The Australian Butcher Team to The World Butchers Challenge

Seven of Australia’s best butchers have been announced to form The Australian Butcher Team that will take on the world’s top butchers at the highly anticipated World Butchers’ Challenge (WBC) in March, 2025.

Held in Paris, The Australian Butchers’ team will compete against 14 other countries to be crowned the world’s best.

With members from South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, The Australian Team is a squad of skilled and accomplished butchers from Australia’s most prestigious butcher shops.

In addition, two young butchers and two butchers apprentices have been named to take part in the World Champion Butchers' Apprentice & Young Butcher Competitions - events that precede the World Butchers Challenge.

“We’re on a mission to make sure every Australian has heard of competition butchery before the team departs Australia for the WBC in March next year! Our goal? To go one better than the last World Butchers’ Challenge 2022 in Sacramento, and bring home the GOLD!” said Shannon Walker, Australian Butcher Team, Coach.

THE AUSTRALIAN BUTCHER TEAM

Luke Leyson (Captain): Goodwood Quality Meats, Adelaide, SA

Troy Wheeler: Meatsmith, Melbourne, VIC

Tom Bouchier: Peter Bouchier, Melbourne VIC

Craig Munro: Munros Quality Meats, Sydney, NSW

Garreth Gorringe: Meat Boutique, Sydney, NSW

Brett Laws: Pryde Meats, Sydney, NSW

Gary Thompson: Squealing Pig, Brisbane, QLD

YOUNG BUTCHERS

Justin Wade: Meatsmith, Melbourne, VIC

Matthew Papandrea: Papandrea Quality Meats, Sydney, NSW

APPRENTICES

Kai Dennis: La Carne Butchery, Brisbane, QLD

Jim McCaffrey: Ashburton Meats, Melbourne, VIC