WORLD CUP - Italy May 2007

Australian team takes SILVER

Final Men Team Match Play - Australia V Great Britain

The British team began the match with a 6 point lead over the Australian team. The Aussies didn’t want to let it go and they made the gap lower and lower as the ends were shot.

In the second end, the British team shot a 6, which frightened them a bit, the score difference was now only 2 pts (158-156).

In the next end, the British shot 10-9-9, while the Australians shot 8-9-10. The last end was very exciting as the Aussies shot with 27 pts out of the possible 30 points,  the British team had to shoot only 26 pts to clinch the match. However they shot 25 pts which tied the match !

The shoot-off resulted in a one point advantage to the British team who shot 27 pts against 26 for the Aussies. Gold goes to Great-Britain - Silver goes to Australia.

Archery Australia Team - Tim Cuddihy, David Barnes and Michael Naray

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Master and Veteran National Championships Survey Form

Following on from the recent National Championships survey conducted by Archery Australia we would now like to obtain views from Master and Veteran archers as to the conduct of their events at National Championships.

Master and Veteran archers are invited to complete the survey and return by 23rd July 2007

Order of Australia medal awarded to Archery Australia member

John Hans from North Queensland (Rockhampton) was awarded the Order of Australia medal in the recent Australia day honours list. for services to archery in Queensland.

The medal was recently presented in a ceremony in Brisbane by Queensland Governor Quentin Bryce AC.