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March 12 2013
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Rowland wins for cancer by Paul Campbell
Shearing champion Rowland Smith has crowned his Ruawai family’s trophy collection with this year’s Golden Shears title, donating his prize money to the fight against cancer. “It was an emotional end to the 53rd Golden Shears, an event in which Rowland has previously won the junior and senior sections,” said Shearing Sports New Zealand spokesman, Doug Laing. “Rowland’s mother Christel, died of cancer, and at the Golden Shears finals was the second place getter in woolhandling, Joanne Kumeroa, who is battling the disease. “It was a really emotional and poignant moment when Rowland told the crowd ‘it’s not for the money’ and leaned down from the board and gave Joanne a huge hug, as he donated his $3,000 cheque to the shearer’s cancer fund. That has brought it to more than $11,000 in donations and other gifted prizes from the event.” Smith has been on winning form on the New Zealand shearing circuit since January when he returned to competition after honeymooning in Hawaii with his new wife and fellow shearing recordbreaker, Ingrid Baynes. The couple now live in Hastings. In Ruawai, family celebrations are still on hold, with shearing taking first place. “Rowland’s father Matt and his two brothers are actually away shearing in the United States,” said his stepmother, Lynn. “I’m holding the fort I guess, and have just moved 370 sheep over 10 paddocks. We are thrilled with the news and I have texted the family and Rowland with congratulations. Winning
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Rowland Smith, with a hug for woolhandling competitor Joanne Kumeroa, who is battling cancer but still finished second in the Open woolhandling title
the Golden Shears shows just who Rowland is. He dedicates himself to it.” Smith was the bookmakers favourite to win despite the presence of four others who between them have won 21 of the event finals in the last 23 years. Mr Laing said the final event was extremely tense. “With 16-times winner, David Fagan, missing from the final for only the fourth time in 30 years, Smith was always going to find three other former winners toughest to beat. “The final result was in doubt until the presentation, with Rowland’s event best 10.45 quality points total securing
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him the major prize. And then it was a win for cancer.” In another first for Northland, a 15-year-old from Kaeo became the fourth brother in his family to win a Golden Shears championship. Marshall Guy won the Junior final, emulating the efforts of his brothers Bevan and Bryce who won the Intermediate finals in 2009 and 2012 respectively, and Charlie who won the Novice final in 2011. Marshall was first to finish the five sheep final, taking 7min 39.588sec and four points ahead of 18-year-old Mataura shearer Kahn Culshaw.
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