Team Diary Saturday 4th April 2009 For once we didn’t have to get up at 5.15am, so instead the team had a leisurely eight o’clock breakfast. As if to prove that the majority of the team was firmly now on
Tremlett Wins the State President’s!
Nick Tremlett has won the State President’s this afternoon with 298.29. In the SA Championship Jon Underwood was second to David Calvert. The team is now off to prize giving and then to celebrate. The diary with full report will
Day 17 – The Protea Match
Team Diary Friday 3rd April 2009 Today was the last early start of the week, with breakfast at 5.30am and leaving the hotel at 6.30am. At the usual team morning meeting, the ‘Mug of the day’ hat was passed from
South Africa win the Protea Match on V-Bulls!
South Africa win the Protea Match by 10 V-Bulls over the USA with England 4 points behind. In a closely fought match, 600 proved the defining distance for England with South Africa producing a world class performance to take the
Protea Match – Team Announced
The team has been selected for the Protea Match and is as follows: Andrew Lothian – Match Captain Derek Lowe – Adjutant Nick Tremlett – Main Coach Bill Richards – Coach Matt Ensor – Coach David Richards – Coach Jon
Day 16 – SABU meeting day 5
Team Diary Thursday 2nd April 2009 A typical pre-six o’clock start for the whole team on the morning of the final Grand Aggregate shoots saw the “Mug of the day” committee award Mary Boston with the hat for her extra
Day 15 – RSA International Match
Team Diary Wednesday 1st April 2009 Another early start and one of the “Big matches” of the tour – the RSA International for teams of 12 firing 15 to count at 800m and 900m. But first the small matter of
England Secure 4 of top 5 Places in the Grand Aggregate
The England Rifle Team occupy 4 out of the top 5 Grand places, with South African PA Haasbroek the eventual winner. PA Haasbroek (RSA) 656.64 JC Underwood (Eng) 655.77 DC Luckman (Eng) 655.77 PD Sykes (Eng) 655.51 MJ Ensor (Eng)
USA win the RSA International Match
In a closely fought contest the USA won the RSA International by 3 points today, with England second and South Africa third by 20 V-Bulls. After 800m England and the USA were tied with 8 points dropped each and South
RSA International Match – Team Announced
The team has been selected for the RSA International Match this afternoon and is as follows: Andrew Lothian – Match Captain Derek Lowe – Adjutant Nick Tremlett – Main Coach Bill Richards – Coach Matt Ensor – Coach David Richards