Representing Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Great Britain Rifle Team

GBRT.org.uk Overhaul

By Paul Sykes

Gone are the days of clunky WordPress dashboards and delayed score updates buried in static tables. The Great Britain Rifle Team's new home is built for the pace of modern competition — and for the people who keep the world informed while the team is in the field.

Live scores — anywhere in the world

The moment a score is entered, spectators anywhere in the world see it. No refresh. No waiting. Real-time standings, individual totals, and V-bull counts update instantly as the match unfolds — so supporters back home feel every point as keenly as those watching through a spotting scope.

Live match scoreboard showing team standings and detailed range scoresMobile match view showing standings and top firers

Rich, lasting records

Every match tells a full story: range-by-range breakdowns, team line-ups, coaching records, and individual career histories stretching back across tours. Athlete profiles bring decades of GB service to life in a single click — cap numbers, Big Five appearances, tour biographies, and complete match histories, all beautifully presented and permanently preserved.

Athletes directory showing athlete cards with cap numbers and statisticsAthlete profile page showing career statistics and match historyMobile athlete profile showing career stats and overseas tours

Match results archive

A complete archive of GB matches — searchable by year, status, or team — gives the full picture of GB's competitive history at a glance.

Match results page showing 2025 season cards with scores

Tour microsites

Each overseas tour gets its own dedicated home: team rosters, match results, a day-by-day diary, photo galleries, and sponsor acknowledgements — everything in one place for the duration of the tour and preserved for posterity.

Palma 2024 tour page showing diary entries

Built for mobile

For managers and media officers touring with the team, posting updates has never been simpler. A clean, mobile-first admin panel means news articles, diary entries, photo albums, and team announcements can be published in seconds from a phone. The public site is equally at home on a phone — whether you're following the match from home or checking the scores courtside.

Mobile news feed

A site that looks after itself

Automatic score aggregation, live standings calculated on the fly, and a robust error-reporting system that lets eagle-eyed supporters flag corrections directly — the site does the heavy lifting, so the team can focus on shooting.

Error reporting

With this transition large amounts of data from various sources have been consolidated into one place and this comes with the risk of inaccuracies. Every opportunity to ensure the data in the athlete profiles and historical match records is as reliable as possible, but there will be errors. If you spot any inaccuracies, please report it here and they will be checked and corrected as appropriate.