MEDIA RELEASE

On behalf of Shearing Sports New Zealand

February 22, 2015

Results from the 50th Southern Shears shearing and woolhandling championships in Gore on Friday-Saturday, February 20-21:

Shearing:

International:

Elders Primary Wool Series first test (4 fullwool, 6 second-shear): New Zealand 88.626pts (David Fagan 9min 29.44sec, 42.072pts; Tony Coster 9min 59.08sec, 46.554pts) beat Wales 97.252pts (Gwion Evans 10min 28.02sec, 46.301pts; Rhys Jones 10min 43.02sec, 50.951pts) by 8.626pts. The second test will be at Apiti on Saturday, February 28.

Inter-Island Challenge (10 sheep): North Island 118.32pts (David Buick 9min 46.25sec, 38.31pts; Dion King 9min 29.72sec, 39.59pts; David Fagan 10min 2.34sec, 40.42pts) beat South Island 124.34pts (Nathan Stratford 9min 44.75sec, 39.14pts; Darin Forde 9min 52.44sec, 41.32pts; Tony Coster 10min 7.53sec, 43.88pts) by 6.02pts.

South Island Shear of the Year Final (10 fullwool sheep, 5 second shear, 5 lambs): Favid Fagan (Te Kuiti) 17min 49.72sec, 68.686pts, 1; Darrin Forde (Lornville) 18min 25.2sec, 71.56pts, 2; Tony Coster (Rakaia) 19min 37.5sec, 74.375pts, 3; Nathan Stratford (Invercargill) 18min 53.19sec, 75.16pts, 4; Aaron Haynes (Feilding) 20min 40.98sec, 76.749pts, 5; Angus Moore (Kaitangata) 18min 53.7sec, 77.035pts, 6.

Open final (20 sheep): David Fagan (Te Kuiti) 17min 2.55sec, 63.48pts, 1; Dion King (Hastings) 17min 22.92sec, 64.5pts, 2; Darrin Forde (Lornville) 17min 29.48sec, 65.72pts, 3; Angus Moore (Kaitangata) 17min 30.75sec, 67.04pts, 4; Aaron Haynes (Feilding) 19min 34.34sec, 69.42pts, 5; Nathan Stratford (Invercargill) 17min 36.81sec, 69.69pts, 6.

Senior Final (10 sheep): Ethan Pankhurst (Masterton) 56.287pts, 1; Aaron Bell (Waipawa) 56.319pts, 2; Scott Wilson (Scotland) 56.822pts, 3; Alun Jones (Wales) 58.689pts, 4; Dylan McGruddy (Masterton) 59.675pts, 5; Jared Manihera (Heriot) 64.174pts, 6.

Intermediate Final (8 sheep): Marley Waihape (12min 32.91sec, 50.096pts, 1; Hugh De Lacy (Fernside) 12min 32.98sec, 51.399pts, 2; Michael Herlihy (Matiere) 12min 24.81sec, 53.491pts, 3; Khochyce Forward (Hastings) 13min 26.03sec, 57.427pts, 4; Alex Smith (Rakaia) 13min 16.98sec, 58.724pts, 5; Elgan Jones (Wales) 12min 17.56sec, 59.878pts, 6.

Junior Final (4 sheep): Hemi Lambert (Raupunga) 8min 0.67sec, 35.784pts, 1; Eli Raheke (Porangahau) 8min 53.92sec, 38.446pts, 2; Emily Te Kapa (Scotland) 9min 17.73sec, 38.637pts, 3; Ash Jones (Wales) 8min 11.98sec, 39.599pts, 4; Brandon Maguire-Ratima (Lumsden) 9min 48.47sec, 42.674pts, 5; Brodie Horrell (Gore) 9min 48.31sec, 43.666pts, 6.

Novice (1 sheep): Sarah Higgins (Havelock) 4min 13.72sec, 30.69pts, 1; Caleb Metternich (Winton) 3min 42.13sec, 40.11pts, 2; Braden Clifford (-) 4min 29.94sec, 44.5pts, 3; Nathan Skinner (Naracoorte, Aus) 4min 59sec, 49.95pts, 4.

Speedshear:

Open: Dion King (Hastings) 1, David Fagan (Te Kuiti) 2, Joe Tumohe (Balclutha) 3, Cody Waihape (Mataura) 4, Paerata Abraham (Dannevirke) 5.

Senior: Aaron Bell (Waipawa) 1, Alex Smith (Rakaia) 2, Cliff Waihape (Mataura) 3, Ethan Pankhurst (Masterton) 4, Alun Jones (Wales) 5.

Woolhandling:

Open final: Keryn Herbert (Te Awamutu) 293.47pts, 1; Larnie Morrell (Masterton) 304.612pts, 2; Monica Potae (Milton) 364.44pts, 3.

Senior final:Xherie Peterson (Milton) 183.104pts, 1; Stevie Mason-Smallman (Taihape) 183.456pts, 2; Ebony Turipa (Gore) 193.294pts, 3; Krystal Schimanski (Gore) 364.16pts, 4.

Junior final: Nova Kumeroa-Elers (Mataura) 129.05pts, 1; Chiquita Tamepo (Tolaga Bay) 151.464pts, 2; Peketai Puna (Napier) 202.582pts, 3; Shani Newton (Gore) 349.006pts, 4.

ENDS