
ACC/OSH Novice shearing:
Zeb Aporo, Masterton, 26.385 1; Stephanie Collis, Pahiatua, 26.690 2; Punga Mullins, Dannevirke, 27.900 3; Lucille Shone, Masterton, 32.580 4; Matatua Ruru, Te Karaka, 38.990 5; Vaughan Wrenn, Pongaroa, 40.490 6.
Woolhandling:
Novartis Animal Health open: Joanne Kumeroa, Wanganui, 209.800 1; Oti Mason, Gisborne, 251.350 2; Angelique Gage, Wanganui, 286.440 3; Hine Biddle, Masterton, 330.310 4.
Te Puni Kokiri senior: Nicole Sciascia, Porangahau, 140.870 1; Chelsea Collier, Otautau, 157.724 2; Rebecca Braddick, Eketahuna, 199.960 3; Tania Fielding, Wanganui, 220.682 4.
Tectra/Primary Wools junior: Hayley Holm, Dannevirke, 157.660 1; Danae Stoney, Taihape, 170.698 2; Amy Karaka, Gisborne, 194.000 3; CJ Darlington, Dannevirke, 206.834 4.
Trans-Tasman Test
New Zealand (Tom Fleming and Waina Peneha) 635.350 penalties beat Australia (Bruce Lines and Aroha Garvin) 779.320.
Williams and Kettle North Island Circuit open: Angelique Gage, Gisborne, 160.304 1; Ronnie Goss, Kimbolton, 171.946 2; Ailsa Fleming, Te Karaka, 181.700 3; Oti Mason, Gisborne, 224.584 4.
Agriculture ITO/Tectra North Island Circuit senior: Angie Stoney, Taihape, 173.088 1; Waimiere Hakaraia, Masterton, 185.638 2; Margaret Wirihana, Palmerston North, 234.348 3; Tania Feilding, Wanganui, 236.690 4.
Agriculture ITO/Tectra North Island Circuit junior: Hayley Holm, Dannevirke, 102.214 1; Maree Paewai, Dannevirke, 152.530 2; Amy Karaka, Gisborne, 173.268 3; Lui Paewai, Dannevirke, 201.176 4.
Woolpressing:
Farmlands/Woolpacks NZ mens singles:
Skip Sciascia, Feilding, 90.700 1; Chris Carroll, Masterton, 115.500 2.
Farmlands/Woolpacks NZ womens singles
Joanne Kumeroa, Wanganui, 105.700 1; Hine Biddle, Masterton, 128.100 2.
Farmlands/Woolpacks NZ Ltd Pairs
Willie Sharp/Jeremy Goodyer (Masterton) 47.500 1; Carl Cocks/Stacey Te Hui (Masterton) 59.300 2.
Des Williams
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