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Gary Duff of Comber Rifle Club is the new National Prone Champion. Going into the final with an unassailable five point lead, he shot an unconfirmed National final record of 103.5 to finish with 684.5. Second was Conor McDermottroe of Dublin University Rifle Club with an overall score of 675.0 and third was Leslie Fagan of Comber Rifle Club with a score of 673.1.
The National Championships were welcomed back to Midlands National Shooting Centre of Ireland after an absence of a year and in what were relatively calm but very difficult light conditions, a return to the high turnouts of previous championships was experienced. After the competition, NTSA Chairman Liam Crawford made a presentation of a crystal glass bowl to John Paul Craven; manager of the Midlands Range.
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NTSAI FR60PR National Championships ~ 21/07/09
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Competitor
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Club
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Cl.
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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Total
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Av
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O/A
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Class
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Class
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Place
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Place
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Gary Duff
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CRC
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A
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98
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99
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95
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97
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95
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97
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581
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96.83
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1
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581
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1
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A
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Conor McDermottroe
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DURC
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A
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96
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97
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99
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94
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95
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94
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575
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95.83
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2
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575
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2
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A
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Leslie Fagan
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CRC
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A
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96
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96
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96
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95
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96
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95
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574
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95.67
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3
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574
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3
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A
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Terry Wearen
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DFST
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B
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93
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94
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95
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96
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98
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98
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574
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95.67
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3
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574
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1
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B
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Sandy Wilson
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ECSC
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A
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93
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98
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96
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93
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98
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96
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574
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95.67
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3
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574
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3
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A
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Ciara Walsh
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UCDRC
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A
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95
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94
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98
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92
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97
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96
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572
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95.33
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6
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572
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Mike Dunne
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DURC
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B
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96
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93
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96
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95
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97
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95
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572
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95.33
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6
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572
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2
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B
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Sean Baldwin
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DFST
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A
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88
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97
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95
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96
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95
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98
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569
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94.83
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8
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569
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Joe O'Donohoe
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DFST
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A
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97
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93
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91
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98
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96
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93
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568
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94.67
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9
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568
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Tony Cogan
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DRC
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A
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97
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96
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95
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95
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90
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92
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565
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94.17
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10
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565
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Richard Stapleton
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WTSC
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A
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99
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97
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97
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96
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97
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78
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564
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94.00
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11
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564
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Ray Reilly
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RRPC
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A
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93
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91
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95
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95
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93
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96
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563
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93.83
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12
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563
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Daniel Fleming
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WTSC
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B
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94
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92
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90
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97
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96
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92
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561
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93.50
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13
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561
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3
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B
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Alan Boothman
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DRC
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C
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90
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95
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90
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95
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92
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94
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556
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92.67
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14
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556
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1
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C
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Kealan Symes
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RRPC
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B
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96
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93
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90
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95
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91
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91
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556
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92.67
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14
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556
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P.J. Harding
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DRC
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C
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94
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91
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92
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92
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93
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92
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554
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92.33
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16
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554
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2
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C
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Stephen Hogan
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MNSCI
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D
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87
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89
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97
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95
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92
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93
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553
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92.17
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17
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553
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1
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D
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Peter Daynes
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DURC
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B
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91
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91
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91
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93
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94
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91
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551
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91.83
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18
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551
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J.K. Walsh
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DRC
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C
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97
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89
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83
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93
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93
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95
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550
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91.67
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19
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550
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3
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C
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David Franklin
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DURC
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C
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91
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95
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96
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94
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89
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83
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548
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91.33
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20
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548
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Joe Kinane
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RRPC
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D
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86
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86
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89
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91
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91
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91
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534
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89.00
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21
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534
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2
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D
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Tony Saunders
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MNSCI
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D
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85
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83
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86
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89
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89
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94
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526
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87.67
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22
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526
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3
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D
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Mark Smyth
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DURC
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D
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88
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86
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91
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80
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90
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87
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522
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87.00
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23
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522
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Christy Galvin
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MNSCI
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D
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90
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80
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90
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88
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87
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87
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522
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87.00
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23
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522
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Michael Madigan
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RRPC
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C
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81
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90
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89
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85
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89
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87
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521
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86.83
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25
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521
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Pavlina Mikova
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DURC
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D
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97
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85
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85
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85
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80
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80
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512
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85.33
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26
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512
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Dave Murray
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DFST
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D
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89
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83
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80
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80
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86
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81
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499
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83.17
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27
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499
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Richard Stapleton ran out of time and only fired 58 shots. Had he completed the match, he would have been well in contention for a medal having averaged a possible 583. Richard was surprisingly sanguine about the outcome feeling that he'd achieved his objective of shooting well and had stuck to his match rhythm throughout.
| PR Final |
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Qual |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Sub |
Total |
| Gary Duff |
CRC |
581.0 |
10.4 |
10.4 |
10.8 |
9.2 |
10.7 |
10.3 |
10.2 |
10.7 |
10.1 |
10.7 |
103.5 |
684.5 |
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591.4 |
601.8 |
612.6 |
621.8 |
632.5 |
642.8 |
653.0 |
663.7 |
673.8 |
684.5 |
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| Conor McDermottroe |
DURC |
575.0 |
10.0 |
9.3 |
9.8 |
10.8 |
9.8 |
10.4 |
10.5 |
10.2 |
10.0 |
9.2 |
100.0 |
675.0 |
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585.0 |
594.3 |
604.1 |
614.9 |
624.7 |
635.1 |
645.6 |
655.8 |
665.8 |
675.0 |
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| Leslie Fagan |
CRC |
574.0 |
9.2 |
10.2 |
10.0 |
10.1 |
9.9 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
10.3 |
10.0 |
99.1 |
673.1 |
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583.2 |
593.4 |
603.4 |
613.5 |
623.4 |
633.2 |
643.0 |
652.8 |
663.1 |
673.1 |
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| Terry Wearen |
DFST |
574.0 |
9.7 |
9.9 |
9.5 |
10.1 |
9.8 |
10.0 |
9.5 |
10.4 |
10.2 |
9.8 |
98.9 |
672.9 |
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583.7 |
593.6 |
603.1 |
613.2 |
623.0 |
633.0 |
642.5 |
652.9 |
663.1 |
672.9 |
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| Sandy Wilson |
ECSC |
574.0 |
9.8 |
8.6 |
9.5 |
9.1 |
9.6 |
10.6 |
10.3 |
10.1 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
97.4 |
671.4 |
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583.8 |
592.4 |
601.9 |
611.0 |
620.6 |
631.2 |
641.5 |
651.6 |
661.5 |
671.4 |
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| Ciara Walsh |
UCDRC |
572.0 |
9.8 |
9.5 |
9.6 |
10.3 |
10.3 |
10.0 |
10.5 |
9.9 |
10.1 |
10.5 |
100.5 |
672.5 |
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581.8 |
591.3 |
600.9 |
611.2 |
621.5 |
631.5 |
642.0 |
651.9 |
662.0 |
672.5 |
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| Mike Dunne |
DURC |
572.0 |
10.1 |
9.6 |
10.6 |
9.8 |
10.6 |
10.3 |
9.7 |
10.3 |
9.1 |
10.3 |
100.4 |
672.4 |
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582.1 |
591.7 |
602.3 |
612.1 |
622.7 |
633.0 |
642.7 |
653.0 |
662.1 |
672.4 |
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| Sean Baldwin |
DFST |
569.0 |
10.0 |
10.4 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
9.8 |
6.9 |
10.1 |
10.4 |
9.5 |
9.7 |
96.8 |
665.8 |
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579.0 |
589.4 |
599.4 |
609.4 |
619.2 |
626.1 |
636.2 |
646.6 |
656.1 |
665.8 |
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The Final was pretty much sewn up in first and second places, nobody threatening either of the top two. Third place was hotly contested however as there were three competitors on the same qualifying score of 574 and two more on 572. Four different people took the third place slot at varying stages, but eventually the man who started in that position: Leslie Fagan, finished there.
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Team of three
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Club
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Tot
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Terry Wearen
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DFST
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574
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Sean Baldwin
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DFST
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569
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Joe O'Donohoe
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DFST
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568
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1711
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Conor McDermottroe
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DURC
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575
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Mike Dunne
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DURC
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572
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Peter Daynes
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DURC
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551
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1698
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Tony Cogan
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DRC
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565
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Alan Boothman
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DRC
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556
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P.J. Harding
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DRC
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554
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1675
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Ray Reilly
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RRPC
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563
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Kealan Symes
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RRPC
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556
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Joe Kinane
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RRPC
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534
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1653
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Stephen Hogan
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MNSCI
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553
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Tony Saunders
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MNSCI
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526
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Christy Galvin
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MNSCI
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522
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1601
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The team of three competition was won by the Defence Forces Shooting Team (Terry Wearen, Sean Baldwin and Joe O'Donohoe) with a score of 1711 followed by DURC and DRC. MNSCI fielded a team for the first time ever and recorded a highly creditable score of 1601.
The NTSA wish to thank all those who turned up to make this such an exciting and enthralling contest. We would especially like to thank those who helped assemble and disassemble the targets in Rathdrum and set everything up in Midlands. The help, assistance and encouragement from Jim Griffin and all at Midlands was as usual second to none. Special thanks to the mystery man who packed everything up in Rathdrum on Friday night without being asked or prompted in any way.
Extra Special thanks to Rathdrum Rifle and Pistol Club for the loan of their electronic target system. No one has commented on this article. |
Thursday, 11 March 2010
