Rural Sports Legend of the Week: Duncan Leslie | National Merino Open Shearing Champion
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Duncan Leslie, of Owaka, just took out the national Merino open shearing championships in Alexandra over of the weekend.
This now gives him selection into the New Zealand Trans-tasman shearing and woolhandling team. Who will be competing at the Australian Championships at Warrnambool, Victoria, on October 29-31, and the Golden Shears in Masterton on March 4-6. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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