Alexandra woolhandler and shearer Pagan Karauria in action at the Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships at Le Dorat, France. PHOTO: WORLD SHEARING AND WOOLHANDLING CHAMPIONSHIPSAlexandra's Pagan Karauria is a world champion. Karauria and Sheree Alabaster, of Taihape, won the teams woolhandling final at the world championships in Le Dorat, France, following in the footsteps of Joel Henare and Maryanne Baty, who won the title two years ago in Invercargill. Karauria was third in the individual final, won by Aled Jones, of Wales, and Alabaster was fourth. It was only the third time since the first world championships were held in 1977 that New Zealand had not won either of the two machine shearing titles.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 08, 2019 16:31 UTC