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New Zealand shearing world championship place-getters

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New Zealand shearing world championship place-getters

Since 1977 a world shearing and woolhandling championship has been held every two or three years. New Zealanders have done outstandingly in the event, with their main competition coming from the UK and Australia. David Fagan’s feat in winning the title five times may never be equalled.

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Des Williams, Shearing – Shearing champions, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/diagram/18257/new-zealand-shearing-world-championship-place-getters (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Des Williams, published 1 March 2009.