Fagan for sale

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October 14, 2010
 
Fagan for sale
 

Shearing wife Wendy Fagan found just the way to celebrate husband David's 49th birthday yesterday - she's selling his latest winning singlet for charity.

The PGG Wrightson National Shearing Competition singlet from last Saturday's New Zealand Spring Championships, signed by Fagan in "gold metallic marker" and recording career Open-class "Win 604", went-up on TradeMe mid-morning, it has been reported on the website www.shearingsports.co.nz

It is billed as his last while aged 48 - the vendor suggesting: "Who knows? This could be his last win ever(ha, ha)."

It also promised the singlet from his 10th win in the Waimate event "Has been washed" - although not clarifying by whom. One early bidder asked why it had been washed, and the vendor replied that if a buyer wants it dirty, it can be arranged.

The auction carried a $1 reserve, and by midnight the top offer had been $48. It closes next Wednesday at 8pm, with proceeds to the Starship Foundation, which the prolific winning shearer says "is a good cause."

Whether it is the last winning singlet, however, is still a matter for the future. Fagan competes this Saturday (October 16) at the Poverty Bay Show in Gisborne, again to defend his Great Raihania Shears at the Hawke's Bay Show on Friday next week (October 22), and announced earlier this week he plans to follow "most" of the shows to do justice to the national singlet in a series of home test matches in which he has been selected to represent Shearing Sports New Zealand against the UK and against Wales in the New Year.

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