South Africa beat New Zealand AGAIN – this time at shearing sheep!

South Africa have held the upper hand against New Zealand on the rugby and cricket fields in 2023.

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But away from the Rugby World Cup in France and the Cricket World Cup in India, South Africa also beat their arch-rivals to the Golden Shears title in Scotland this year.

The Golden Shears World Sheep Shearing Championships – the ‘Olympics’ of shearing and wool handling – were held at the Royal Highland Show in Scotland.

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The South African team consisted of blade shearers Zwelamakhosi Mbuweni and Bonile Rabela, machine shearers Dumisani Xhasa and Hans van Schalkwyk, and wool handlers Almarie Muller van Schalkwyk and Marie Mullee.

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The South African team arrived in Scotland a week prior to the championships in order to practice shearing the Scottish Black Face, Mules, and Cheviots, three meat type breeds, known for putting up a fight when being sheared.

The competition itself featured 53 hand shearers, 56 machine shearers, and 56 wool handlers from 29 different countries, making it a truly international event.

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In the hand shearing category, both Mbuweni and Rabela put on an exciting final in both the individual and team events.

In the team category, each team member sheared five sheep, while in the individual category, each shearer had to shear six sheep.

Rabela secured first place, while Mbuweni came in second, giving South Africa gold and silver in the category.

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In the Blades Team category, South Africa finished tops, followed by New Zealand, Wales, Australia, England and Ireland.

TEAM SOUTH AFRICA AT SHEARING & WOOLHANDLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS GOLDEN SHEARS 2023

Blade Shearers
Zwelamakhosi Mbuweni
Bonile Rabela

Machine Shearers
Dumisani Xhasa
Hans van Schalkwyk

Wool Handlers
Almarie Muller van Schalkwyk
Marie Mullee