Nigel has been around the shooting scene for several years now and came into target rifle shooting via his time in the Royal Navy when he was an active Service Rifle shooter. He is a holder of The Queen’s Medal in this discipline. He now uses his experience to train the next generation of marksmen and women as Shooting Master at Wellington College in Berkshire. His first GB target rifle team was to Canada in…
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Derek began his shooting in the cadet force at RGS Guildford, moving on to the Athelings in 1991, Oxford University over 1991 – 1994 and the Surrey county team since the late 1990s. He has picked up a taste for touring and had been fortunate enough to represent England or Great Britain in various guises in Australia, Canada, Jersey, Kenya, Namibia, Scotland, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Keenest at long range and in a team environment,…
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Long in the shooting tooth is a fair description of Nick, who has been shooting at international level since 1976. Although he has been a member of 15 touring teams this will be his first as captain. He has occasionally won the odd trophy, surprising no one more than himself, both in Target Rifle and Match Rifle. The prize which has eluded thus far is the Protea Match. Nick is looking forward to the opportunity…
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Jeremy (a third generation shooter from Devon) and his family have long been associated with South African shooting, as his grandfather Captained the 1953 GB Team to South Africa and his father was Adjutant for the 1963 Team. Jeremy is himself a seasoned international shot and coach having toured for Great Britain on 17 previous occasions (including four tours to South Africa). As Vice-Captain and Main Coach for this tour he does not expect there…
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