Jane Messer GC SB SC

Jane is one of a select few to have both shot and coached the ‘Big Five’ matches in which British shooters compete (the National, MacKinnon, Kolapore, Australia and Palma matches). A keen advocate of team shooting, Jane has toured widely, including to Australia, Barbados, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Trinidad, the USA and Zimbabwe. Having captained the GB Palma team to record-breaking success in the US in 2015. Jane’s introduction to South Africa and the dramatic scenery, wide ranging temperatures and storms on the Bloemfontein ranges came in 1993, when, together with Jeremy, Nigel, Tom Rylands and James Lewis, she competed in the first GB team to visit South Africa for many years. This will be Jane’s sixth visit to South Africa. Although team shooting is Jane’s favourite, she is also an accomplished individual shot having won a number of important individual competitions, including the Grand Aggregate and St George’s Vase at Bisley. Away from the ranges, Jane enjoys walking, skiing and gardening – and is still trying in vain to train her young labrador not to ‘help’ with the latter!

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