2026 Imperial Meeting - Match Reports

The National Match

Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland competed for ‘The National Challenge Trophy’ on Thursday 23rd July, during the Imperial Meeting at the Bisley National Shooting Centre. Teams of 20 firers, main coach & 5 target coaches, 5 plotters, adjutant and captain, The National is the combined score over three distances, 300x, 500x and 600x, with a maximum score of 2100pts and 420 vs.

The weather was hot and windy, which added to the challenge and excitement of the match. Scotland fielded a strong team, and although our score at 300x was good, we were not competitive at 500x and 600x, and finished 3rd behind England and Wales.

The team scores were as follows:

England: 2065 with 262v
Wales: 2045 with 223v
Scotland: 2037 with 227v
Ireland: 2032 with 209v

Scotland’s individual scores are presented in the table below. Notably, Mike Barlow and Richard Dyball went clean with scores of 105.16 and 105.12, respectively.

Captain: Mr SD Glen

Adjutant: I Rowley

Main Coach: Maj Gen AJW Sturrock

Coaches: Mr MJJ Charlton, Miss C Halleran, Mr D Parkinson, Mr S Dickson, Mr CA Stewart

Reserves: Mr JM Ford, Mr J Lawrie, Mr C Cowan, Mr D.Birrell, Mr EJ Schofield

UK Armed Forces vs Home Countries Match

This year Scotland and England competed against the UKAF for ‘The Northamptonshire Cup and NRA Gold Medals on Friday 24th July, during the Imperial Meeting at the Bisley National Shooting Centre. Teams of 12 firers, main coach & 3 target coaches, 3 plotters, adjutant and captain, the UKAF Match is the combined score over three distances, 300x, 500x and 600x, with a maximum score of 1800pts and 360 vs.

The weather was sunny and dry with a challenging wind. Although this is a high level match with competitive teams, Scotland used the opportunity to mix some less experienced team match shooters and coaches with experienced team members to develop the squad. Sitting alongside the new coaches, we had experience coaches, working as target plotters, which were able to give feedback to the coaches and shooters. The team was well prepared and adapted well to the team shooting processes that Scotland has implemented. The scoring improved as we went from 300x to 500x, but unfortunately at 600x conditions worsened and our score dropped accordingly, and we fell to 3rd place. In all, it was very pleasing to see how the team worked together, and the confidence gained by the new shooters and coaches.

The team scores were as follows:

UKAF: 1732 with 183v
England: 1726 with 169v
Scotland: 1675 with 142v

Scotland’s individual scores are presented in the table below.

Captain: Mr SD Glen

Adjutant: I Rowley

Main Coach: Mr B Logan

Coaches: Mr M Wrigley, Mr E Munro, Mr J Mehta

Reserves: Miss C Halleran, Mr R MacLeod, Mr S Dickson

2026 UK Armed Forces vs Home Countries Match Results

The Mackinnon Match

Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland and international teams competed for ‘The Mackinnon Challenge Cup’ on Saturday 25th July, during the Imperial Meeting at the Bisley National Shooting Centre. Teams of 12 firers, main coach & 3 target coaches, 3 plotters, adjutant and captain, the Mackinnon Match is the combined score over 900x and 1000x, with a maximum score of 1200pts and 240 vs.

The weather was dry and hot with a challenging wind. After 900x, Australia was ahead by two points over England, followed by Wales and Scotland was in 4th position, 13 points behind the leader. 1000x can be brutal and this proved to be the case for Scotland with a tricky, intensifying and variable wind. Disappointingly, Scotland dropped to fifth place behind Ireland.

The team scores were as follows:

England: 1149 with 110v
Australia: 1139 with 120v
Wales: 1125 with 87v
Ireland: 1100 with 96v
Scotland: 1094 with 68v
Canada: 1080 with 78v
Kenya: 1072 with 73v
USA: 1069 with 62v
Germany: 1068 with 85v
Guernsey: 1061 with 59v
Jersey: 1036 with 55v

Scotland’s team and individual scores are presented below. Notably, Euan Munro was the highest individual scorer on the range, across all teams with 100.10v (incorrectly listed as 100.8 in the NRA results).

Captain: Mr SD Glen

Adjutant: I Rowley

Main Coach: Maj Gen AJW Sturrock

Coaches: Mr MJJ Charlton, Mr R MacLeod, Mr S Dickson

Reserves: Mr AW Gill, Mr C Cowan, Mr JPL Sweet