Rugeley to host County Championships

Rugeley Rifle Club will host the Staffordshire Smallbore Rifle Association’s County Short Range Prone Championship in April.

On Saturday 18th April, the club will open it’s doors to competitors from across the county to compete at 25yards. The Short Range Championship has not been contested since 2019. Amongst the trophies up for grabs are the Smith Cup for Overall Champion, Cliff Everall Memorial Cup for Junior Champion and Col. N.C. Joseph Cup for Ladies Champion. The Pidduck Shield will be awarded to the top club team of five.

Rugeley is uniquely positioned to host this match due to the unusual mezzanine construction of the indoor range, which can accommodate 14 shooters at a time.

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Gold and Silver for Olivia and Richard in Wales

Rugeley members Olivia Beech and Richard Hemingway claimed medals at the weekend competing in the Welsh 50Metre Championships at Tondu Target Shooting Club in South Wales.

Shooting in the Welsh Confined Prone Championship on Sunday 22nd June, Richard took second, following friend of Rugeley Liam Webster who became Welsh Confined 50Metre Champion for the first time.

The afternoon saw the wind pick up in time for the Three-Position match where Olivia was pitted against a number of GB Pathway athletes. Maintaining a steady shoot in difficult conditions, Olivia finished with a score of 564, edging out Alun Evans on 562 and Louis Norman on 558.

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Rugeley takes narrow win over Alton Rifle Club

Rugeley Rifle Club earned a close win against Hampshire-based Alton Rifle Club in a friendly today. Shooting on their home ranges, Prone and Benchrest teams shot Shoulder-to-Shoulder over two cards each, with the best five scores to count from teams of up to seven.

The prone teams fought a close battle, with Alton slipping ahead by just three points. Alton’s J. Mullins took the highest individual score of 198/200.

In the Benchrest, S. Forster of Alton was the only shooter to go clean, but Rugeley benefited from depth, with a lowest counting score of 197, which saw them take a decisive lead overall.

We look forward to a rematch in 2026!

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Congratulations to Rugeley Rifle Club Chairman Martyn Buttery, who has been appointed Adjutant for the GB Dewar Team in 2025 and 2026. The Adjutant is an assistant to the Team Captain, and typically takes on the Captaincy following their term as Adjutant.

https://www.rugeleyrifleclub.org.uk/gb-officership-for-martyn/

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