Great Britain Rifle Team

South Africa 2023

Bloemfontein, South Africa

Featured Team Members

Coach

Matthew Ensor

Matthew Ensor

Cap Number

848

Home Country

England

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Matthew Ensor

Matthew started shooting in 1992 at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford. This will be his 14th overseas tour and his 5th to South Africa, having previously visited with GB (2008, 2017), England (2009) and first with the GB Under 25s in 2000.

While Matthew has enjoyed a smattering of individual shooting successes, including winning the Scottish Sword in 2009 and being selected to shoot for England in the Mackinnon in 2022, he feels most at home wind coaching in team matches. Matthew was a target coach in GB teams that set the current match records for both the RSA International and Protea Teams Matches. He also won the inaugural Arthur Clarke Memorial medal for top target score in the 2015 Palma Match, scoring 1783 ex 1800.

When not on the range, Matthew works in Higher Education. He and Sarah live in Chelmsford with their young son, Arthur.

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Team Member

Hannah Cook

Hannah Cook

Cap Number

936

Home Country

England

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Hannah Cook

Hannah’s introduction to shooting sure isn’t the norm. At the tender age of 7, she could be found shooting tin cans in the garden, but was finally taken to a ‘real club’ at the age of 11. At the age of 14, she got the ‘Bug’ for international shooting, and competed at the 2006 World Championships in both 50m prone (Junior Women’s), and 300m (Senior Women’s). While studying at Wellington College, she began her Target Rifle career, breaking her Tyro at the first attempt. The Team to South Africa is her debut on the GB Target Rifle stage, and she is hoping to bring some of her extensive GB knowledge with her.

Off the range, Hannah can be found donning on her Physiotherapy uniform and working on a respiratory ward.

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Team Member

Toby Raincock

Toby Raincock

Cap Number

833

Home Country

England

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Toby Raincock

A product of Epsom College shooting and part of a winning Ashburton Team on three occasions, Toby first toured to Canada with the Athelings in 1993, returning there 2 years later with England. He then embarked on a series of successful tours with GB to America, Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, including three victorious Palma matches. He has also participated in many Mackinnon, National and Kolapore Matches, proudly Captaining the latter to a tense win in 2019.

When not on the range, Toby has been known to swing the occasional golf club, although these days, his two young sons seem to occupy more of his non-shooting time. During the week and to earn some money to pay for his shooting tours, Toby is the CEO of Shard Capital Partners, a wealth management firm, based in the City.

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