New Zealand Spring Shears: Australia claim first-ever blade shearing test win in New Zealand

Multimedia Journalist·The Country·11 Oct, 2026 11:38 PM9 mins to read‌The New Zealand and Australia teams after Australia's first transtasman blade test win in Waimate on Saturday. Scott McKay (from left), manager Chris Jones, Allan Oldfield, Daniel Rogers, Johnathon Dalla and sponsor's representative Lachie Nixon.Two blade shearers saved the day for Australia with a historic win in a transtasman test match at the New Zealand Spring Shears in Waimate, South Canterbury on Saturday. While they were being frequently reminded of the Wallabies’ demise against the All Blacks in Auckland, Johnathon Dalla, of Warooka, South