MEMORANDUM The President 2019 International Gallery Rifle ... · The 2019 IGRF World Championship event was awarded to the South African Hunters and Game Conservation Association

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6 November 2019

MEMORANDUM

To: The President SASSCO Att: Mr. Hennie Jacobs

The President SA Hunters Att: Mr. Carl Arnold

2019 International Gallery Rifle Federation World Championships, Welkom, Free State

This report is intended to provide an overview of the IGRF 2019 World Championship match presented in

RSA under the auspices of the IGRF and with the consent and support of SASSCo as well as the Ministry

of Sport and Recreation in RSA.

I would like to start the report by thanking the President of SASSCO, Mr. Hennie Jacobs and his Exco who

allowed us the opportunity and supported our application for National Colours be awarded to the selected

teams from RSA to participate in this event. Your support is highly appreciated. Also, a very big thank you

to the board of S A Hunters who supported this prestigious event and enabled us to present the IGRF

World Championship event.

The 2019 IGRF World Championship event was awarded to the South African Hunters and Game

Conservation Association in South Africa as the member association representing the IGRF shooting

disciplines in RSA, to be hosted in October 2019. This decision was taken at the IGRF AGM in May 2017 at

Bisley, England. SA Hunters, the local hosts decided that the event should be held at the Excalibur

Shooting range in Welkom, the home range of the Sandrivier-58 branch of S A Hunters. In preparation for

the IGRF World Championship the shooting range was upgraded to a world class shooting complex. Early

in 2019 the facilities of the Excalibur shooting complex was approved for the event by the IGRF Executive

Committee after a visit in loco.

All the arrangements, inclusive of enrolment to participate in specific shooting disciplines, travel and

accommodation went according to plan with one big exception. The real embarrassment to S A Hunters

and RSA came through the SAPS - CFR at a very late stage 15 applications for Temporary Import Permits

for required firearms for 9 international participants. S A Hunters consulted extensively with the CFR, the

Commander of FLASH, and even to the level of the Deputy National Commissioner of Police, with no

success. This left us with no alternative but attempt to resolve the matter by means of an Urgent High Court

Application. An application for an urgent interdict was indeed applied for and the relevant papers served on

the Minister, Commissioner of Police, Commander of Flash, and Commander of the CFR. The case was

placed on the urgent roll for a hearing on Friday 25October 2019 at 10h00. On Thursday afternoon at

16h30 the State Legal Representative called to inform that the 19 outstanding Temporary Import Permits

for firearms for the international visitors would be issued at 09h00 on Friday morning 25 October 2019. The

case was then withdrawn by SA Hunters immediately after the permits were indeed issued. The end result

of this process was that all International participants were enabled to import their required firearms

temporarily to South Africa to compete in the IGRF World Championship.

I would like to extend a very big thank you to Petrus Swart and his ladies who assisted with the

administrative arrangements for the temporary import permits for the international participants. Without their

dedication it would have been much môre difficult. They also met and welcomed every one of our

international visitors at the O R Tambo Airport and assisted them to clear their firearms into the RSA at the

CFR office at the airport.

On Sunday 27 October 2019 the event started with an open range day for all participants to sight their

firearms and test the ammunition. Sunday evening everybody involved in the Championship attended a

welcoming function where Dr Braam Joubert as MC opened the tournament in a very special, humoristic

and appropriate manner. Mr. Fred Camphor the CEO and Mr. Carl Arnold the President of S A Hunters also

welcomed all the participants and wished them well for the tournament, where after each of the team

captains introduced their team members. Taff Wilcox introduced the Great Brittain Team, Karl O’Brien

introduced team Ireland (Republic of Ireland), Daniël Blagojevic introduced team Germany followed by Don

Robinson who introduced team Australia. The South Africa teams were introduced by Flippie van Tonder

(Smallbore), Hercules Louw (Centre fire) and Deon de Villiers (Limited Bolt Action). Team Zimbabwe

unfortunately had to withdraw due to personal safety matters in their country.

The IGRF World Championship formally started early Monday morning with all the individual disciplines and

ran until Wednesday afternoon when all the individual competitions were completed.

Tuesday evening all the guests were spoiled with a lamb on the spit and traditional South African cuisine

around an open fire.

The results for individual competitions are as follows:

IGRF – GRCF (Classic)

50m Precision Time & Precision

Gold: D McCarthy – Ireland Gold: D McCarthy – Ireland

Silver: J Kehoe – Ireland Silver: M Waldvogt - Germany

Bronze: M Waldvogt - Germany Bronze: D O’Flaherty – Ireland

Multi-Target 1500

Gold: D O’Flaherty – Ireland Gold: D McCarthy – Ireland

Silver: J Kehoe – Ireland Silver: R Wheeler – Great Brittain

Bronze: N Roets – South Africa Bronze: J Kehoe – Ireland

IGRF – GRCF (Classic) Individual world champion:

(Aggregate: Multi Target, Time and Precision, 50m precision and 1500)

Gold: David McCarthy – Australia

Silver: M Waldvogt – Germany

Bronze: R Wheeler – Great Brittan

IGRF – GRCF (Open)


Gold: N Roets – South Africa Gold: N Roets – South Africa

Silver: D Robinson - Australia Silver: D Robinson - Australia

Bronze: P Meintjes – South Africa Bronze: P Meintjes – South Africa

Multi-Target 1500

Gold: N Roets – South Africa Gold: N Roets – South Africa

Silver: P Meintjes – South Africa Silver: P Meintjes – South Africa

Bronze: D Robinson - Australia Bronze: D Robinson - Australia

IGRF – GRCF (Open) Individual world champion:


Gold: Nico Roets – South Africa

Silver: P Meintjes – South Africa

Bronze: D Robinson – Australia

IGRF – GRCF (Standard)


Gold: H Louw – South Africa Gold: J Kehoe - Ireland

Silver: D de Villiers – South Africa Silver: H Louw – South Africa

Bronze: D McCarthy – Australia Bronze: T Wilcox – Great Brittain

Multi-Target 1500

Gold: P Watts – Great Brittain Gold: H Louw – South Africa

Silver: T Wilcox – Great Brittain Silver: H Strauss – South Africa

Bronze: G Bowden - Great Brittain Bronze: D McCarthy – Australia

IGRF – GRCF (Standard) Individual world champion:


Gold: David McCarthy – Australia

Silver: H Strauss – South Africa

Bronze: J Kehoe - Ireland

IGRF – GRSB


Gold: B Bekker – South Africa Gold: R Kunneke – South Africa

Silver: G Bowden – Great Brittain Silver: F v Tonder – South Africa

Bronze: D de Villiers – South Africa Bronze: N Roets – South Africa

Multi-Target 1500

Gold: R Kunneke – South Africa Gold: N Roets – South Africa

Silver: N Roets – South Africa Silver: D Blagojevic - Germany

Bronze: G de Beer – South Africa Bronze: F v Tonder – South Africa

IGRF – GRSB Individual world champion:


Gold: Nico Roets – South Africa Silver: F van Tonder – South Africa Bronze: D de Villiers – South Africa

The team events for the IGRF Limited Bolt Action were completed, and the results were as follows:

Limited Bolt Action (Open)

1. Team South Africa (F v Tonder, H Nieuwoudt, D de Villiers, B Bekker, J Booysen)

2. Team SA Hunters A – (H Louw, J Coetzee, A Conradie, G Hugo, C Viljoen)

3. Team SA Hunters B (O Meyer, D v Rooyen, W Niehaus, C Terblanche, P Bekker)

4. Team Great Brittain (S Wallis, P Watts, P Wood, M v Dalen, G Bowden)

5. Team Ireland (D O’Flaherty, E Galagher, K O’Brien, D Parker, J Kehoe)

The South African Limited Bolt Action team as World Champions together with the team Manager and Coach

Wednesday evening a prize giving function was held for all the range officers and admin staff where Fred

Camphor the CEO of SA Hunters and the team captains shared their appreciation with the crew and

thanked them for the way they treated the participants. Every range officer and admin staff member

received an IGRF international range officer medal.

The Team of Range Officers who did the hard work

Thursday morning kicked off with the top 20 IGRF Limited Bolt Action shots, who had to finally compete for the individual world championship. All three top spots in this competition went to South African team members. IGRF – Limited Bolt Action Individual world champion:

Gold: B Bekker – South Africa Silver: H Nieuwoudt – South Africa Bronze: A Conradie – South Africa

The Three top performing individual Limited Bolt Action shots with match officials

The International Gallery rifle 1500 team matches followed after the LBA was completed and the results were as follows:

GRCF (Standard)

1. South Africa

2. Great Brittain

3. Republic of Ireland

4. Germany

5. Australia

GRSB

1. South Africa

2. Great Brittain

3. Germany

4. Ireland

Mr. Dale Forster Chairperson of the IGRF also attended the tournament and assisted with the formal prize giving ceremony. The prize giving evening ended off with a good 3 course meal and everyone present celebrated into the late hours.

Comments and feedback received from a couple of the participants:

“You guys raised the bar to the next level” Karl O’Brien (Republic of Ireland)

“The best range that I ever shot on” Dean Parker (Republic

“An excellent, world class complex” Colin McMichael (Great Britain)

“Excellent arrangements, very friendly and helpful admin staff” Jackie Lamb (Great

“World Class facility, excellent arrangements” Don Robinson (Australia

“Very good prize giving function” Flippie v Tonder (RSA)

“Excellent food” Anna-Marie van Tonder (RSA)

Conclusion

I would like to end this report with a very big thank you to everyone who helped to make the 2019 IGRF

World Championship a world class event. Thank you to all the sponsors and major brands who helped to

brand the shooting range. Thank you to the Presidents of both SASSCo and S A Hunters who supported

the event. Last, but not least, thank you to my management team and shooting committee who made this

possible.

Congratulations to all our South African teams who kept a large number of the trophies in South Africa, as

well as all the individual members who received medals in the individual competitions.

The next IGRF World Championships will be held in 2021 in England.

Andre van Heerden SA Hunters Vice President: Shooting Matters

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MEMORANDUM The President 2019 International Gallery Rifle ... · The 2019 IGRF World Championship event was awarded to the South African Hunters and Game Conservation Association