Thursday February 28 2008

ON the rugby field or on the stand. Wairarapa Bush winger Jordan Fox fleeces a competition sheep on the first day of Golden Shears 2008 today.
Fox, 19, of Masterton, played wing for Wairarapa Bush Senior A’s last season.
He said going from the sheds to the bright lights of Memorial Stadium was a bit like making the Seniors. 
“You’re stepping up a level with both of them, you have to get a bit more focussed.”
It was Fox’s third shears after two years in the Novice Event, of which he made the finals in 2007.
“This year they chucked me up to the juniors,” he said.
“On my first sheep I did really good but on the second I tried to speed up too much. But oh well, it’s a bit of excitement.”
Fox’s younger Brother Jareth Fox, 17, also shore at the event.
The Golden Shears runs from Thursday February 28 to Saturday March 1 and sees competitors from New Zealand, Norway, Australia, the UK, Ireland, and South Africa battle it out for the top titles.

For a full programme and live video action see www.goldenshears.co.nz.

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