2021 North vs South
21 -22 August, hosted by CHRISTCHURCH ASSOCIATION
2020 North vs South
Due to the Covid-19 crisis
the North vs South Competition has been CANCELLED for this year.
The final event at North vs South was the Derby Match, always an interesting event with results kept under wraps until the Dinner.
Congratulations to the winning team The Hopefuls, and the winners of the Best Name award, Olly's Wallys.
The weekend concluded with the Dinner and Presentations at the Petone Club.
Well done to all those who top-scored, and who qualified for NZ teams,
and a special mention to those shooters who respresented their Island or NZ for the first time at this event.
Photos will be added soon.
Many thanks to Hutt Valley Association for organising and managing the 2019 North vs South match,
and to all the willing helpers who were there over the weekend.
The NZ teams scores will be set against the UK Home Counties scores to be received in January 2020.
2019 New Zealand Open Team:
Shania Harrison-Lee (Captain)
Ralph Small
Ryan Taylor
Tony Beaver
Martin Hunt
Kirsten Birrell
Gordon Wright
Rachel McLaren
Regan Cowe
Denva Wren
Roy Herbison
Katrina Quigley
Rory McLeod
Darryn Quigley
Wade Mace
Tony Black
Grant Taylor
Val Wadsworth
Jack Cavanagh
Owen Bennett
Samantha Riddle
Amelia Hughson
Congratulations to the
North Island Open team
for their win in the 2019 North vs South
2019 New Zealand Men's Team:
Ryan Taylor
Ralph Small
Rory McLeod
Martin Hunt
Tony Beaver
Roy Herbison
Owen Bennett
Steve McArthur
Jonathan Gill
Regan Cowe
Grant Taylor
Wade Mace
Congratulations to the
North Island Men's Team for the win in the inaugural
Men's Team event at 2019 North vs South
2019 New Zealand Junior Team
Shania Harrison-Lee
Stephanie McNair
Sarah Reesby
Emma Smith
Cole Haden
Shaun Jeffery
Abby Pierce
Jess Burgess-Smith
Piper Benbow
Aidan Lynch
Liam McDonald
Katherine Butt
Congratulations to the
North Island Juniors
for their win at 2019 North vs South
2019 New Zealand Women’s Team
Rebecca Gibbs
Fiona Spence
Shania Harrison-Lee
Amelia Hughson
Meredith Ackrill
Denva Wren
Kirsten Birrell
Tania Boerlage
Rachel McLaren
Jeanette Kinsey
Samantha Riddle
Jess Burgess-Smith
Congratulations to the
North Island Women's Team
for their win at 2019 North vs South
2019 New Zealand Veterans' Team
Val Wadsworth
Martin Fleming
David Baigent
Ross Mason
Jim Dann
Max Kinsey
Doug Gibson
Colin Taylor
Trevor Smith
Jeanette Kinsey
Lindsay Horne
Stuart Murray
Congratulations to the
South Island Veterans
for their win at 2019 North vs South
North vs South Teams 2019
Teams of shooters are selected for North Island and South Island teams based on Championship scores shot between April and June each year. For North Islanders this is based on the average out of 100 of their FOUR best scores, while for South Islanders it is from their THREE best scores.
The RANKING LIST from the TSNZ Office gives the current ranking for all shooters who have nominated for North/South.
TEAMS:
OPEN - 20 members plus 2 emergencies
WOMEN - 15 members plus 2 emergencies
MEN - 15 members plus 2 emergencies (for the first time in 2019)
JUNIOR - 10 members plus 2 emergencies
VETERAN - 10 members plus 2 emergencies
SELECTION:
Some places in each team are awarded automatically based on the Ranking List. These are 15 for the Open team, 11 for the Women's and Men's Teams, 7 for the Juniors and Veterans Teams.
An Island Selection Panel of three (who have been appointed at the previous TSNZ AGM) confirm the automatic selections and then select the remaining members from the full list of nominees. They can consider nominees who have not shot 3 Championships for South Island and 4 Championships for North Island if they feel this is warranted.
Shooters who have been selected for the Teams are advised of their success by early July, and will then receive full information on the match and what is expected of them.
THE MATCH:
Each Team and Island has a Manager who makes sure their teams know all they need to in advance of the match, and are present during the weekend. On the Friday night the Manager will introduce his/her team along with their years of representation and will present the Island datebars. During the Saturday match the Manager will make sure everyone is ready on time, will check targets and be the liaison for any protests, and at the Dinner will make sure everyone is present (and well presented) at the team photos.
On the Saturday all teams shoot shoulder to shoulder and will shoot one ten-shot, one twenty-shot, and then one ten-shot match. Separate matches are shot for each team a shooter has qualified for - for example a shooter in both the Junior and Open teams will have to shoot eveything twice. Those who rank in the top of each team qualify for their respective New Zealand Team(s), and then shoot on the Sunday in a Postal Match against the UK Home Counties. Shooters who do not make the NZ teams also shoot on the Sunday in the Derby Match, where teams have been drawn from their ranking on the previous day. There is often a Manager's match too, where the team managers have to borrow all the gear they need.
The event concludes with an Awards Dinner, which is a formal event and includes presentation of trophies and NZ pockets and datebars, and photographs of all teams. The dress code for all team members is black trousers/skirt, white shirt/top, and black blazer/jacket.
Past North vs South Results