Rural Sports Legend of the Week: Allan Oldfield | World Champion Blade Sheep Shearer
The Rural RoundupShow Notes
Allan Oldfield is one of the best blade sheep shearers in the world.
World Champion, World Teams Champion & Former Rural Sportsman of the Year.
Shearing both sheep and alpacas and having teamed up in competition with arguably the greatest blade shearer in history, Tony Dobbs, we caught up with Allan for an intriguing yarn.
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