The WSRA invites members to express their interest in nominating themselves to represent Wales at the following team matches:
British 50M ISSF Championships
NSRA Inter-Regional Match
NSRA Home Countries International Match
The more attendees Wales can field at the Bisley National Meeting, the better we can achieve collectively.
The tent at Bisley has been organised for the sole benefit of WSRA members, we should have the same pitch location which has worked well for us the past few years.
I look forward to hearing back from lots of you soon, and catching up at competitions and training over the summer.
Wales was present again at the NSRA National Meeting at Bisley this year with a tent and teams contesting the Home Countries matches.
The Weekend Aggregate saw Richard Hemingway place 19th in X-Class, whilst RM Davies took 12th in A-Class. Chris Nunan placed 4th in C. In the Grand Aggregate, Fred Brown won the WH Watkins Challenge Cup for Leading Welsh Competitor.
Wales contested the Home Countries International Mixed Team of 10 and Men’s Team of 5, placing third in both matches. Congratulations to Chris Nunan, Colin Pearce and Dave Parfitt who all received their first cap for Wales in the process.
Competitor
50M
100Yd
aggregate
men’s team of 5
R Hemingway
193
189
382
Y
F Brown
190
187
377
Y
C Nunan
189
186
375
Y
J Holmes
190
183
373
L Webster
188
183
371
Y
E Jones
189
180
369
C Pearce
181
185
366
Y
R Beard
183
183
366
D Parfitt
186
180
366
S Day
181
180
361
Team Totals
3706
1871
In the British Long-Range Prone Championship (the Earl Roberts), four Welsh shooters qualified to the second stage – Richard Hemingway, Fred Brown, Chris Nunan and Judith Holmes. In the second stage, Richard qualified for the Final where he placed 10th and earned the Western Mail & Echo Cup as leading Welsh competitor.
David receives his first Welsh capChris receives his first Welsh capColin receives his first Welsh capRichard with plotting board after the Roberts ChampionshipFred & Richard – leading Welsh competitors in the Aggregate and Roberts
Wales was well represented at Bisley 2024, with a Welsh tent for competitors and a strong Welsh entry to the Aggregates and Earl Roberts Championship.
Notable results include the Weekend Aggregate where Sian Corish placed second in X-Class, and Andrew Tyler placed third in D-Class. In the Grand Aggregate, Judith Holmes placed third in C-Class.
In the Earl Roberts Championship, Sian Corish qualified for the Final, from 8 Welsh shooters who made it to the Second Stage.
Wales was represented in the Home Countries by a Mixed Team of 10, and Men’s and Women’s Teams of 5. All three teams finished third.
Welsh Men’s Team of 5, with Captain and AdjutantSian and Emma after the Earl Roberts FinalWelsh Women’s Team of 5, with Captain and AdjutantThe Welsh Mixed Team of 10
The WSRA team won the Home Countries 3-Position Rifle Match at the NSRA British 50Metre Championships this weekend, pipping England by just three points – 1655 to 1652. Congratulations to team members Richie Bray, Alun Evans and Aidan Healy.
The team honours were matched with individual success – Alun won Silver and Richie took Bronze in the NSRA British Mixed 3P Championship.
Richie receives individual 3P BronzeRichie, Aidan and Alun win Team 3P GoldAlun receives individual 3P Silver
Wales had a great turnout at Bisley this year with a strong performance in the Home Nations. A number of first time shooters braved it onto Century Range and promotions were earned. Dave Phelps won the W H Watkins Trophy (top Welsh competitor in the Aggregate), whilst Sian Corish won the unsquadded Women’s Bisley Championship and placed third in X Class.
For the Home Countries matches, the Tartan Dragon trophy came south. The trophy is a Scottish Quaich which has traditionally been awarded to the highest scoring Welsh competitor in the Aggregate at the NSRA Scottish Meeting. As the Scottish meeting continues to be in abeyance, it has been decided to award the Quaich to the highest scoring athlete in the Welsh team for the Home Countries match. Congratulations to the 2023 top scorer Sian Corish, and to first-time caps David George and Asia Hoile.
Five Welsh athletes qualified for the final of the Earl Roberts Championship (British Prone Championship). Being the Centenary edition of the Roberts Championship, 1923 rules were used, with 40 finalists qualifying rather than the usual 20. Congratulations to all five, who fought through some extremely challenging conditions in what turned out to be a tight final, with a great deal of counting back and just a couple of points separating 6th from 26th.
Wales’ Roberts Finallists were:
Dave Phelps – 15th, top Welsh competitor in the Championship
Rich Hemingway – 20th
Sian Corish – 22nd
Liam Webster – 34th
Mark Parry – 36th
Change Targets. Photo: Richard HemingwayWelsh Team at Bisley 2023Welsh Ladies Team at Bisley 2023
All photos credit Eleanor Shorey except where otherwise indicated.
