Shearing Sports New Zealand
Leon Samuels, of Invercargill, on his way to winning the New Zealand Shears circuit final in Te Kuiti on Saturday night. Earlier in the day, Samuels won the National All-Breeds Circuit final.
Invercargill shearer Leon Samuels is still buzzing after leading what s been dubbed a “southern blast” by organisers of the New Zealand Shears shearing and woolhandling championships. Samuels won the New Zealand Shears Circuit final before taking the New Zealand Shears Open Plate title, and leading the South Island team to their first inter-island win on northern soil in 13 years. “Words can’t explain what I’m feeling,” he said on Sunday after arriving back in Invercargill from the national competition held in Te Kuiti at the weekend.