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International Teams

This section of the DCRA web site contains information and news about International Team activities.

Australia Match 2013 – Barbados, West Indies

The DCRA has received the official invitation from the West Indies Fullbore Shooting Council for participation in the Australia Match to be held in Barbados in May 2013. If there are sufficient entries, there will also be an Under-25 Australia Match. The team shooting strengths are 10 and 5 respectively. These matches will form part of the West Indies Fullbore Rifle Championships scheduled to start on 13 May, with the Australia Matches being held on 19 May, or a day earlier depending on the entry.

This will be the first time that this prestigious international shooting event has been held in the West Indies. The Match comes under the overall jurisdiction of ICFRA, but can only be held with the sanction and participation of an official Australian Team. ICFRA is strongly encouraging member countries to take part, as stated by the Secretary-General: “I sincerely hope that members will take the opportunity to participate and support our friends in the West Indies for whom opportunities to host major International fixtures are limited.”

The Match will be fired under ICFRA Rules. It should be noted that hand loading of ammunition is not permitted by law in the West Indies countries, and that the match will necessarily be shot using a batch of high quality ammunition imported for the purpose.  ICFRA will endeavour to ensure that the technical parameters of the load are published to all participants in advance.

Since there is not a great deal of time to organise a Canadian Team, or Teams, DCRA members are asked to send expressions of interest and of willingness to join the Team(s) to the DCRA as quickly as possible. Please make your interest known by 15 March 2012, so that discussion may be held during the weekend of the DCRA AGM as to whether it may be possible to send a Canadian Team, or Teams, and what level of recognition and support they should receive from the DCRA.

Nominations, which may include self-nominations, for the Captain(s) of the Team, or Teams, should also be in the hands of the DCRA by that date. The Captain(s) will be responsible for all matters to do with the formation and arrangements of the Canadian Team(s).

Please contact the DCRA at office@dcra.ca as quickly as possible!

Jim Thompson
Chairman, DCRA International Teams Committee

 

Recent notices from the Chairman of the International Teams Committee:

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Upcoming International Event invitations:

Unofficial: Unfunded, contact organizers directly
Sanctioned-Goodwill: Unfunded, contact team captain or organizer
Sanctioned-Official: Contact appointed team captain.

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Team Captain Announcements:

Bisley 2012

Commandant:                 Robert Best

Adjutant:                        Paul Dudzinski

Bisley 2013

Commandant:                Ronald Ellis

Vice-Commandant:       Fazal Mohideen

Adjutant:                       Gary Bowman

America Match, USA, Camp Perry, Ohio, USA, 15 August 2012

TR Captain:                  Fazal Mohideen

F-Class Captain:            Bruce Condie


2011 Canadian Rifle Team to Brisbane, Australia

Team blog: ~click here~

Brisbane 2011 NRAA Palma, Veteran's, Under 25 match results page: ~click here~

F Class World Championships, Raton, USA, 2013

Captain:                        Bill Flintoft

Invitation from US NRA to 2013 F-Class World Championships

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During the winter of 2011-2012, nominations will be sought for the following:

  • Captain of the Canadian TR Rifle Team - World Long Range Championships, USA, 2015

  • Commandant and Adjutant of the Canadian Rifle Team to Bisley, 2014

  • Captain and Members Canadian TR Rifle Teams, Australia Match, Barbados, May 2013

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DCRA Policies for International Teams

The DCRA International Teams Sub-Committee has presented to the Executive Committee a revised statement of policies and priorities regarding International Teams. Following considerable discussion, prior to and at the Executive Meeting in April and by a further mail ballot in May 2009, the Executive Committee approved the statement as a general framework of DCRA policy regarding Canadian International Teams. This policy is now in effect, with Executive Committee approval required for funding allocations.

 

International teams policy revised Feb 2011 Click here

 

 

 

Notices:

2012 Canadian Fullbore Championships
17-25 August

2012 Annual General Meeting

Saturday, 31 March

Connaught Range