Shearing-Results
Results from the New Zealand Merino Shears shearing and woolhandling championships at Alexandra on Friday and Saturday,
October 3-4:
Shearing:
Transtasman Merino Challenge (5 sheep): New Zealand Merino 152.767pts (Charlie O’Neill 10min 44.78sec, 70.239pts; Grant
Smith 11min 58.55sec, 82.528pts) beat Royal Perth Australia 166.836pts (Damien Boyle 12min 3.94sec, 77.979pts; Mark
Buscumb 12min 4.78sec, 89.039pts).
Open final (12 sheep): Damien Boyle (Tambellup, West Australia) 24min 38.56sec, 106.433pts, 1; Colin O’Neill (Alexandra)
25min 21.26sec, 121.144pts, 2; Nathan Stratford (Invercargill) 26min 5.2sec, 125.093pts, 3; Troy Pyper (Invercargill)
25min 23.25sec, 129..497pts, 4; Mark Buscumb (Williams, West Australia) 23min 43.33sec, 130.017pts, 5; Leon Samuels
(Tuatapere) 23min 59.11sec, 143.789pts, 6.
Senior final: Cody Beck (Taumarunui) 99.569pts, 1; Ethan Pankhurst (Masterton) 106.539pts, 2; Ian Flett (Alexandra)
113.507pts, 3; Logan Burton (Taumarunui) 120.215pts, 4; Corey Smith (Rakaia) 126.794pts, 5; Pauline Smith (Taumarunui)
160.321pts, 6.
Woolhandling:
Open final: Joel Henare (Gisborne) 204.958pts, 1; Rocky Hape-Taite (Dannevirke) 241.394pts, 2; Tia Potae (Milton)
311.262pts, 3; Foonie Waihape (Gisborne) 349.814pts, 4.
Senior final: Sharnie Keefe (Taihape) 195.16pts, 1; Creedence Culshaw (Raupunga) 201.97pts, 2; Ruby O'Neill (Alexandra)
210.79pts, 3; Melanie Barrett (Invercargill) 228.25pts, 4.
Junior final: Clarissa Lewis (Gisborne) 208.926pts, 1; Chiquita Tamepo (Gisborne) 251.856pts, 2; Jade Culshaw (Raupunga)
262.438pts, 3; Aiesha Thompson (Hastings) 286.344pts, 4.
Shearing and woolhandling:
Teams event (5 sheep): Tectra (shearers Tony Coster/Aaron Haynes, woolhandlers Joel Henare/Robynne Murray) 10min
5.59sec, 317.159pts, 1; No Warries (shearers Damien Boyle/Mark Buscumb, woolhandlers Keryn Herbert/Taiwha Nelson) 11min
15.82sec, 386.982pts, 2; Oh Yeah (shearers Troy Pyper/Joe Tumohe, woolhandlers Kelly Luke/Foonie Waihape) 10min
45.02sec, 476.502pts, 3
ENDS