Quality was to the fore when it came to choosing a winner for the All-Nations shearing competition in the Kepak All-Ireland and All-Nations Shearing Championships held in Kiltoom, Co Roscommon, on Sunday.
Richard Jones from Corwen in north Wales showed that quality can trump speed when it comes to shearing competitively.
Fellow Welshman Gwion Evans was actually first to finish shearing his 20 hoggets. This left Jones approximately 1.5 points behind Evans on the score card but what Jones lacked in speed he made up for in quality.
Quality shearing is key criteria for shearing competitions and each bunch of sheared hoggets is carefully checked before selecting a winner. Jack Robinson from Co Derry was in flying form at the weekend but unfortunately missed out on first-place positions on two occasions, finishing second in both the All-Ireland and All-Nations competitions.
Donegal man Ivan Scott was unsuccessful in his bid to reach the All-Nations final, narrowly missing out in the semi-finals in seventh place.
However, Scott retained the All-Ireland Shearing Open on Saturday despite very strong competition.
International competition
The Wales team were on top form in the international competition, beating Ireland and France in the open shearing test.
Scotland also won some silverware, coming first place in the Six Nations wool handling competition, fending off teams from England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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Quality was to the fore when it came to choosing a winner for the All-Nations shearing competition in the Kepak All-Ireland and All-Nations Shearing Championships held in Kiltoom, Co Roscommon, on Sunday.
Richard Jones from Corwen in north Wales showed that quality can trump speed when it comes to shearing competitively.
Fellow Welshman Gwion Evans was actually first to finish shearing his 20 hoggets. This left Jones approximately 1.5 points behind Evans on the score card but what Jones lacked in speed he made up for in quality.
Quality shearing is key criteria for shearing competitions and each bunch of sheared hoggets is carefully checked before selecting a winner. Jack Robinson from Co Derry was in flying form at the weekend but unfortunately missed out on first-place positions on two occasions, finishing second in both the All-Ireland and All-Nations competitions.
Donegal man Ivan Scott was unsuccessful in his bid to reach the All-Nations final, narrowly missing out in the semi-finals in seventh place.
However, Scott retained the All-Ireland Shearing Open on Saturday despite very strong competition.
International competition
The Wales team were on top form in the international competition, beating Ireland and France in the open shearing test.
Scotland also won some silverware, coming first place in the Six Nations wool handling competition, fending off teams from England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Read more
Scott retains shearing title in impressive fashion
Full coverage: sheep shearing
SHARING OPTIONS