How many sheep can a sheep-shearer shear if they shear for nine hours?
This was the question Tienie du Plessis pondered as he sought to find a way to get the cream of the crop of South African shearers – the baaad asses of the bunch, if you will – eligible to compete in competitions overseas.
Shearing competitions had been held in the country before, but none have been recognised by international shearing contests.