2021 Intermaritime & British Team Matches

2021 Intermaritime Team Match

On Saturday August 28, the RNBRA Fullbore Section hosted the Annual Intermaritime Team Match at St-Antoine. The Intermaritime Trophy was first awarded in 1886 and is traditionally competed for by 8-man teams from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI with 7 shots on record at 300, 500 and 600m. This year PEI was unable to enter an official team, so we invited Quebec to come. The "Invitee Team" was composed of 4 competitors from Quebec and 4 from New Brunswick.

It was a gorgeous day on the beautifully well-maintained St-Antoine range. The sun was shining and the wind was blowing. Ron and Ken even pulled out the old chalkboard scoreboards that Ron claimed were from the 1930s.

New Brunswick performed well, winning every distance and the entire match by 24 points. Nova Scotia came in second, but tied NB in V-count in every relay. The Invitees finished a strong third, losing to NS in the second and third relays only by V-count. Not too bad considering this was the first team match for several team members.

Dinner was well attended that evening at Carrabba's in downtown Moncton, where scores were announced and the trophy was presented.

Top Individual Results

TR
1. Daniel Chisholm 104-9V
2. Braden Colman-Sadd 104-8V
3. Ron Surette 103-8V

FTR
1. Adam MacDonald 105-7V
2. Francis Bezeau 103-9V
3. Bill Giles / Andrew Justason 102-8V

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2021 British Team Match

The British Team Match was held the following day, Sunday August 29. This traditional match is 10 shots on record at 300, 500 and 600m. While the sun felt hotter and the wind felt lighter, it was still very tricky conditions at St-Antoine.

Nova Scotia started strong at 300m, dropping only 7 points - 8 points ahead of the Invitees and 11 points ahead of NB. After the 500m relay, things were heating up as we took a break for lunch. NS was now only 4 points ahead of NB. With the wind starting to blow in our faces, the teams took their time at 600m. NS finished with only 1 minute remaining. Special shout-out to shooter Perry and coach Mike on the Invitee Team who got all of Perry's 10 shots on record within the final 6 minutes, with 10 seconds to spare. Ultimately, NB won the 600m relay 3 points ahead of NS and the overall match by 1 point.

Top Individual Results

TR
1. Braden Colman-Sadd 149-19V
2. Michelle Cormier 146-9V
3. Ron Surette 146-8V

FTR
1. Harrison Brown 147-17V
2. Jean-Francois Canuel 146-15V
3. Francis Bezeau 145-15V

Congratulations to all teams this weekend: to New Brunswick for their double-win; to Nova Scotia for making NB work hard for it, and to the Invitees for their inaugural participation.

Special Thanks to all the Organizers and Volunteers:

• Ken Kyle for donating water for the weekend
• Ken Kyle, Ron Surette and Ken Geddes for setting up targets on Saturday & Sunday morning
  
• Michelle Cormier for running out and picking up water on Sunday afternoon (it was a hot one!)
• Gord Holloway for picking up and storing lunch sandwiches
• Adam MacDonald for not forgetting the trophies

Photo Credits: Jean-Francois Canuel, Michelle Cormier, Laura Kaderly

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~ Laura K., Match Director