Reigning Golden Shears open shearing champion Rowland Smith has withdrawn from this year’s event because of injury. The near two-metres-tall 37-year-old Hawke’s Bay shearer and eight-times Golden Shears Open winner, and 2014 World Champion, announced .
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The Golden Shears starting in Masterton tomorrow (Thursday) have attracted the biggest entry in many years with about 500 shearers and woolhandlers competing – more than 25 per cent up on last year. The five shearing grades and four woolhandling grades, .