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18th Lochearnhead Shears

2nd & 3rd July 2011

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Results 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

The 15^th Scottish Blackface Shearing Championships

LOCHEARNHEAD SHEARS 2008
^{Once again the wet weather and
consistent rain didn’t seem to dampen the spirits of the shearers at
Lochearnhead Shears last weekend. An international line up of
competitors congregated to fight for the Scottish Blackface Shearing
Champion title.} ^{INTERNATIONAL RELAY
1st WALES (Wyn Jones,
Eryl Williams & Rhys Jones)
2nd SCOTLAND (Hamish
Mitchell, Gavin Mutch & Jordan Smeaton)
3rd NEW ZEALAND (Adam
Brausch, Johnny Kirkpatrick & Ritchie McGuire)
4th ENGLAND (Stephen
Capstick, Anthony Rooke & Adam Berry)

SCOTLAND
.V. NORTHERN IRELAND TEST

1ST SCOTLAND (Simon
Bedwell & John Little)
2ND NORTHERN IRELAND
(Kieran McCullough & Ian Montgomery)

R McLARTY
& SON HAND SHEARS

1st David Ferguson 2nd
Tom McKellar 3rd Neil Campbell 4th Euan Cameron

SCOTTISH
WOOL GROWERS WOOL-HANDLING

1st Leanne Bertram 2nd
Bronwen Tango 3rd Linda McWhirter 4th Kirsty Donald} ^{A B
GAIRNS JUNIOR SHEARING

1st Gavin Fenwick, Kelso
21.67
2nd David Gibson,
Helensburgh 25.31
3rd Dafydd Jones,
Llanelidan 28.91
4th Andrew Houston,
Blairgowrie 30.20
5th Robert Wilson 6th
Angus Malcolm 7th Ross Gibson
8th Alan Brady

HIGHWAY
SHEARING (UK) Ltd., INTERMEDIATE SHEARING

1st John Gibson,
Helensburgh 30.79
2nd Davie Gorland, New
Zealand 31.34
3rd Stewart Kennedy,
Aberfeldy 31.95
4th Brian Simpson,
Blairgowrie 32.00
5th Sam MacDonald 6th
Stuart Wright 7th Jimmy Wright 8th Willie Taylor

REID AND
ROBERTSON/DECTOMAX SENIOR SHEARING

1st Grant Lundie, Dundee
41.15
2nd Andrew Donald,
Ayrshire 42.00
3rd Gordon Nicol,
Newcastleton 44.65
4th Tad MacNeilage, New
Zealand 47.80
5th Steven Dunlop 6th
Richard Robinson 7th Archie Paterson 8th Seamus Rooney

HEINIGER SCOTTISH BLACKFACE
CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN SHEARING

1st Gavin Mutch, Huntly,
Aberdeenshire 50.45
2nd Johnny Kirkpatrick,
Napier, New Zealand 51.75
3rd Nicky Beynon, Gower,
Wales 55.20
4th Simon Bedwell, Garve,
Ross-shire 55.35
5th Hamish Mitchell 6th
Jordan Smeaton 7th Wyn Jones 8th Kieran McCullough

The Colin MacGregor Salver for the best pen in any final –
Stewart Kennedy}

The 14^th Scottish Blackface Shearing Championships

LOCHEARNHEAD SHEARS 2007

INTERNATIONAL RELAY

1st NEW ZEALAND (Dion King, Johnny Kirkpatrick & Ritchie McGuire)

2nd WALES (Nicky Beynon, Hefin Jones & Rhys Jones)

3rd ENGLAND (Stephen Capstick, Peter Smith & Adam Berry)

4th SCOTLAND (Allan Wright, John Blackhall & Chris Reid)

THE COUNTRYMAN - SCOTLAND .V. NEW ZEALAND TEST

1^ST SCOTLAND (Hamish Mitchell & Gavin Mutch)

2^ND NEW ZEALAND (David Fagan & Paul Avery)

SCOTLAND .V. FRANCE TEST

1^ST SCOTLAND

2^ND FRANCE

R McLARTY & SON HAND SHEARS

1^st Donald McColl 2^nd Stuart McDougall 3^rd Ewan Cameron 4^th David Ferguson

SCOTTISH WOOL GROWERS WOOL-HANDLING

1^st Bronwen Tango 2^nd Leanne Bertram 3^rd Linda McWhirter 4^th Hayley Holmes

A B GAIRNS JUNIOR SHEARING

1^st John Gibson, Helensburgh 19.91

2^nd Calum Shaw, Saline 21.52

3^rd Jimmy Wright, Ardlui 25.99

4^th Mark Robson, Northumberland 31.78

5^th Steven Knox 6^th Sheila McGregor 7^thGraeme Mather 8^th Richard Lewis

HIGHWAY SHEARING (UK) Ltd., INTERMEDIATE SHEARING

1^st Richard Robinson, Denny       27.57

2^nd Tad McNeildge, New Zealand 28.95

3^rd Brian Simpson, Blairgowrie      30.07

4^th Stewart Kennedy, Aberfeldy 33.47

5^th Archie Paterson    6^th Stuart Wright    7^th Colin MacKenzie    8^th Sandy Taylor

REID AND ROBERTSON/DECTOMAX SENIOR SHEARING

1^st Jordan Smeaton, Kinloch Rannoch 35.45

2^nd Robin Roberts, Bala                    38.30

3^rd Mark Armstrong, Ardeonaig          38.50

4^th David Higginson, Callander            38.60

5^th James Rowney     6^th John Morgan     7^th Grant Lundie     8^th John Little

HEINIGER SCOTTISH BLACKFACE CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN SHEARING

1^st Paul Avery, Taranaki, New Zealand 47.65

2^nd Gavin Mutch, Huntly, Aberdeenshire 48.15

3^rd Stephen Capstick, Millom, Cumbria 48.40

4^th David Fagan, Te Kuiti, New Zealand 48.40

5^th Hamish Mitchell 6^th Willie Jones 7^th Dion King 8th Kieran McCullough

The Colin MacGregor Salver for the best pen in any final – Stephen Capstick

The 13^th Scottish Blackface Shearing Championships

LOCHEARNHEAD SHEARS 2006

INTERNATIONAL RELAY

1^st ENGLAND (Mark Fox, Steven Capstick & Pete Smith)

2^nd NEW ZEALAND (Kevin Hessell, Anthony Ryan & Nigel Brown)

3^rd WALES (Delwyn Jones, Aaron Hughes & Eryl Williams)

4^th SCOTLAND (Allan Wright, David McArthur & Willie Dickson)

THE COUNTRYMAN - SCOTLAND .V. NORTHERN IRELAND TEST

1^ST SCOTLAND (Hamish Mitchell & Gavin Mutch)

2^ND NORTHERN IRELAND (Willie Jones & Kieran McCullough)

R McLARTY & SON HAND SHEARS

1^st David Ferguson 2^nd Willie Shaw 3^rd Donald McCall 4^th Stuart McDougall

SCOTTISH WOOL GROWERS WOOL-HANDLING

1^st Linda McWhirter 2^nd Bronwen Tango 3^rd Kirsty Donald 4^th Bill Greenshields

A B GAIRNS JUNIOR SHEARING

1^st Stewart Kennedy, Aberfeldy 24.05

2^nd Richard Davies, Mid Wales 28.51

3^rd Richard Lewis, Killin 32.64

4^th Rab Webster, Glen Lyon 34.30

5^th John Struthers 6^th John McCambridge 7^thRichard Robinson 8^th Graham Mathers

HIGHWAY SHEARING (UK) Ltd., INTERMEDIATE SHEARING

1^st Grant Lundie, Dundee 28.30

2^nd David Higginson, Callander 30.52

3^rd Camillus Mulholland, Ballycastle 31.06

4^th Jordan Smeaton, Kinloch Rannoch 31.61

5^th Finn Butler 6^th Mark MaGee 7^th Seamus Robinson 8^th Peter Redhead

REID AND ROBERTSON/DECTOMAX SENIOR SHEARING

1^st Gareth Daniels, Powys, Wales 35.75

2^nd Ian Montgomery, Ballymena 36.90

3^rd John Buchanan, Ballymena 38.30

4^th Ritchie MacGuire, New Zealand 40.70

5^th John Little 6^th Tom Harding 7^th Mark Armstrong 8^th Peter Carnegie

HEINIGER SCOTTISH BLACKFACE CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN SHEARING

1^st Hamish Mitchell, Lochearnhead 46.90

2^nd Gavin Mutch, Huntly, Aberdeenshire 47.50

3^rd Nicky Beynon, Gower, South Wales 50.55

4^th Willie Jones, Templepatrick, N Ireland 50.95

5^th Stephen Capstick 6^th Mark Fox 7^th Eryl Williams 8^thRhys Jones

The Colin MacGregor Salver for the best pen in any final – Grant Lundie

The 12th Scottish Blackface Shearing Championships

LOCHEARNHEAD SHEARS 2005

INTERNATIONAL RELAY

1st SCOTLAND (Allan Wright, Neil McIntyre & Willie Dickson)

2nd WALES (Nicky Beynon, Hywel Roberts & Eryl Williams)

3rd ENGLAND (Mark Fox, Steven Capstick & Pete Smith)

4th N. IRELAND (Kieran McCullough, Willie Jones & Allan Longstaff)

B.P. PIPELINES- SCOTLAND .V. NEW ZEALAND TEST

1ST SCOTLAND (Hamish Mitchell & Gavin Mutch)

2ND NEW ZEALAND (David Fagan & Dean Ball)

R McLARTY & SON HAND SHEARS

1st Donald McCall 2nd Willie Shaw 3rd Euan Cameron 4th Dick Steven

SCOTTISH WOOL GROWERS WOOL-HANDLING

1st Jayne Harkness 2nd Bronwen Tango 3rd Alison McNeil 4th Kirsty Donald

A B GAIRNS JUNIOR SHEARING

1st Peter Redhead, Cumbria 23.98

2nd Seamus Robinson 24.56

3rd Grant Lundie, Dundee 27.60

4th John MacGregor, Kilsyth 28.49

5th Matthew Evans 6th Jim Thomson 7th David Clark 8th Stewart Kennedy

HIGHWAY SHEARING INTERMEDIATE SHEARING

1st John Little, Callander 33.90

2nd Andrew Donald, Berwickshire 34.10

3rd James McDonald, Connell 37.65

4th Richard Wood, Biggar 40.50

5th Alister Orr 6th Gareth Adams 7th Mark Evans 8th Robin Roberts

REID AND ROBERTSON/DECTOMAX SENIOR SHEARING

1st Antony Rooke, Yorkshire 36.95

2nd Iain Minto, Peebles-shire 39.95

3rd Rhydian Evans, Dyfed 38.00

4th Ian Montgomery, Ballymena 38.60

5th Jason Clark 6th John Buchanan 7th Ross Bergius 8th Bonnie Morrison

HEINIGER SCOTTISH BLACKFACE CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN SHEARING

1st Hamish Mitchell, Lochearnhead 52.60

2nd Kieran McCullough, Co Down 54.50

3rd Stephen Capstick, Cumbria 57.30

4th Eryl Williams, Oswestry 60.70

5th Nicky Beynon 6th David Fagan 7th Tom Wilson 8th Gavin Mutch

The Colin MacGregor Salver for the best pen in any final – Rhydian Evans

The 11th Scottish Blackface Shearing Championships
^{LOCHEARNHEAD SHEARS 2004

INTERNATIONAL RELAY

1st SCOTLAND (Doug Lambie, John Lamb & Gavin Mutch)
2nd WALES (Nicky Beynon, Rhys Jones & Eryl Williams)
3rd ENGLAND (Craig Stone, Steven Capstick & Pete
Smith)
4th NEW ZEALAND (Murray Johnstone, Willie Rhind &
Nigel Brown)

B.P. PIPELINES- SCOTLAND .V. NEW
ZEALAND TEST
1ST SCOTLAND (Hamish Mitchell & Allan Wright)
88.43
2ND NEW ZEALAND (Johnny Kirkpatrick & Pete Chilcott)
88.98

R McLARTY & SON HAND SHEARS

1st Tom McKellar, 2nd Donald
McCall, 3rd Willie Shaw,
4th Euan Cameron

SCOTTISH WOOL GROWERS
WOOL-HANDLING

1st Alison McNeil, 2nd Ana
Leira, 3rd Kirsty Donald,
4th Linda McWhirter

A B GAIRNS JUNIOR SHEARING

1st Richard Wood, Biggar 24.50
2nd Ross MacIntosh, Blairgowrie 27.87
3rd David Clark, Lesmahagow 29.00
4th Andrew Baillie, Larkhall 29.33
5th Angus Webster, 6th
Richard Lewis, 7th Jim Thomson,
8th Beau St George

HIGHWAY SHEARING INTERMEDIATE
SHEARING

HIGHWAY SHEARING INTERMEDIATE SHEARING

1st Delwyn Jones, Ruthin 31.56
2nd John Clark, Stranraer 33.06
3rd Tom McKellar, Bridge of Orchy 34.15
4th Simon Bedwell, Ross-shire 36.25
5th John Buchanan, 6th James
MacDonald, 7th Andrew Donald,

8th Kevin Robinson

REID AND ROBERTSON/DECTOMAX
SENIOR SHEARING

1st Ivan Scott, Co Donegal 36.25
2nd Antony Rooke, Yorkshire 37.65
3rd Chris Reid, Turnberry 38.00
4th Ian Montgomery, Ballyclare 38.60
5th Bedwyr Jones, 6th Alan
Longstaff, 7th Ian Minto,
8th Andy Mainland

HEINIGER SCOTTISH BLACKFACE
CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN SHEARING

1st Johnny Kirkpatrick, New Zealand 49.00
2nd Hamish Mitchell, Lochearnhead 51.80
3rd Tom Wilson, Westruther 52.85
4th Gavin Mutch, Huntly 53.40
5th Eryl Willams 6th Allan Wright 7th Rhys Jones 8th
Hefin Jones
THE
COLIN MACGREGOR SALVER FOR THE BEST PEN IN ANY FINAL
Richard Wood}

The 10th Scottish Blackface Shearing Championships
^{LOCHEARNHEAD SHEARS 2003

INTERNATIONAL RELAY

1st NEW ZEALAND (Paul Avery, Johnny Kirkpatrick,
Johnny Fraser)
2nd ENGLAND (Steven Lloyd, Peter Smith & Stephen
Capstick)
3rd SCOTLAND (Robbie Hislop, Allan Wright & Gavin
Mutch)
4th WALES (Nicky Beynon, Eryl Williams, Alwyn
Manzini)

ALGO – SCOTLAND .V. NEW
ZEALAND TEST

1ST NEW ZEALAND (David Fagan & Dean Ball) 60.20
2ND SCOTLAND (Tom Wilson & Hamish Mitchell) 61.70

R McLARTY & SON HAND SHEARS

1st Peter Kennedy 2nd Tom McKellar 3rd Donald
McCall 4th Stuart MacDougall

SCOTTISH WOOL GROWERS
WOOL-HANDLING

1st Alison McNeil 2nd Aroha Garvin 3rd Aileen
Fisher 4th Kirstie Matson

A B GAIRNS JUNIOR SHEARING

1st Delwyn Jones, Ruthin 19.50
2nd Iain Minto, Biggar 20.00
3rd Alistair Crawford, Co. Tyrone 21.80
4th Steven Dunlop, Maybole 27.20
5th Stuart Wright 6th Richard Wood 7th David Clark
8th David Higginson

HIGHWAY SHEARING
INTERMEDIATE SHEARING

1st Andy Mainland, New Zealand 33.85
2nd Onar Lima, Norway 34.38
3rd Chris Reid, Maybole 35.38
4th Stuart MacDougall, Blairadam 36.42
5th Ian Montgomery 6th Allan Grant 7th James
MacDonald 8th Kevin Campbell

REID AND ROBERTSON/DECTOMAX
SENIOR SHEARING

1st Hefin Jones, Betws-y-Coed 35.25
2nd Bedwyr Jones, Corwen 38.10
3rd Paul Smyth, Co Antrim 38.50
4th Peter Blain, Girvan 39.55
5th John Robertson 6th John Kidd 7th Mark
Armstrong 8th James Rowney

HEINIGER SCOTTISH BLACKFACE
CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN SHEARING

1st David Fagan, New Zealand 45.60
2nd Hamish Mitchell, Lochearnhead 47.30
3rd Doug Lambie, Corwen 53.70
4th Willie Jones, Templepatrick, NI 54.00
5th Paul Avery 6th Nicky Beynon 7th James Fagan
8th Allan Wright
The Colin MacGregor Salver for the best pen in any
final – Delwyn Jones}

The 9th Scottish Blackface Shearing Championships
^{LOCHEARNHEAD SHEARS 2002

INTERNATIONAL RELAY

1st WALES (Nicky Beynon, Hywel Jones & John Pughe)
2nd ENGLAND (Steven Lloyd, Stewart Robinson &
Stephen Capstick)
3rd NEW ZEALAND (Joe Clarke, Willie Rhind & Johnny
Fraser)
4th SCOTLAND (Doug Lambie, John Blackhall & Gavin
Mutch)

BP PIPELINES – SCOTLAND .V.
NEW ZEALAND TEST

1ST NEW ZEALAND (David Fagan & Johnny Kirkpatrick)
85.00
2ND SCOTLAND (Tom Wilson & Hamish Mitchell) 86.07

R McLARTY & SON HAND SHEARS

1st Tom McKellar 2nd Donald McCall 3rd Dick Steven
4th Sandy Kennedy

SCOTTISH WOOL GROWERS
WOOL-HANDLING

1st Alison McNeil 2nd Jorunn Vesteroy 3rd Aileen
Fisher 4th Ruth Dickson

A B GAIRNS JUNIOR SHEARING

1st Kevin Robinson, Co Donegal 32.10
2nd Gary Cook, Yorkshire 32.25
3rd Robert Campbell, Crieff, Perthshire 33.50
4th Paul Brown , Co Tyrone 34.85
5th Sandy Taylor 6th Fraser Wilson 7th
Damien MacDougall 8th Simon Bakken

HIGHWAY SHEARING
INTERMEDIATE SHEARING

1st Kieron McCullough, Co Down 24.25
2nd Hefin Jones, Betws-y-Coed 27.70
3rd Tristan Powell, Herefordshire 28.40
4th Alan Grant, Tomintoul 29.60
5th Chris Reid 6th Craig Stone 7th Brian Sankey
8th Tom McKellar

REID AND ROBERTSON/DECTOMAX
SENIOR SHEARING

1st Keiron McCullough, Co Down 33.55
2nd James Andrew, Maybole 34.70
3rd Paul Smyth, Co Antrim 35.30
4th Gutto Llwyd, Bala, Gwynedd 38.40
5th Ian Gordon 6th Una Cameron 7th John Kidd 8th
Roger Charnley

HEINIGER SCOTTISH BLACKFACE
CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN SHEARING

1st David Fagan, New Zealand 49.85
2nd Hamish Mitchell, Lochearnhead 51.30
3rd Johnny Kirkpatrick, New Zealand 54.15
4th Steven Lloyd, Herefordshire 57.30
5th Doug Lambie 6th Joe Clarke 7th Willie Jones
8th Gavin Mutch
The Colin MacGregor Salver for the best pen in any
final – Paul Smyth}

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