Two Kiwi shearers have made it onto the podium at the Royal Welsh Open All Nations Shearing Championship this morning.
Toa Henderson from Northland took out first place in the competition, winning the memorial trophy, the crystal award and £600 (NZ$1347).
The 35-year-old, who won the Golden Shears and New Zealand Open championships' double in March, blasted through the 20 Welsh speckle lambs in under 12m 38 seconds, to be first off the board in the six-man final.
Former Royal Welsh Open winner and defending champion Jack Fagan from Te Kuiti placed third, just 0.15pts behind in his bid to win the title for a third time.
Coming in sixth was a third New Zealand shearer, Matt Smith, from Northland and Hawke’s Bay.
Henderson told the crowd he felt "pretty good" taking the Welsh title in his first season.
"Awesome final, I really enjoyed it. To all my family back home, I'm rapt with this," he told the cheering crowd.
He also acknowledged his wife Phoebe, saying it was her birthday today.
The overall test series went to the Welsh team, claiming their second win on the home stage.
It was the 50th anniversary of the Royal Welsh championship.
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