Golden Shears Day 2

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On behalf of shearing Sports New Zealand

March 4, 2010. 5pm

Golden Shears Day 2

Prolific young Gisborne shearer Wi Poutu Ngarangione stayed in the hunt to win his most important title at the Golden shears when he made his way through the intermediate semi-finals at the 50th anniversary championships in Masterton today.

While being the top ranked junior in New Zealand last year, he had to settle for the minor money at Golden Shears and at the New Zealand championships in Te Kuiti, but has responded with vengeance in the current season, being beaten just once in 13 competitions.

He qualified at the top of the record Golden Shears entry of 71 shearers in the heats, and second from the semi-finals, but will still be hotly-favoured to win the title, par of a dream to, somehow, one day emulated the feat of shearing icon David Fagan.

It is, first, he said. a dream just to shear against Fagan in a competition, and hopes to achieve that goal before Fagan retires. Fagan, aged 48, is seeking a 17th Golden Shears open title and will start his bid tomorrow in his heats.

Both finals are on the last day of the championships on Saturday.

In the other championship shearing event, in a day dominated by the appearance of about 60 competitors in veterans events, Dannevirke shearer David Hape headed the qualifiers for the senior semi-finals to be shorn tomorrow (Friday).

Results from the second day of the 50th Golden Shears in Masterton:

Shearing:

Senior heats (4 sheep, 18 qualifiers for semi-finals on Friday): David Hape (Dannevirke) 5min 42.497sec, 23.375pts, 1; Tama Niania (Gisborne) 5min 53.077sec, 23.654pts, 2; Tipene Te Whata (Tautoro) 6min 36.22sec, 24.311pts, 3; Joseph Maher (Taihape) 6min 34.016sec, 24951pts, 4; Matene Mason (Masterton) 6min 51.741sec, 25.087pts, 5; Davy garland (Feilding) 5min 58.214sec, 25.161pts, 6; Aaron Haynes (Apiti) 5min 45.232sec, 25.512pts, 7; Sam Garrett (Tuatapere) 6min 19.515sec, 26.226pts, 8; Mark Buick (Masterton) 6min 11.494sec, 26.575pts, 9; Clayton Braddick (Eketahuna) 6min 48.988pts, 10; Mohi Gray (Waipukurau) 6min 37.952sec, 27.148pts, 11; Ant Frew (Kaeo) 6min 48.418sec, 27.171pts, 12; Daniel Hodgson (Taumarunui) 6min 41.372sec, 28.087pts, 13; Rocky Wegner (Australia) 6min 13607sec, 28.18pts, 14; Bevan Guy 9Kaeo) 7min 0.996sec, 28.55pts, 15; Krishane Edmonds (Raetihi) 6min 21.552sec, 28.578pts, 16; Koha Kokiri (Porirua) 6min 14.037sec, 28.702pts, 17; Phil Rangiwai (Mataura) 7min 19.351sec, 29.468pts, 18.

Intermediate semi-finals (5 sheep, first six shearers qualify for final on saturday): Sharnie Rimene (Masterton) 8min 18.026sec, 32.301pts, 1; Wi Ngarangione (Gisborne) 8min 26.789sec, 33.339pts, 2; Dylan Fowler (Temuka) 8min 19.018sec, 33.991pts, 3; George Hawkins (Masterton) 8min 16.504pts, 34.225pts, 4; Tysson Hema (Waipukurau) 8min 31.616sec, 34.581pts, 5; Brook Todd (Dipton) 7min 24.806sec, 34.84pts, 6; Jack Robisnon (Northern Ireland) 8min 39.297sec, 34.965pts, 7; Phil Kerley (Gisborne) 9min 0.317sec, 35.016pts, 8; Corey Palmer (Dipton) 8min 51.895sec, 35.995pts, 9; Scott Nichol (Milton) 8min 32.246sec, 36.212pts, 10; Paki Waerea (Hastings) 8min 27.414sec, 36.171pts, 11; Linton Palmer (Dipton) 9min 18.943sec, 38.147pts, 12; Stewart Kennedy (Scotland) 8min 51.815sec, 38.191pts, 13; Rob Mudgway (Taihape) 9min 41.156sec, 38.258pts, 14; Steven Playle (Wairoa) 8min 36.072sec, 39.804pts, 15; Mike Anderson (Masterton) 8min 49.206sec, 39.86pts, 16; Nathan Gleeson (Stratford) 10min 59.618sec, 40.581pts, 17; Robert Davidson (Northern Ireland) 9min 7.958sec, 42.398pts, 18.

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