Shearing Championships Results

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On behalf of Shearing Sports New Zealand

April 3, 2011. 9.20am

SHEARS - RESULTS

Results from the New Zealand Shearing Championships at Te Kuiti on March 31-April 2:
International (12 lambs): New Zealand 89.217pts (Cam Ferguson 11min 3.66sec, 44.383pts; David Fagan 10min 55.37sec, 44.834pts) beat Wales 102.192pts (Gareth Daniel 11min 48.75sec, 50.505pts; Wyn Jones 12min 13.74sec, 51.687pts).

Transtasman (4 merino wethers, 4 second-shear ewes): Te Kuiti NZ Shears 198.38pts (Cam Ferguson 12min 35.82sec, 61.041pts; Nathan Stratford 14min 14.36sec, 63.093pts; Shelford Wilcox 16min 4.93sec, 74.246pts) beat Warrnambool Shears 203.353pts (Tyson Scholz 12min 22.2sec, 58.235pts; Josh Lilley 14min 14.36sec, 71.922pts; Roger Mifsud 15min 26.42sec, 73.196pts).

Interisland Shearing and Woolhandling Challenge: North Island (shearers David Fagan Cam Ferguson, John Kirkpatrick; woolhandlers Keryn Herbert, Monica Potae, Sheree Alabaster) 203.846pts, beat South Island (shearers Darin Forde, Angus Moore, Nathan Stratford; woolhandlers Joel Henare, Bernadette Forde, Tia Potae) 236.635pts.

Shearing:

New Zealand Championships Open final (20 sheep): Rowland Smith (Ruawai) 14min 35.78sec, 51.989pts, 1; Cam Ferguson (Waipawa) 14min 48.96sec, 54.848pts, 2; Jerome McCrea (Whanganui) 15min 42.96sec, 56.248pts, 3; Jason Win (Reefton) 15min 23.4sec, 48.57sec, 4; John Kirkpatrick (Napier) 14min 26.28sec, 58.864pts, 5; Nathan Stratford (Invercargill) 16min 15.75sec, 58.888pts, 6.

North Island Shearer of the Year (10 ewes, 10 lambs): Rowland Smith (Ruawai) 15min 17.69sec, 54.784pts, 1; John Kirkpatrick (Napier) 15min 13.13sec, 55.606pts, 2; David Fagan (Te Kuiti) 14min 48.41sec, 55.67sec, 3; Paul Avery (Stratford) 15min 16.65sec, 55.982pts, 4; Digger Balme (Te Kuiti) 14min 44.9sec, 56.745pts, 5; Dion King (Napier) 15min 18.24sec, 61.672pts, 6.

New Zealand Circuit Final (5 merinos, 5 crossbred ewes, 5 lambs): Dion King (Napier) 17min 25.18sec, 73.264pts, 1; Paul Avery (Stratford) 17min 10.4sec, 73.72pts, 2; Cam Ferguson (Waipawa) 18min 41.13sec, 74.989pts, 3; Angus Moore (Ward) 18min 26.3sec, 75.048pts, 4; David Fagan (Te Kuiti) 18min 68.33sec, 78.916pts, 5; Alton Devery (Tuatapere) 19min 22.93sec, 80.746pts, 6.

New Zealand Championships Senior final (12 sheep): Bevan Guy (Kaeo) 10min 46.74sec, 44.587pts, 1; Tipene Te Whata (Tautoro) 11min 57.1sec, 45.355pts, 2; Wi Ngarangione (Gisborne) 12min 3.82sec, 46.691pts, 3; Matene Mason (Masterton) 12min 11.05sec, 47.469pts, 4; Tysson Hema (Waipukurau) 12min 22.04sec, 47.602pts, 5; Davy Garland (Feilding) 12min 23.69sec, 48.934pts, 6.

New Zealand Championships Intermediate final (8 sheep): Brett Roberts (Mataura) 11min 20.47sec, 39.774pts, 1; Henare Niania (Gisborne) 10min 24.66sec, 39.858pts, 2; Nathan Lillie (Australia) 10min 30.05sec, 40.002pts, 3; Jack Fagan (Te Kuiti) 10min 36.64sec, 40.707pts, 4; Hemi Braddick (Eketahuna) 10min 48.17sec, 41.908pts, 5; Cody Beck (Taumarunui) 12min 17.64sec, 43.632pts, 6.

New Zealand Championships Junior final (5 sheep): Bryce Guy (Kaeo) 6min 37.66sec, 28.283pts, 1; Michael Rolston (Levin) 7min 21.27sec, 28.464pts, 2; Tui Pene (Waipawa) 7min 9.46sec, 29.273pts, 3; Caleb Cheer (Waipukurau) 7min 32.42sec, 31.821pts, 4; Simon Goss (Kimbolton) 7min 43.46sec, 32.173pts, 5; Jye Bates (Aria) 7min 34.72sec, 41.736pts, 6.

New Zealand Championships Novice final (1 sheep): Marshall Guy (Kaeo) 3min 57.6sec, 15.88pts, 1; Monique Taylor (Feilding) 3min 18.5sec, 15.925pts, 2; Charlie Guy (Kaeo) 3min 6.96sec, 19.348pts, 3; Eli Raheke (Waipukurau) 2min 46.09sec, 26.304pts, 4; Josh Balme (Te Kuiti) 3min 22.51sec, 27.126pts, 5; Anaru Wakefield (Porangahau) 3min 13.72sec, 30.686pts, 6.

Woolhandling:

New Zealand Championships Open final: Sheree Alabaster (Taihape) 52.636pts, 1; Joanne Kumeroa (Whanganui) 56.214pts, 2; Ronnie Goss (Kimbolton) 69.88pts, 3; Dallas Mihaere (Dannevirke) 73.528pts, 4; Bernadette Forde (Tuatapere) 91.318pts, 5.

New Zealand Championships Senior final: Emma Bolton (Taihape) 86.76pts, 1; Rangi Barakat (Waipawa) 87.838pts, 2; Maryanne Baty (Gisborne) 93.728pts, 3; Janelle Janet (Taumarunui) 95.794pts, 4; Catherine Christy (Te Awamutu) 113.988pts, 5.

New Zealand Championship Junior final: Rahna Watson Paul (Flaxmere) 87.832pts, 1; Connor Puha (Apiti) 94.828pts, 2; Tiani Buckman (Napier) 95.19pts, 3; Willis Marshall (-) 107.59pts, 4; Monique Taylor (Feilding) 109.732pts, 5.

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