Northern Ireland competitor Tom Cochrane wins European Reversible Ploughing Contest

Last week’s European Reversible Ploughing Contest resulted in a Northern Ireland winner, and a fourth placing for Liam O’Driscoll, representing the Republic of Ireland.

Well established as one of the North’s top ploughmen, Tom Cochrane from Coleraine has a runaway victory at Geel in Belgium, on his Claas tractor with a Kverneland plough, scoring 421 points.

Runner-up Roel Cuyvers, representing Belgium, scored 406, having got within three points of Cochrane’s opening day top score of 213 points.