Doug LaingMultimedia Journalist·The Country·29 Jun, 2026 12:08 AM3 mins to read‌The lineup after the final of the Lochearnhead Shears Scottish Blackface Open shearing championship in Scotland on Saturday: winner Calum Shaw (red sash), runner-up Jack Fagan (blue), with Gethin Lewis and Jack Robinson. Photo / Shearing Sports New ZealandKing Country shearer Jack Fagan has got his four-week UK tour off to a good start, placing second in the Scottish Blackface Shearing Championship Open final at the Lochearnhead Shears.Just eight seconds separated the four shearers in Saturday’s final, where each tackled 20 horned blackies.

Fagan was beaten only