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GBU25s Win Team World Championship
Day 14 – State President Final & SABU Cup
Matthew Ensor 2nd in SA Open Championship
Featured Team Members
Jackie Davies
Having quite firmly stated that she had retired from team touring in 2019, Jackie has revealed that she has the breaking strain of a hot KitKat and is delighted to accept Jeremy’s invitation to work once again with the GBRT as a team Physiotherapist for the 2024 World Championships and Palma Match in South Africa. This will be Jackie’s fifth GB tour and fourth Palma tour and she is looking forward to seeing many friends from all over the world again.
Jackie still lives and works as a Physiotherapist in Alberta, having moved there in 2010. With ongoing professional development courses, she has some new skills to “inflict” on the team as well as relying on the trusted favourites! In her spare time, she enjoys an eclectic mix of clay shooting, tai chi, skiing and kayaking.
Paul Sykes
SC
Paul started shooting with his father, having spent many a year at Bisley “on holiday” as a child. In his early years, he captained The Perse School and University of London. His first tour to South Africa was 2004 as Adjutant of the GB U25 team, returning with GB in 2008. He shot in his first Palma Match in Brisbane, 2011.
After a brief hiatus flirting with the world of cycling, Paul returned to shooting in 2018 with a bang, completing his Big 5 in the Kolapore Match that year. He topped this by winning the Silver Cross in 2019, his highest individual honour to date. This is his fifth GB tour and sixth trip to South Africa, a country that has always created fond memories.
Away from shooting, Paul is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth and continues to cycle in his spare time.
Under 25s
George Bramwell
George started shooting at the age of 14 as a pupil of Shrewsbury School, under the expert coaching of Tom Rylands. He began shooting smallbore before making the transition to fullbore, shooting the Ashburton four times, and is a proud member of the Lancashire county team. His favourite moment during his shooting career was winning the Imperial 150 team match.
Living in the Lake District, George does a fair bit of climbing, cycling and generally enjoys being outside. He is currently studying Sports and Exercise Science at Oxford Brookes University. He also competes in other variations of shooting sports most notably competing in Winter Biathlon which incorporates cross-country skiing and shooting in both prone and standing positions.
George is very much looking forward to going to the World Championships in South Africa.
Under 21s
Daisy Armstrong
Daisy began shooting at Sedbergh School aged 14 and had a good first Imperial Meeting, winning the Alexandra. She then went on to be Captain in her final year of school.
Daisy quickly fell in love with team shooting and had her first taste of this while touring Jersey with the UKCRT in 2018, followed by Canada with the Athelings. She was looking forward to going to South Africa with the GB U19s but sadly the COVID-19 pandemic prevented that so instead toured to Blair Atholl in Scotland the following year.
Daisy is currently studying Food Business Management and Marketing at Newcastle University. After her studies, she hopes to travel New Zealand and Australia. Away from shooting, Daisy enjoys spending time on the farm and beaches in Northumberland and seeing friends in Newcastle. She is very much looking forward to travelling to South Africa with the GB U21 team.
Veterans
David Calvert
GM3 SB3 SC2 SM
Bloemfontein is arguably David’s second ‘shooting home’, having competed in all 25 SA Open Championships held there. His first shooting visit to South Africa was to Kimberley in 1996, when his RAF Club team won the Protea Match and he won his first of eight SA Open Championships.
David has represented GB on more than 50 occasions and has toured with GB, Ireland and RAF Club teams to 35 shooting venues in 20 countries across six continents. Individual Target Rifle achievements include four Gold Medals for Northern Ireland over 11 consecutive Commonwealth Games, and three Gold Medals in the H.M. Queen’s Prize. David has also represented GB in Match Rifle, Smallbore Rifle and Service Rifle.
Away from shooting, his interests and activities include family, golf, occasional skiing and scuba diving, and flying as a part-time instructor pilot in the RAF Reserve.
Rupert Clark
Rupert shot in his first Bisley Meeting in 1975 whilst at school – Malvern College. His first overseas tour was with the 1976 Athelings to Canada (along with teammates David Richards and Stephen Penrose) and he toured with GB to Kenya & Zimbabwe in 1989 and South Africa & Zimbabwe in 1993.
His working career has been as a pilot in the Royal Air Force, mainly flying and instructing on an exciting range of fast-jet and training aircraft. He is still Serving as a Flying Instructor based at RAF Cranwell but will have to retire fully in 2024.
Rupert’s main shooting club is the RAF TRC and he has toured with them to Kenya, New Zealand, and back to Bloemfontein on a number of occasions. He has enjoyed his (very occasional) individual successes over the years and represented England in the National Match, and as a reserve in the Mackinnon.
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Captain’s Foreword
