Fagan Goes For The Double

Shearing icon David Fagan has cleared the first hurdle in lining-up another double in the two major events at the 50th Golden Shears in Masterton by heading the qualifiers for the final of the country's premier all-wools event, PGG Wrightson National.

To clear the second hurdle, Fagan, 48, will have to make it through this afternoon's semi-finals of the Golden shears open.

Both finals will be shorn tonight - firstly the 15 sheep of five different wool types in the national, which he will be trying to win for a 10th time, and then the 20 crossbred second-shear sheep of the Open which, as reigning champion, he will be trying to win for a 17th time.

He has completed the double of winning both titles in the same year five times, in 1986, 1992, 1995, 2000, and 2003.

The qualifiers for the Wrightson National, in order after this morning's semi-finals, are: David Fagan (Te Kuiti), his nephew James Fagan (Te Kuiti), Jerome McCrea (Whanganui), Cam Ferguson (Waipawa), reigning Wrightson National champion Tony Coster (Rakaia), and Nathan Stratford (Invercargill).

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