The Woomera Trophy
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Though a ‘young’ trophy in Match Rifle terms, competition is no less fierce for that. Just what victory
means to the two teams was clear to see on the range in Belmont in 2010, when Australia broke their duck in
the match on home soil.
In fact, so keen were the Aussies for victory that the members of their squad actually travelled further
to the various training days held across (the admittedly rather vast continent of) Australia in the lead up
to the match than the Great Britain team did in flying halfway around the world to get to Brisbane. That
determination clearly paid off, as Australia equalled the record score for the match on the way to victory.
Here’s hoping that the 2016 match is as tense and exciting an affair.
Though with a slightly happier ending, obviously.....