Shearing
Shearing icon David Fagan wore the New Zealand singlet in a stunning double triumph in the Corwen Shears test match in Wales over the weekend, stretching his international career to more than 28 years.
The 51-year-old veteran and multiple world, Golden Shears and New Zealand open champion took the place of injured Mid-Canterbury shearer Tony Coster, who was ruled out with a broken wrist.
Fagan joined Golden Shears and New Zealand Open champion Rowland Smith as the Shearing Sports New Zealand team worked to avoid a 4-0 whitewash against Wales at the Corwen Shears, and to salvage a 50-50 record at the end of the eight-test 2013 Elders Primary Wool UK Tour.
Fagan was first to finish each of the 20-sheep events, the points for his times of 11min 52s and 11.30 respectively being enough to hold off the challenges from the Welsh hopes in the judging on the board and in the pens.