Category: Inter Clubs Matches and County Competitions

Hertfordshire Clubs Challenge Shield 2009

May 16, 2009

The dubious honour of organising this Herts Clubs team competition falls to the winner from the previous year. In our fourth consecutive year as organiser, WPRC made a special effort to recruit new interest. With five teams shooting, the efforts were well rewarded and Cheshunt R&PC received an e...

County Astor Cup Heat – May 10th 2009

May 16, 2009

In keeping with WPRC's good start to the season, our team's effort in the County Astor Heat was no exception. It was not an awesome performance but good enough to ensure that the Club will be representing the County later this year at the main event in July. Details of the result were as follows:...

HRA Captains Day 2009

April 16, 2009

With this event moving several weeks later into early April to try and attract a better turnout our plan seemed to have worked. With 17 competitors it proved to be a recent record, nobody being able to recall such a well attended HRA season opener. WPRC were well represented with their Clubs Shie...

HRA County Championship 2008 – Welwyn Phoenix bring home the silver AGAIN

August 31, 2008

Hertfordshire Rifle Association held their 2008 County Championship on Sunday 31 August, with Alistair Bullen, Colin Skellett and Nick Verduyn flying the flag for Welwyn Phoenix. Following on from Colin Skellett’s 2007 success, WPRC really showed the way this year by filling 1st, 2nd, and 4th p...

County Astor Cup Competition – May 11th 2008

May 16, 2008

The selection of a County Club team to represent the County at the Imperial Meeting in July is serious stuff and as always WPRC were focused on the task this year. 2008 saw a far better performance than last year….but still not quite good enough. Radlett RC again provided a lesson in how to shoot ...

Welwyn Phoenix score again in County Events

March 16, 2008

Two Hertfordshire County events were again staged as season openers in 2008 to encourage a good turnout from participating County Clubs. WPRC were well represented in both. County Captains Day – Morning, 16th March 2008 This competition for individual shooters is run under handicap conditio...

County Clubs Challenge Shield – Afternoon, 25th March 2007 – Team competition

March 25, 2007

It had been agreed that the scheduling of the HRA Challenge Shield should be coincident with the HRA Captain’s Day shoot, as this had worked well the previous time. The 2007 HRA Challenge Shield was to follow the Captain’s Day shoot. Since Welwyn Phoenix RC prevailed at the last Challenge Shield...

HRA Captains Day 2007 – Welwyn Phoenix score again in County Events

March 25, 2007

Two Hertfordshire County events were staged as 2007 season openers in late March this year. Both held on the same day to attract turnout, WPRC were well represented in both. County Captains Day – Morning, 25th March - 300, 500 and 600 yards  This competition for individual shooters is run u...

Welwyn Phoenix Triumph at HRA County Championship – 2006

June 16, 2006

Hertfordshire Rifle Association held their 2006 County Championship on Sunday 21 May with Alistair Bullen and Colin Skellett flying the flag for Welwyn Phoenix. The long-range details at 900 and 1000 yards were shot in the morning with light rain and a somewhat variable wind, though fortunately n...