New Zealand shearing champion Toa Henderson has claimed his first big success in the Northern Hemisphere by winning the Open international final at the French championships.

The win came early today (Monday NZT) at Boussac, where he and Wools of New Zealand national teammate and Open final runner-up Jack Fagan also beat France in a test match.

Shearing in Europe for the first time, Henderson’s win followed a fourth placing in the Scottish black face shearing championships final at the Lochearnhead Shears on June 28, and third in the Great Yorkshire Shears Show Open final on July 9.

Fagan won the Boussac Speed Shear, with Henderson claiming second place.

With a loss against Scotland and wins over England and France, the pair take a 2-1 record on tour going into a three-test series against Wales next week, with the first at Cothi on Saturday.

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