World Sheep Shearing Records
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9 Hours -    
"Skill, Guts & Determination"

  

Set according to World Shearing Record Committee Rules and Overseen by their Referees, from Australia and/or New Zealand, and/or South Africa

How long it takes    -    8 Hour Records    -    24 Hour Record      Records Prior to 1983    -    Australia Records

Shearing Records Information           World Speedshear Committee               Ace

"Strongwool Ewes"   
Solo Rod Sutton
Sponsored by Supershear
721 31-1-2007 Bennydale - New Zealand

Press

2 Stand Darin Forde & Wayne Ingram 
Sponsored by Supershear
1335 1-2-1996 Wairaki Station
Southland - New Zealand

Press

3 Stand Ricky Pivac, Chris Brooker, Dion Morrell
Sponsored by Supershear
1857 25-1-1993 Clutha Downs
Southland - New Zealand

 

"Strongwool Lambs"
Solo  Dion King
Sponsored by Supershear
866 10-1-2007 Bennydale - New Zealand

 

2 Stand  Rodney Sutton, Nigel Brown 1637 23-12-1999 Rangipo, New Zealand  
3 Stand  Shane Harvey, Peter Harvey, Jimmy Clarke 2350 30-01-2006 Mt Linton, Southland, New Zealand  
4 Stand  James Fagan, Cartwright Terry, Beau Guelfi, Roger Neil  2897 21/12/2007 Waihi Pukawa, Turangi, New Zealand  
6 Stand  Darin Forde, Craig Anderson, Jimmy Clark, Alton Devery, Paul Rutherford, Darren Gutsel 4188 11/2/2005 Wairaki Station, Southland, New Zealand   Press
  
Solo
"Women"
 Emily Welch 648 27-11-2007 Waikeretu, New Zealand   Press
 
"Merino Ewes"
Solo  Dwayne Black
 
Sponsored by Supershear & Topgun Shearing Supplies
513 5-4-2005 The Duck Farm, Kojonup, Western Australia  Press
"Merino Wethers"
Solo  Grant Smith 418 4-11-1999 Lake Coleridge
South Island - New Zealand
2 Stand  Grant Smith, Barry Taylor 809 12-11-1994 Omahau Station
South Island - New Zealand
"Merino Lambs"

Solo

 Dwayne Black
 Sponsored by Supershear
Topgun Shearing Supplies

664

3-10-2004

Yerramullah Park               Press
Badgingarra - Western Australia

Previous 9 Hour Records 

"Strongwool Ewes"
Solo  Darin Forde
 
Sponsored by Supershear

720

28-1-1997 Wairaki Station
Southland - New Zealand

Press

   Dion Morrell
Sponsored by Supershear
716 1-2-1995 Wairaki Station 
Southland - NZ

Press

    David Fagan 702 23-2-1994 Brunel Peaks Stn
Southland - NZ
 
    Dion Morrell 679 9-2-1994 Te Puna NZ  
    Edsel Forde
 
Sponsored by Supershear
664 17-2-1992 Brunel Peaks Stn
Southland - NZ

Press

    David Fagan 656 14-2-1991 Brunel Peaks Stn
Southland - NZ
 
    Neil St George 605 20-2-1990 Brunel Peaks Stn
Southland - NZ
 
    Stephen Dodds 604 19-1-1989 Edenvale Stn  - NZ

 

    Alan Donaldson 586 11-2-1986 Raurimu - NZ  

  

2 Stand Stephen Dodds & Mark Spain 1194 19-1-1989 Edenvale Stn -NZ   
  
3 Stand  Neil St George, John Hough, Gavin  Rowlands

1593

31-1-1989

Mavora Station, Southland, New Zealand
  
"Strongwool Lambs"
Lambs Solo  Justin Bell 851 4-12-2004 Onuku Maori Trust Station -  Press Rerewhakaaitu      NZ
   Rodney Sutton 839 23-12-2000 Waihi-Pukawa  New Zealand      Press
    Alan MacDonald 831 20-12-1993 Waitanguru New Zealand
    David Fagan 810 22-12-1992 Riversdale - NZ
    Alan McDonald 805 20-12-1990 Waitanguru - NZ
    David Fagan 803 20-12-1988 Waitanguru - NZ
    Alan McDonald 762 21-12-1986 Waitanguru - NZ
    David Fagan 748 20-12-1985 Waitanguru - NZ
    Keith Wilson 626 19-11-1984 Waitanguru - NZ
Solo
"Women"
 Jillian Burney

541

6-1-1989 Bennydale
New Zealand
Lambs 3 Stand  Bart Hadfield, Steve Stoney, Rodney Sutton 1933 23-12-1997 Kowhainui
New Zealand
         
Lambs 6 Stand  Keith Wilson, Aussie Carrington, Ken Pike, Jack Dowd, Hinga Tahana, Bronco Carson 3291 8/12/1991 Hautu, New Zealand
         
"Merinos"
Merino Ewes Solo  Dion Morrell 507 25-8-1997 Tarras, South Island - New Zealand
 Grant Smith 447 1-9-1993 Ben Omar Stn - NZ
"Merinos"
Merino Wethers Solo  Barry Taylor 405 12-10-1994 Omahau Stn - NZ
Any person wishing to attempt a World Shearing Record, for the latest updates on Official Rules please contact;
The Secretary
World Sheep Shearing Records Committee
Mr H Mc Carroll
19 Ninth Avenue
Tauranga, New Zealand
Ph:  (+64) 07 571 0522,

Fax: (+64) 07 571 0521  or email

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