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-Six from Wales are on a journey

-Where are we going?

-It's at the bottom somewhere.

-That's where we're flying to.

-I feel nervous every time

-because it's the World Champs.

-It's the biggest competition.

-I don't want to let anyone down.

-It's a big commitment heading

-to New Zealand to shear sheep.

-I've told the wife

-I'm going for a month...

-..but it's more like five weeks.

-What's a week between friends!

-The journey to the

-World Shearing Championships

-Gwion Evans.

-It sends a shiver down my back.

-The adrenaline carries you through.

-I'd like to think I have a chance.

-I don't like losing.

-No, not at all.

-Wales' six best

-This is my first time

-competing for the Welsh team.

-Ffion and I both hope

-we make the team final.

-It would be a proud achievement,

-especially doing it together.

-It still hasn't sunk in

-that I am actually Welsh champion.

-My father died three years ago

-so it's good to win it.

-One team... one target

-As a crew, we're like a family.

-That's how a team should be.

-We all dream.

-We all dream

-about being world champion.

-Yes, we're going to win.

-Shearing: Wales v The World

-Invercargill is New Zealand's

-southernmost city.

-Here, 12,000 miles from Wales...

-..the World Shearing Championships

-are being held.

-Shearing competes with rugby here

-as the national sport.

-The city will host

-100,000 supporters...

-..and give shearers

-from 32 countries a stage...

-..each one dreaming

-about becoming World Champion.

-Six of Wales' best are amongst them.

-December 2016:

-Eight weeks before the Championships

-I think one of my

-primary school teachers told Mam...

-.."He'll be a farmer. There's

-a sheep in every story he writes!"

-Dad used to shear.

-I remember seeing him shear -

-he was a three-time Welsh champion.

-I started at an early age.

-I couldn't stop myself.

-Competitive shearing

-is in Gwion Evans' blood.

-Becoming Welsh Champion

-was a huge thrill.

-It secured his place in the

-national team for the first time.

-It's just the thrill of shearing.

-You grab a sheep,

-you want to grab another.

-You can't stop yourself.

-It's a great feeling when

-you're shearing against six others.

-The adrenaline carries you through.

-Gwion Evans.

-I don't like losing.

-No, not at all.

-Wait, wait.

-I'm still quite young but I've

-travelled the world doing my job.

-I'll be heading to New Zealand

-for two months, shearing there...

-..and straight back home

-for lambing for two months.

-I'll then be shearing until August,

-attending the shows...

-..before heading to Norway

-for two and half months.

-It's a lot of time away from home -

-I feel it sometimes when I leave...

-..but I'm off to make money.

-There's not a lot of money

-in farming for a young farmer.

-Everything's so expensive -

-I'd buy a house...

-..but to buy a house,

-I'd need money.

-Working or competing, Gwion is

-ambitious and always gives 100%.

-He's determined to make his mark.

-We'll see how it goes

-in New Zealand.

-I'd like to think I have a chance.

-A lot of people

-don't know who I am over there.

-They know Gareth Daniel

-and Richard Jones.

-My name hasn't made it

-over there yet.

-I'll give them a bit of a shock,

-I hope, if I do well.

-Preparation is key.

-He leaves nothing to chance.

-Gwion is ready

-for the adventure in New Zealand...

-..ready to take on the world.

-What's that? 47, Gareth?

-There's no place like home.

-It's quite a commitment

-to go to New Zealand to shear.

-Which one do you want?

-I'm glad he won the right to go...

-..but seeing him leave,

-no, I'm not.

-Going for a month is even worse.

-Why?

-Why?

-

-Someone has to do the work.

-I'll have to be in charge.

-I was hoping those days

-had long gone.

-Blade shearing is Gareth Owen's

-speciality - the ancient craft.

-A Beddgelert man

-used to help my father years ago.

-Arthur. He taught me to shear.

-That's how it all started,

-when I was 15 years old.

-I remember when a sheep was unlucky

-enough to die during the day...

-..I was allowed to shear it.

-The honour of shearing a dead sheep.

-Gareth's father

-won't be the only one to miss him.

-All the competing

-affects his whole family.

-Don't put them on the kitchen table.

-I'll have to clean them

-before I go through Customs.

-Blades.

-Have you done everything

-on your list?

-I've made three ticks.

-What?

-What?

-

-I've made three ticks today.

-Out of 10? What are you doing

-in the first fortnight?

-Shearing.

-Shearing.

-

-Machine.

-To make some money

-to bring home to me.

-To pay for a holiday to Lanzarote.

-That would be nice.

-That's the only holiday I get.

-Everyone else goes abroad.

-Where do I go? Corwen!

-The manager we have this year,

-he's on top of his game.

-He's sorted out the kit.

-We'll look like a team.

-Nice.

-It brings the crew together.

-The shorts and everything.

-Look at Dad going to New Zealand

-wearing those shorts.

-It's unique.

-Especially shearing with blades.

-Only four of us have

-represented Wales in over 20 years.

-It's like the Five Nations,

-against the English and Irish...

-..especially when I can beat them.

-It's a nice feeling.

-What's that?

-My passport.

-I need this to fly on the aeroplane.

-Whose is this?

-Whose is this?

-

-Dad.

-Dad? Are you sure?

-Is that Dad?

-That's Megan.

-Help Mam pack everything.

-Look at this top.

-Ffion Jones

-has won her place in the team.

-It's been years since

-she competed at the highest level.

-I went to Norway the first time

-in 2009, then on to New Zealand.

-I did the circuit, Norway,

-New Zealand and home.

-I did that for four years.

-This one's for the sun.

-This one's for the sun.

-

-Wear that in the sun.

-Since I've had Megs, I don't

-travel so far. She keeps me busy.

-She's talking, she wants

-to be outside, she's a handful.

-Raising Megan

-is Ffion's priority these days.

-That and work. She's busier

-pulling pints than handling wool.

-After having Megan,

-I've been working for 18 months.

-I meet a lot of people

-from the village.

-It's really nice.

-It's ideal working here.

-It makes no sense

-to put Meg in the nursery every day.

-It's expensive.

-I'm having water too.

-Do you want beer? Who drinks beer?

-Who drinks beer?

-Who drinks beer?

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-Dad.

-I never thought I'd find

-a husband in New Zealand from Wales.

-The husband is Richard Jones,

-himself a shearing champion.

-I met Ffion during my second year

-in New Zealand.

-We were friends for years

-and one thing leads to another.

-That's how it goes.

-It's more of a job for Ffion

-in a way.

-Ffion doesn't go out now. She used

-to work all summer handling wool.

-This is the first year

-she's made the team.

-Ffion Davies, from Wales,

-on Stand 1. She has local support.

-I'm not as fit as I was. I used

-to work more before I had Megan.

-Wool handling is Ffion's discipline.

-It's a very technical sport.

-It's not as easy as it sounds.

-15 minutes and you don't stop.

-It's more difficult

-for the shearers.

-They do the hard work.

-My work is hard but not as hard.

-Where are we going? Where is it?

-Down the bottom.

-That's where we're flying to.

-We're there now.

-We're there now.

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-Dadi's there.

-Dad's not coming this time.

-He's working on the farm.

-The time will slow down for me

-but it'll move quickly for Ffion.

-It's just so far, I've been there.

-I've been seven times.

-I'd had enough the last time I went.

-Thank you.

-If I'd made the team,

-I would have gone - I tried.

-I didn't make it.

-This is a small one,

-this is a small one.

-I can't wait to go.

-I feel nervous before every show.

-The World Champs

-is the biggest competition.

-I don't want to let my team down.

-What's her name?

-What's her name?

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-Bach.

-We'll call her Bach.

-Ffion, Megan and the rest

-of the team face a huge adventure.

-Will it be worth the sacrifice?

-Are they ready for the

-greatest competition of their lives?

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-The Wales team are heading to New

-Zealand for the World Championships.

-Ian Jones from Hundred House is

-the Welsh machine shearing champion.

-Cefn Bychan Farm is six miles

-from the Royal Welsh Showground.

-Shearing is central

-to the family business.

-Hundred House is very unique.

-We've got a good core, good people.

-We all get on well,

-we all help each other.

-Since losing his father, the family

-has pulled together to help Ian.

-They've also supported

-his competitive shearing.

-No-one's prouder of him

-than his uncle, Steve Meredith.

-To win the championship of Wales

-like he did last year was fantastic.

-It was a dream for him

-and a dream for the rest of us.

-We were proud of that moment.

-Ian Jones.

-It hasn't sunk in

-that I am Welsh champion.

-I've been trying for a while

-to win it and it was my day.

-My father died three years ago

-so it's good to win it for him.

-A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

-He's doing it for one person.

-That person will be watching down

-on him, his father.

-He'd be so, so proud of him.

-My wife and youngest daughter

-are coming out on February 6...

-..for a couple of weeks.

-They support me very well.

-My wife's my hardest critic.

-She tells me exactly how it is.

-I'm not too bad now

-but the nearer we get to it...

-..I'll get nervous.

-It's a big thing, the World Champs.

-I may not be as good as the other

-shearers but I have determination.

-I'll definitely give my best.

-Will his best be good enough?

-This will be his first time

-and he's nervous.

-Elfed Jackson has travelled

-the world to compete many times.

-He's the team's old head.

-This will be the ninth time...

-..he's worn the red vest

-in the World Championships.

-The pride of representing Wales

-and his craft are as strong as ever.

-A bag to carry the blades.

-It has a solid bottom

-to protect the blades.

-I hope this will do the job.

-Good. I'm like a kid at Christmas.

-They fit too.

-This is my favourite.

-This has sheared hundreds.

-That's a good one,

-that's my favourite.

-I can't take that case -

-it's been around the world.

-You'll need a label.

-It's very heavy.

-Doing things right

-is important for Elfed.

-I am traditional.

-I want to keep blade shearing going.

-It's like everything else

-that's traditional.

-He also keeps old traditions alive

-in his everyday work.

-Whatever you cut,

-clear it out straightaway.

-Or it'll get in the way.

-I work in Coleg Glynllifon.

-I teach youngsters

-who want to learn how to shear.

-Well done.

-I'm teaching them

-how to lay hedges today.

-The lopper will cut that.

-That's it. And that one too.

-We need to keep these skills alive.

-Otherwise, they'll be forgotten.

-He wouldn't leave

-his work and family...

-..unless he thought

-he could win again.

-It's so exciting.

-Going over there to represent Wales.

-He's not getting any younger.

-Is he past his best?

-Is this his final chance?

-I don't think he's fit enough!

-He's slowed down over the years.

-Father Time's catching up with him!

-I'm younger than you.

-No, you're not.

-We are fit. We'll have time

-to train in New Zealand.

-That'll hopefully get us match fit.

-What do you think?

-What do you think, Molly?

-It's OK.

-New Zealand:

-A fortnight before the Championships

-New Zealand.

-Land of the Long White Cloud.

-A country of magnificent landscapes.

-Landscapes that produced backdrops

-for the Lord of the Rings...

-..and The Hobbit.

-The land of the woolly sheep.

-There are more sheep than people

-here. Shearing is a way of life.

-It's a competitive sport,

-as important as rugby.

-Wales have arrived early

-to acclimatise and train.

-They're all scattered

-across South Island.

-It's a huge place.

-There's no other word for it.

-Look how far

-those sheep have to walk.

-Gareth and Elfed

-are wandering from farm to farm.

-There's a speed limit here!

-This is my second visit.

-Everything's so urgent at home.

-We've finished before starting.

-They're laid-back here.

-They enjoy life as they work.

-You're not sticking to 30!

-If I stuck to 30,

-we'd never get there.

-We wouldn't have even started.

-Let's work.

-They're here early to make money

-for their families back home...

-..to justify the trip and pay

-for the holiday to Lanzarote.

-More importantly...

-..to train.

-Honing the fitness and technique -

-this trip is no jolly.

-To stand any chance

-in the championships...

-..both need to become match fit.

-Both of us have been together

-for some time.

-We understand each other,

-we work well together.

-We're a team.

-We've been competing in the Five

-Nations contest for three years.

-We're unbeaten.

-We don't get much work shearing

-with blades at home. It's very rare.

-At home, we shear

-for two to three months a year.

-When we're here, the sheep

-are different, they're bigger.

-I thought I was fit this time

-but it's difficult for the body.

-We've been training a lot.

-If we had another month

-before the contest, we'd be ready.

-If we were

-full-time shearers here...

-..we'd have 52,988 left to do!

-There's no shortage of sheep or work

-for last minute training.

-On they go to the next farm,

-but they're late.

-The clock is ticking...

-..and they're far from being ready.

-10 days before the Championships

-We have two to three hours

-of shearing this morning.

-You're grumpy in the morning.

-Gwion and Ian

-have been out here for weeks.

-Unlike Gareth and Elfed,

-these two are fit.

-Long days of shearing

-are paying off.

-The machine boys make a living from

-shearing. This is their daily job.

-The bread and butter

-which pays the bills back home.

-We're up at 5.00am every morning...

-..we go to work

-and everything is done for us.

-Food, machines in the shed already,

-the sheep are in weeks before.

-You don't have to think

-about a thing apart from shearing.

-I should have prepared myself

-but I haven't.

-I'm better than I was...

-..for sorting out the gear...

-..but I'm still quite shocking.

-Gwion's downfall is his lack

-of preparation and organisation.

-It's one thing

-to be messy on the farm...

-..but in competition,

-it's another matter.

-I'm 27 now.

-I've been coming here

-for eight years.

-You make your money

-when you're young.

-You won't make so much money when

-you're older because it's hard work.

-It's hard on the body.

-It's hard on the body.

-

-Preparations are going well.

-Constant, enjoyable work

-putting money in the bank.

-Fitness and technique are sharp.

-They call this the money side.

-Once you've finished your shift,

-you get paid for it.

-Well done. Professional.

-They might be more physically

-prepared than Elfed and Gareth...

-..but they're concerned about the

-sheep they'll shear in competition.

-The sheep are a lot squarer, they're

-fatter, they're softer on the skin.

-They'll be totally different

-to these lambs.

-Oh, no?

-They'll be...

-I say they'll be the same size

-as these ones...

-..but there's a lot more wool

-on them.

-Longer wool.

-Everywhere.

-We don't have sheep like that

-at home.

-You play to your own advantage.

-They want to see

-a New Zealand World Champion.

-They'll have to overcome

-all kinds of obstacles...

-..to beat the Kiwis on home ground.

-Ian and Gwion are ready to face

-the ultimate challenge.

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-The Wales team are in New Zealand...

-..to prepare

-for the World Championships...

-..in Invercargill.

-One member of the team has a

-distinct advantage - she lives here.

-Robyn Charlton will be used to

-conditions in the land of the Kiwis.

-Robyn now lives in Winton, a half

-hour's drive from Invercargill.

-She's been friends with Ffion

-for years.

-Her speciality

-is also wool handling.

-It's a technical sport.

-Preparation is key.

-You don't want

-the grease and oil from the wool...

-..to get into your broom

-because it makes it heavier.

-Tape it in

-whatever colours you like.

-The only thing

-we can do to get ready is this.

-We can make plans

-for the competition...

-..such as where to put our buckets.

-Especially if we make

-the semi-final.

-We need to know the plan inside-out.

-We don't want to mix everything up.

-This is a job

-you don't have to do later.

-Robyn comes from shearing stock.

-Mother Anita

-represented Wales in 2012.

-Mam's here this year

-to support her daughter.

-Unlike Ffion, who married a Welsh

-shearer working in New Zealand...

-..a local Kiwi

-has won Robyn's heart.

-Home for me will always be Wales,

-no matter where I live.

-Winter here

-is actually a lot like home.

-It's very green,

-full of sheep, a rural area.

-It's a home away from home.

-My mum's previously been

-on the Welsh team.

-She was on it when the champs

-was in New Zealand last time.

-She's the reason

-I got into wool handling.

-We've competed

-against each other a few times.

-You've beaten me every time.

-You've beaten me every time.

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-Yeah.

-That's part of why I retired.

-She says she's very proud of me.

-This is my first time

-competing for the Welsh team.

-Ffion and I both hope

-we make the team final.

-It would be

-a proud achievement for both of us.

-She's one of my closest friends.

-We get on very well.

-Knowing Robyn so well

-helps me a lot.

-She knows what to say to get me

-to concentrate on the competition.

-Robyn's natural confidence

-complements Ffion's nervousness.

-They're a good team.

-I am a competitive person. I will

-be giving the World Champs my all.

-At the same time,

-I do like to have fun.

-I can't wait for it to start.

-A week before the Championships

-A week to go.

-Four members of the Wales team

-are training together.

-This sheep centre is Mount Linton.

-It's a two-hour drive

-from Invercargill.

-We're welcomed by a Welsh speaker!

-Ceri Lewis

-is originally from Porthmadog.

-He manages this huge farm.

-There's over 100,000 of stock here.

-There are 20 full-time workers.

-There's a lot to do.

-This is the first time

-the team has come together.

-Today is a training course the World

-Championships have put together.

-It's great for the team members

-to come here.

-It's good to have days like this

-to brush up on your double cuts.

-Some of New Zealand's best shearers

-are here to help.

-The boy we had

-was a former World Champion.

-He also held records -

-he knew what he was doing.

-It's great to train here today.

-It teaches us how to do it properly.

-You have eight buckets

-for different wool.

-It's hard working out

-what's what when you're in a hurry.

-It's hoped that listening

-to local experts will pay off.

-I've learnt so much,

-it's been really good.

-Little tips

-that will help you do it better.

-We've got the insider information

-from the New Zealanders.

-They're learning so much.

-The difference in those two girls

-over two days is tremendous.

-What we're looking for

-is ridges and nicks.

-This is the World Championships'

-chief judge, here to offer advice.

-A valuable opportunity

-to learn about the pitfalls.

-You see this here, that's one.

-There's one there.

-There's different rules.

-They're fussy with wool left on

-and not so much with cuts.

-In the olden days,

-you'd judge that as one, two.

-It's not actually a full second cut.

-That combined with that

-would be one.

-Tip it up, please.

-Again, we've got another nick here,

-and from there around.

-That's probably a four or a five.

-It's pretty well shorn, but that's

-what they're going to have to be.

-The boy was quite happy.

-He said if we sheared like that,

-we'll have done well.

-They are well shorn,

-very well shorn.

-The chief judge is happy.

-That's bound to lift confidence

-within the team.

-We're very up-to-date.

-We're very fit and ready to go.

-Five days before the Championships

-Five days to go

-before the World Championships.

-Gwion and Ian have entered

-a local contest in Balaclutha...

-..against the best Kiwis.

-This is where it starts

-for the week.

-These are the boys to beat -

-the Kiwis on their home patch.

-There are 80 shearers over here

-who are above the rest, really.

-It's a job to compete here.

-At home,

-we can beat our opponents easily...

-..but over here, they're incredible.

-Gwion's going very well, he's

-qualifying high up this morning.

-The boys are holding their own.

-This one's served me very well.

-It's going to the special pouch

-for next week.

-Physically and technically,

-they're ready.

-The psychological battle

-has to be won.

-Doubts creep in.

-We're holding ourselves back

-too much.

-We're giving them too much respect.

-A fine line

-between being tidy and being fast.

-It's good to get in the middle.

-There's no time left.

-Judgement day is fast approaching.

-The day before the Championships

-After the preparation

-and anticipation...

-..cometh the hour in Invercargill.

-The circus of the World

-Championships rolls into town.

-4,500 sheep

-ready for the world's best shearers.

-In the team hotel,

-time for concentration and focus.

-Well,

-not everyone prepares the same.

-Posh.

-Gwion still lives at home -

-look at the mess!

-His mother's not here

-to clear up after him

-I think your side

-is messier than mine.

-I've been waking up early

-every morning so far.

-Tomorrow morning

-I want to get up before Gwion.

-He'd better be quiet!

-This is my third time wearing this.

-I've had this one for three years.

-I had to hang it tidily in the bag.

-Nice, isn't it?

-Gwion's the team pin-up.

-I don't think so.

-Gwion beat me years ago

-on the machine.

-It still hurts.

-He was only about

-16, 17 at the time.

-I'll be very disappointed

-if he's not in the final.

-No pressure.

-Expectations are high as everyone

-gathers for the last supper.

-The team is ready.

-Megs has been in Auckland

-with Nain and Taid for a week.

-I'm glad to see her.

-Some support from our cheerleader...

-..for the week.

-After weeks, months, training...

-..and the day has arrived.

-And when you don

-those red jackets...

-..you become super human.

-Go and do it.

-You've got the right mind-set...

-..you've had your training,

-so Wales.

-Best of luck.

-With the words of the management

-team ringing in their ears...

-..Ffion, Robyn, Gareth,

-Elfed, Ian and Gwion...

-..are ready to become super human

-and make their mark...

-..as they take on the world.

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-The World Championships from the ILT

-Stadium, Invercargill, New Zealand.

-The crowds have gathered to see

-the world's best shearers...

-..including a team from Wales.

-Representing Wales,

-ladies and gentlemen.

-Manager Martyn David, wool handlers

-Ffion Jones and Robyn Charlton.

-The blade shearers

-are Gareth Owen and Elfed Jackson.

-The machine shearers,

-Ian Jones and Gwion Evans.

-The team have arrived.

-Now it's time to perform.

-This is one chance some of us have

-to represent our country...

-..in the World Championships.

-This is it.

-Give them all a huge round

-of applause and acknowledgement...

-..of the miles they've travelled

-and the work they've done.

-It's a special stadium, a special

-place to be in New Zealand.

-What an opportunity

-to make a name for ourselves.

-All the very best, go out there,

-enjoy it and get stuck into them.

-Timekeeper's ready.

-First to the stage,

-the blade shearers.

-Family sacrifices

-have led to his moment.

-Has the fitness improved?

-Are the muscles as supple

-as they were?

-Will this crown

-a long and successful career?

-It's great having the Welshmen over.

-Elfed Jackson.

-Those blades are tearing nicely.

-Gareth Owen from Wales.

-These sheep are huge.

-There's so much wool on them,

-11 months' growth.

-It's hard work to move them.

-Elfed is shearing along nicely.

-A few cuts there, I'm sure the

-judge will have picked up on that.

-They need a balance

-between speed and accuracy.

-Keep the blades close to the skin.

-A cut will cost them dearly.

-A Kiwi finishes first. Elfed is

-second with Gareth hot on his heels.

-What about the judges' marks?

-I'll do well to get to the semi.

-Waiting game.

-Mixed news for the Welsh.

-Only 12 progress.

-Elfed is 13th.

-I must admit, when you're up there,

-there's pressure.

-My arm's swollen after doing two.

-There we go.

-His dream of finishing his career

-in a World Final is over.

-Gareth's news is better.

-He's in the top 12.

-A step closer to the final.

-The sacrifices of his father

-and family have paid off.

-This is his chance.

-Gareth Owen, all the way from Wales.

-We've got so many

-from the UK and Europe.

-He's sharing the stage

-with the World Champion.

-Keeping up with the South African

-master is some challenge.

-Down there on Stand 5

-is Gareth Owen.

-Breaking that neck open,

-pushing that blade through.

-Just a wee bit cotty,

-some of these sheep.

-Shweni is having a mighty shear

-and punching that wool off.

-Gareth gives his all.

-The sweat is streaming,

-the muscles are aching.

-He can give no more.

-Shweni. Keep it going, Phil

-Oldfield, down the end there, mate.

-You've got plenty of supporters.

-You've got plenty of supporters.

-

-Gareth's done his best...

-..but has he done enough?

-My arm was tiring, I don't know why.

-It's a lot to do with the breathing.

-Is there a final?

-Is this the end of the journey?

-It's the end of another chapter.

-I don't think it'll be memorable.

-It's time for the girls to shine

-in the wool handling competition.

-Robyn is confident,

-Ffion contends with her nerves.

-I was OK first thing this morning

-but I'm getting more nervous now.

-Competition time is upon them.

-As little Megan

-steps up to support...

-..Ffion must forget about motherhood

-and concentrate.

-Competitors, set. Go.

-Ffion is on Stand 3 working with one

-of the world's fastest shearers...

-..Scotsman Hamish Mitchell.

-Mitchell is fast, but is also known

-for being wild and erratic.

-Ffion Jones working away nicely,

-bit of a loose fleece.

-The worst possible combination

-for a wool handler.

-Not too sure that Ffion does

-too much wool handling anymore.

-She's trying to keep everything

-nice and tidy.

-There's barely time to think.

-She must trust her instincts.

-Just finishing up

-and giving it a final blend.

-Ffion finishes. A great effort.

-She couldn't have done more.

-I think I could have done better.

-I wasn't happy with my shearer.

-It doesn't matter now.

-Disappointment for Ffion.

-Not enough accuracy

-and not in the final.

-A lack of preparation time

-has caught up with her.

-Welsh hopes on Robyn's shoulders.

-She more confident and through

-to the final to challenge the Kiwis.

-Competitors, set.

-Go!

-Robyn Charlton from Wales.

-She'll be loving it up there.

-She's in the open final.

-This is quite big for her.

-In a sport where women shine,

-the favourite is a young lad.

-Joel Henare, he's looking fit,

-he's got the fire in the eye.

-He's the full package, Kelvin.

-Dead right,

-they'll be chasing this guy tonight.

-He's the hot favourite.

-He's the hot favourite.

-

-Robyn Charlton from Wales.

-Robyn's performing well.

-She's holding her own.

-She takes the rest

-of that fleece wool, removes it.

-She'll sweep the board.

-Robyn goes head-to-head

-against the world's best.

-Fourth place

-goes all the way to Wales.

-Robyn Charlton.

-Robyn does brilliantly well.

-Wales manager Martyn over the moon.

-Really mixed it

-with the best in the world.

-To come fourth in that class and in

-that company is credit to this girl.

-So proud of her.

-The competition closes

-with the machine shearers.

-This is the discipline

-which excites the watching crowd.

-The Kiwis are confident,

-the Welsh are hopeful.

-We'll see how today goes.

-Semi-final, anything can happen.

-Just hope.

-I always shear better

-if I shear faster.

-I'm going to shear my normal pace

-and hopefully be OK.

-There's Gwion Evans.

-Very fast, clean, capable shearer.

-The machine boys

-battle it out over three rounds.

-The best 12 go through to the final.

-Wales representative Ian Jones,

-they have a lot of good shearers.

-Look to them to be there

-or thereabouts come finals time.

-After two rounds,

-both are in the top 12.

-Round three. This is their chance

-to make their mark.

-Gwion is no stranger

-to representing his country.

-This is Johnny Kirkpatrick...

-Kirkpatrick,

-the favourite to lift the trophy.

-World Champs come around

-once every two years.

-Gwion Evans from Wales. He's having

-the shear of his life out there.

-There's nothing to separate them.

-It's down to the judges.

-Gwion,

-the performance of his career.

-He beats favourite Kirkpatrick.

-Ian and Gwion are in the semi-final.

-The dream is still alive.

-We've got a chance.

-Gwion's got a very good chance.

-If he can shear as he can,

-he'll be in there.

-Looking forward to the semi-final.

-The highlight of my career

-is reaching the final. We'll see.

-Here's their moment.

-After an age honing their skill...

-..an age of support,

-encouragement and sacrifices.

-My father died three years ago.

-It's good to win it for him.

-The time has come.

-I don't like losing.

-Not at all.

-Set, go.

-Ian Jones of Wales.

-He might have got the lead.

-Kirkpatrick just behind a few blows.

-Johnny will work his way into

-his rhythm to keep that quality.

-Welsh shearer, Gwion Evans,

-making a lot of finals these days...

-..and doing well for his country.

-..and doing well for his country.

-

-The boys give their all.

-It's close.

-He's a master, Johnny Kirkpatrick.

-Gwion Evans coming down the last

-side, five blows behind the leaders.

-It'll come down to a tenth of

-a point or a hundredth of a point.

-It's close, but is it enough?

-Will there be a final

-and the realisation of a dream?

-Couldn't do it. There we are,

-whatever, did my best.

-It's not good enough.

-Ian disappointed.

-How about Gwion?

-I let myself down.

-I couldn't settle.

-My head was gone

-after the first three.

-I was just flustered.

-I didn't shear like I have sheared.

-No, a bit disappointed.

-Heartbreak for both.

-No Welshman in the final.

-The Kiwis shine brightly and

-their hero, Johnny Kirkpatrick...

-..crowned World Champion.

-You can't win them all. No way.

-I'm used to winning and losing.

-You have to respond

-to both accordingly.

-I'm glad Megan's here.

-I might have done better

-if I'd left her at home...

-..but you can't think like that.

-Disappointed. We could have done

-better as a team and individually.

-I think I could have done better.

-I hope the experience

-will help me in the future.

-Wales

-March 2017

-It's springtime

-and the team have returned home.

-Back to everyday life.

-There's no place like home.

-It was an adventure.

-I'm glad he went. The grandchildren

-are happy to see him home.

-Especially his wife.

-I won't go there to work

-on the machine or the blades again.

-Nice to be home now.

-Where's Megan's bucket?

-Megan and I enjoyed our adventure

-on the other side of the world.

-Where are you going now?

-It was a long time.

-I thought

-it would have gone quicker.

-I offered to look after Megan

-but I wasn't allowed to do that.

-Nice.

-It's nice to have a break...

-..just to refresh a little.

-Travelling all the time,

-you're away for four to five months.

-It's hard.

-My girlfriend's not happy when I go.

-If you want to be the best,

-you have to shear against the best.

-You have to visit these places

-to find the best in the world.

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