Coster cruises to another Canterbury Circuit win

Rakaia shearer Tony Coster opened a big two days at the Canterbury Show by retaining the Canterbury Circuit title by a crushing margin of more than 14 points yesterday(November 13).

Coster has been a regular winner of the title, which he first won in 1997.
Yesterday’s win was an entrée to the final day today, when more than 20 years competing at top level will be recognised with presentation of his Shearing Sports New Zealand Master Shearer Award.

Coster finished yesterday’s 10 sheep, six-man final more than a sheep before nearest rival and Rangiora-based shearer and instructor Mark Herlihy, Coster also had easily the best quality points.

Today he was shearing in the national Corriedale Championships, and the Lister Canterbury-Queensland challenge, where he, Herlihy and Circuit third-placegetter Grant Smith, of Rakaia, were up against visitors Boogie Ferguson, Barry Hammond, and Dave Grant.

Canterbury won the Australian leg of the series at the Diamond Shears in Longreach, Qld, in July.
Result:
Canterbury Circuit (10 sheep): Tony Coster (Rakaia) 13min 25.84sec, 60.292pts, 1; Mark Herlihy (Rangiora) 15min 1.53sec, 74.977pts, 2; Grant Smith (Rakaia) 15min 49.94sec, 75.647pts, 3; Chris Jones (Blenheim) 15min 59.59sec, 78.78pts, 4; Dave Brooker (Hawarden) 15min 59.77sec, 82.989pts, 5; Shaun Burgess (Rakaia) 16min 7.97sec, 82.999pts, 6.

ENDS