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The '''Ashburton Shield''' is an historic trophy for rifle shooting in the United Kingdom and the British Isles. It is awarded annually to the winning team of VIII at the Public Schools' Meeting, held at [[National Shooting Centre|Bisley]] by the [[National Rifle Association (United Kingdom)|National Rifle Association]]. The competition is open to teams of cadets from, predominantly, [[Combined Cadet Force]] units based in [[Public school (United Kingdom)|public]] and [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private schools]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Schools Imperial Meeting |url=https://nra.org.uk/imperial/schools-meeting/ |website=National Rifle Association |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324024936/https://nra.org.uk/imperial/schools-meeting/ |archive-date=24 March 2022 |language=English |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=David James |title=Ashburton Day |url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/15th-july-1949/10/ashburton-day |access-date=14 October 2022 |work=The Spectator |date=15 July 1949 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014114019/http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/15th-july-1949/10/ashburton-day |archive-date=14 October 2022 |page=10 |language=English}}</ref> A separate competition is held the week prior for cadet units not attached to a school (such as the [[Army Cadet Force]]), as part of the Inter-Services Cadet Rifle Meeting (ISCRM).
The '''Ashburton Shield''' is an historic trophy for target rifle shooting in the [[British Isles]]. It is awarded annually to the winning team of VIII at the [[Imperial Meeting#School's Imperial|Schools' Meeting]] (previously the Public Schools' Meeting), held at [[National Shooting Centre|Bisley]] by the [[National Rifle Association (United Kingdom)|National Rifle Association]]. The competition is open to teams of cadets from, predominantly, [[Combined Cadet Force]] units based in [[Public school (United Kingdom)|public]] and [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private schools]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Schools Imperial Meeting |url=https://nra.org.uk/imperial/schools-meeting/ |website=National Rifle Association |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324024936/https://nra.org.uk/imperial/schools-meeting/ |archive-date=24 March 2022 |language=English |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=David James |title=Ashburton Day |url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/15th-july-1949/10/ashburton-day |access-date=14 October 2022 |work=The Spectator |date=15 July 1949 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014114019/http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/15th-july-1949/10/ashburton-day |archive-date=14 October 2022 |page=10 |language=English}}</ref>{{refn|group=note|A separate competition is held the week prior for cadet units not attached to a school (such as the [[Army Cadet Force]]), as part of the Inter-Services Cadet Rifle Meeting (ISCRM).}}


==History==
==History==
[[File:Bisley Ranges - geograph.org.uk - 1294795.jpg|alt=Photograph of a shooting range, with yellow-and-blue wind flags visible.|thumb|Century Range, Bisley, where the Ashburton Shield has been contested since 1890]]
[[File:Bisley Ranges - geograph.org.uk - 1294795.jpg|alt=Photograph of a shooting range, with yellow-and-blue wind flags visible.|thumb|Century Range, Bisley, where the Ashburton Shield has been contested since 1890]]
The Ashburton Shield was presented by [[Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton|Lord Ashburton]] in 1861 for competition between the Junior [[Officers' Training Corps]] that were run within public schools. This remained the case until the 1948 merger of school cadet units into the [[Combined Cadet Force]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1260sqn.co.uk/about-us/the-air-cadet-organisation/the-history-of-the-combined-cadet-force |title=The History of the Combined Cadet Force |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129212629/http://www.1260sqn.co.uk/about-us/the-air-cadet-organisation/the-history-of-the-combined-cadet-force |archive-date=29 November 2014 |website=1260sqn.co.uk}}</ref> The shield was first contested at the National Rifle Association's second Imperial Meeting.<ref>Edward Walford, (2006 reprinted), ''Greater London. A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. Volume 2'', page 508, (Adamant Media Corporation)</ref> It was mentioned by [[Edward Walford]] in 1878 when he wrote of the Meeting, then at Wimbledon:
The Ashburton Shield was presented by [[Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton|Lord Ashburton]] in 1861 for competition between the Junior [[Officers' Training Corps]] that were run within public schools.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Col. Langford Lloyd |title=Where the Best Marksmen of the Empire Meet: Bisley's Coronation Fortnight & The Story of the King's Prize |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/831407103 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=3 July 1937 |page=12 |quote=When the Ashburton was given in 1861 by Lord Ashburton, only seven schools were eligible.}}</ref> This remained the case until the 1948 merger of school cadet units into the [[Combined Cadet Force]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1260sqn.co.uk/about-us/the-air-cadet-organisation/the-history-of-the-combined-cadet-force |title=The History of the Combined Cadet Force |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129212629/http://www.1260sqn.co.uk/about-us/the-air-cadet-organisation/the-history-of-the-combined-cadet-force |archive-date=29 November 2014 |website=1260sqn.co.uk}}</ref> The shield was first contested at the National Rifle Association's second [[Imperial Meeting]].<ref>Edward Walford, (2006 reprinted), ''Greater London. A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. Volume 2'', page 508, (Adamant Media Corporation)</ref> It was mentioned by [[Edward Walford]] in 1878 when he wrote of the Meeting, then at Wimbledon:


{{blockquote|''"These annual gatherings are attended by the élite of fashion, and always include a large number of ladies, who generally evince the greatest interest in the target practice of the various competitors, whether it be for the honour of carrying off the [[Elcho Shield]], the Queen's or the Prince of Wales's Prize, or the ''[Ashburton]'' shield shot for by our great Public Schools, or the Annual Rifle Match between the Houses of Lords and Commons."''<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Putney |chapter-url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45294 |title=Old and New London: Volume 6 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902201925/http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45294 |url-status=live |archivedate=2 September 2014 |date=1878 |pages=489–503 |access-date=17 May 2014 |via=[[British History Online]] |publisher=Cassell, Petter & Galpin |location=London}}</ref>}}
{{blockquote|These annual gatherings are attended by the élite of fashion, and always include a large number of ladies, who generally evince the greatest interest in the target practice of the various competitors, whether it be for the honour of carrying off the [[Elcho Shield]], the Queen's or the Prince of Wales's Prize, or the [Ashburton] shield shot for by our great Public Schools, or the Annual Rifle Match between the Houses of Lords and Commons.<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Putney |chapter-url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45294 |title=Old and New London: Volume 6 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902201925/http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45294 |url-status=live |archivedate=2 September 2014 |date=1878 |pages=489–503 |access-date=17 May 2014 |via=[[British History Online]] |publisher=Cassell, Petter & Galpin |location=London}}</ref>}}


The runner-up team is awarded the Montague-Jones Challenge Trophy, which was first presented in 1947 by the OTC Officers Club in memory of Major Montague-Jones OBE TD, and eight NRA bronze medals. The third place team are awarded eight NRA bronze medals.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://nra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/NRA-Handbook-Competitions-2021.pdf |title=NRA Handbook Competitions 2021 |publisher=National Rifle Association of the UK |year=2021 |pages=217-218}}</ref> The Allhallows Salver, presented in 1987 by [[Allhallows College]], is awarded to the coach of the winning school.
The runner-up team is awarded the Montague-Jones Challenge Trophy, which was first presented in 1947 by the OTC Officers Club in memory of Major Montague-Jones OBE TD, and eight NRA bronze medals. The third place team are awarded eight NRA bronze medals.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://nra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/NRA-Handbook-Competitions-2021.pdf |title=NRA Handbook Competitions 2021 |publisher=National Rifle Association of the UK |year=2021 |pages=217–218}}</ref> The Allhallows Salver, presented in 1987 by [[Allhallows College]], is awarded to the coach of the winning school.


The Public Schools' Meeting is considered the pinnacle of inter-school shooting in the UK, and [[British Pathe|British Pathé]] featured the event in multiple newsreels.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schools Day At Bisley |url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/schools-day-at-bisley |website=British Pathé |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127073238/https://www.britishpathe.com/video/schools-day-at-bisley |archive-date=27 November 2018 |language=British English |date=16 July 1934 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= News In A Nutshell 1935 |url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/news-in-a-nutshell-57/query/ashburton |website=British Pathé |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014102045/https://www.britishpathe.com/video/news-in-a-nutshell-57/query/ashburton |archive-date=14 October 2022 |language=British English |date=15 July 1935 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ashburton Shield Competition 1938 |url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/ashburton-shield-competition |website=British Pathé |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127062306/https://www.britishpathe.com/video/ashburton-shield-competition |archive-date=27 November 2018 |language=British English |date=11 July 1938 |url-status=live}}</ref> It has been held annually, with the exception of 1915–18 and 1940–45 due to the outbreak of war, and 2020–21 when the meeting was placed in abeyance due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. [[Epsom College]] hold the record for the most wins, at 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epsomcollege.org.uk/news/16th-july-2011-another-ashburton-win-for-target-rifle-team|website=Epsom College|title=Another Ashburton win for target rifle team|quote=The College Target Rifle VIII saw off strong competition at the National Rifle Association's Schools Meeting at Bisley last week to retain the prestigious Ashburton Shield in the 150th year of the competition. This was the 15th time overall and the 14th time in the past 22 years that Epsom has won the blue riband event of the school target rifle shooting calendar.|date=14 July 2011}}</ref>
The Public Schools' Meeting is considered the pinnacle of inter-school shooting in the UK, and [[British Pathe|British Pathé]] featured the event in multiple newsreels.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schools Day At Bisley |url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/schools-day-at-bisley |website=British Pathé |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127073238/https://www.britishpathe.com/video/schools-day-at-bisley |archive-date=27 November 2018 |language=British English |date=16 July 1934 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= News In A Nutshell 1935 |url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/news-in-a-nutshell-57/query/ashburton |website=British Pathé |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014102045/https://www.britishpathe.com/video/news-in-a-nutshell-57/query/ashburton |archive-date=14 October 2022 |language=British English |date=15 July 1935 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ashburton Shield Competition 1938 |url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/ashburton-shield-competition |website=British Pathé |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127062306/https://www.britishpathe.com/video/ashburton-shield-competition |archive-date=27 November 2018 |language=British English |date=11 July 1938 |url-status=live}}</ref> It has been held annually, with the exception of 1915–18 and 1940–45 due to the outbreak of war, and 2020–21 when the meeting was placed in abeyance due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. [[Epsom College]] hold the record for the most wins, at 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epsomcollege.org.uk/news/16th-july-2011-another-ashburton-win-for-target-rifle-team|website=Epsom College|title=Another Ashburton win for target rifle team|quote=The College Target Rifle VIII saw off strong competition at the National Rifle Association's Schools' Meeting at Bisley last week to retain the prestigious Ashburton Shield in the 150th year of the competition. This was the 15th time overall and the 14th time in the past 22 years that Epsom has won the blue riband event of the school target rifle shooting calendar.|date=14 July 2011}}</ref>


Notable winners include 2018 [[2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships#Women|ISSF World Champion]] [[Seonaid McIntosh]], who was a member of the 2013 winning team from [[Dollar Academy]].<ref name="ashburton2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/results/imperial/2013/704.pdf |title=Ashburton Shield Prizelist 2013 |date=21 July 2013 |accessdate=17 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717124516/http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/results/imperial/2013/704.pdf |archive-date= 17 July 2013}}</ref> McIntosh individually won the Schools Hundred competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/results/imperial/2013/735.pdf |title=Schools Hundred Prizelist 2013 |date=30 October 2013 |accessdate=17 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017153156/http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/results/imperial/2013/735.pdf |archive-date= 17 October 2016}}</ref>
Notable winners include 2018 [[2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships#Women|ISSF World Champion]] [[Seonaid McIntosh]], who was a member of the 2013 winning team from [[Dollar Academy]].<ref name="ashburton2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/results/imperial/2013/704.pdf |title=Ashburton Shield Prizelist 2013 |date=21 July 2013 |publisher=[[National Rifle Association (United Kingdom)|National Rifle Association]] |accessdate=17 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717124516/http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/results/imperial/2013/704.pdf |archive-date= 17 July 2013}}</ref> McIntosh individually won the Schools Hundred competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/results/imperial/2013/735.pdf |title=Schools Hundred Prizelist 2013 |date=30 October 2013 |publisher=[[National Rifle Association (United Kingdom)|National Rifle Association]] |accessdate=17 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017153156/http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/results/imperial/2013/735.pdf |archive-date= 17 October 2016}}</ref>


==Results by year==
==Results by year==
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| 2002 || [[Epsom College]] (9) || 486 ||[[Uppingham School]] || 479 || [[The Oratory School]] || 474
| 2002 || [[Epsom College]] (9) || 486 ||[[Uppingham School]] || 479 || [[The Oratory School]] || 474
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| 2003<ref>{{cite news |author1=John Barry |title=Shooting: Stamford blow hot |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/shooting/2407528/Shooting-Stamford-blow-hot.html |access-date=13 August 2024 |work=The Telegraph |publisher=Telegraph Media Group |date=11 July 2003 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160229071049/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/shooting/2407528/Shooting-Stamford-blow-hot.html |archive-date=29 February 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> || [[Stamford School]] (2) || 507.31v || [[Epsom College]] || 506.32v || [[Marlborough College]] || 504.29v
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| 2003 || [[Stamford School]] (2) || 507.31v || [[Epsom College]] || 506.32v || [[Marlborough College]] || 504.29v
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| 2004 || [[Epsom College]] (10) || 511.31v || [[Marlborough College]] || 508.32v || [[Uppingham School]] || 505.36v
| 2004 || [[Epsom College]] (10) || 511.31v || [[Marlborough College]] || 508.32v || [[Uppingham School]] || 505.36v
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| 2005 || [[Dollar Academy]] || 760.43v || [[Epsom College]] || 747.46v || [[Stamford School]] || 742.36v
| 2005 || [[Dollar Academy]] || 760.43v || [[Epsom College]] || 747.46v || [[Stamford School]] || 742.36v
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| 2006 || [[Epsom College]] (11) || 788.59v || [[Marlborough College]] || 775.46v || [[The Oratory School]] || 775.45v
| 2006<ref>{{cite news |author1=Tony de Launay |title=Shooting: Tenth triumph a breeze for Epsom |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/shooting-tenth-triumph-a-breeze-for-epsom-m22jrj0fjwz |access-date=13 August 2024 |work=[[The Times]] |date=14 July 2006 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240813080940/https://www.thetimes.com/article/shooting-tenth-triumph-a-breeze-for-epsom-m22jrj0fjwz |archive-date=13 August 2024|url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref> || [[Epsom College]] (11) || 788.59v || [[Marlborough College]] || 775.46v || [[The Oratory School]] || 775.45v
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| 2007 || [[Epsom College]] (12) || '''794.63v''' || [[Marlborough College]] || 782.58v || [[The Oratory School]] || 771.40v
| 2007 || [[Epsom College]] (12) || '''794.63v''' || [[Marlborough College]] || 782.58v || [[The Oratory School]] || 771.40v
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| 2009 || [[Gresham's School]] (2) || 794.59v || [[Dollar Academy]] || 774.62v || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 770.52v
| 2009 || [[Gresham's School]] (2) || 794.59v || [[Dollar Academy]] || 774.62v || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 770.52v
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| 2010<ref>{{cite news |title=Epsom College are hottest shots again |url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/sport/other_sport/8293187.epsom-college-are-hottest-shots-again/ |access-date=13 August 2024 |work=Your Local Guardian |publisher=Newsquest |date=26 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125115439/https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/sport/other_sport/8293187.epsom-college-are-hottest-shots-again/ |archive-date=25 January 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> || [[Epsom College]] (14) || 762.42v || [[Gresham's School]] || 762.40v || [[Cheltenham College]] || 753.39v
| 2010 || [[Epsom College]] (14) || 762.42v || [[Gresham's School]] || 762.40v || [[Cheltenham College]] || 753.39v
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| 2011 || [[Epsom College]] (15) || 762.40v || [[Cheltenham College]] || 760.46v || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] || 752.41v
| 2011 || [[Epsom College]] (15) || 762.40v || [[Cheltenham College]] || 760.46v || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] || 752.41v
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| 2022 || [[Bradfield College]] (4) || 691.22v || [[Sedbergh School]] || 678.18v || [[Dollar Academy]] || 673.18v
| 2022 || [[Bradfield College]] (4) || 691.22v || [[Sedbergh School]] || 678.18v || [[Dollar Academy]] || 673.18v
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| 2023 || [[Victoria College, Jersey|Victoria College]] (2) || 758.35v || [[Epsom College]] || 744.37v || [[Bradfield College]] || 740.33v
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| 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/historical/2024/results/Imperial/704.pdf |title=NRA 155th Imperial Meeting - The Ashburton |date=18 July 2024 |accessdate=12 August 2024 }}</ref> || [[Epsom College]] (16) || 778.59v || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] || 758.40v || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 755.50v
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==Performances==
==Performances==
Schools in '''bold''' competed for the Ashburton Shield at the 2022 Schools' Meeting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Imperial Meeting - The Ashburton |url=http://nra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/historical/imperial/2022/704.pdf |website=National Rifle Association of the UK}}</ref>
Schools in '''bold''' competed for the Ashburton Shield at the 2024 Schools' Meeting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=The NRA 155th Imperial Meeting {{ndash}} The Ashburton |url=https://nra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/historical/2024/results/Imperial/704.pdf |website=National Rifle Association of the UK}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
! Wins || School || Years
! Wins || School || Years
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|-
| 15 || '''[[Epsom College]]'''|| 1973, 1990–94, 1998–99, 2002, 2004, 2006–08, 2010–11
| 16 || '''[[Epsom College]]'''|| 1973, 1990–94, 1998–99, 2002, 2004, 2006–08, 2010–11, 2024
|-
|-
| 13 || '''[[Charterhouse School]]'''|| 1882–83, 1889–92, 1895–96, 1898, 1920, 1931, 1948, 1988
| 13 || '''[[Charterhouse School]]'''|| 1882–83, 1889–92, 1895–96, 1898, 1920, 1931, 1948, 1988
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| rowspan="2" | 8 || [[Eton College]]|| 1863, 1868, 1878, 1880, 1887, 1901, 1923, 1947
| rowspan="2" | 8 || [[Eton College]]|| 1863, 1868, 1878, 1880, 1887, 1901, 1923, 1947
|-
|-
| [[Uppingham School]]|| 1957, 1969, 1976, 1978, 1981–82, 1995, 2001
| '''[[Uppingham School]]'''|| 1957, 1969, 1976, 1978, 1981–82, 1995, 2001
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 7 || [[Rugby School]]|| 1861, 1894, 1907, 1909, 1912, 1924, 1979
| rowspan="2" | 7 || [[Rugby School]]|| 1861, 1894, 1907, 1909, 1912, 1924, 1979
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| 5 || '''[[Sedbergh School]]'''|| 1914, 1921, 1996–97, 2018
| 5 || '''[[Sedbergh School]]'''|| 1914, 1921, 1996–97, 2018
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 4 || [[Glenalmond College]]|| 1929, 1933, 1949, 1952
| rowspan="4" | 4 || [[Glenalmond College]]|| 1929, 1933, 1949, 1952
|-
|-
| [[Oakham School]]|| 1966, 1972, 1975, 1987
| [[Oakham School]]|| 1966, 1972, 1975, 1987
|-
|-
| [[Wellington College, Berkshire|'''Wellington College''']]|| 2012, 2014, 2016–17
| '''[[Bradfield College]]'''|| 1970, 1980, 1985, 2022
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | 3 || [[Cheltenham College]]|| 1877, 1881, 1902
| '''[[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]]'''|| 2012, 2014, 2016–17
|-
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| rowspan="3" | 3 || [[Cheltenham College]]|| 1877, 1881, 1902
|-
|-
| [[Bradford Grammar School|Bradford School]]|| 1893, 1897, 1910
| [[Bradford Grammar School|Bradford School]]|| 1893, 1897, 1910
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| [[King's College School]]|| 1932, 1934, 1938
| [[King's College School]]|| 1932, 1934, 1938
|-
|-
| '''[[Bradfield College]]'''|| 1970, 1980, 1985
| rowspan="12" | 2 || [[Marlborough College]]|| 1874, 1935
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|-
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| rowspan="11" | 2 || [[Marlborough College]]|| 1874, 1935
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|-
| [[Dulwich College]]|| 1886, 1900
| [[Dulwich College]]|| 1886, 1900
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| [[The Leys School]]|| 1950, 1953
| [[The Leys School]]|| 1950, 1953
|-
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| '''[[Victoria College, Jersey|Victoria College]]'''|| 1961, 2023
|-
|-
| '''[[Gresham's School]]'''|| 1968, 2009
| '''[[Gresham's School]]'''|| 1968, 2009
|-
|-
| [[Royal Grammar School, Guildford|'''RGS Guildford''']]|| 1986, 2019
| '''[[Royal Grammar School, Guildford|RGS Guildford]]'''|| 1986, 2019
|-
|-
| [[Stamford School]]|| 2000, 2003
| [[Stamford School]]|| 2000, 2003
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| '''[[Dollar Academy]]'''|| 2005, 2013
| '''[[Dollar Academy]]'''|| 2005, 2013
|-
|-
| rowspan="14" | 1 || [[Rossall School]]|| 1899
| rowspan="13" | 1 || [[Rossall School]]|| 1899
|-
|-
| '''[[Tonbridge School]]'''|| 1903
| '''[[Tonbridge School]]'''|| 1903
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|-
|-
| [[St Lawrence College, Ramsgate|St Lawrence College]]|| 1959
| [[St Lawrence College, Ramsgate|St Lawrence College]]|| 1959
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|-
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| [[Victoria College, Jersey|'''Victoria College''']]|| 1961
|-
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| [[Ardingly College]]|| 1962
| [[Ardingly College]]|| 1962
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| [[Bedford School]]|| 1984
| [[Bedford School]]|| 1984
|-
|-
| [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|'''Elizabeth College''']]|| 1989
| '''[[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]]'''|| 1989
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Latest revision as of 08:46, 12 December 2024

Ashburton Shield
The Ashburton Shield
SportFullbore target rifle
CompetitionAshburton VIII, Schools Imperial Meeting
Awarded forWinning Team of VIII
LocationBisley Camp
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byNational Rifle Association
History
First award1861
Editions151
First winnerRugby School
Most winsEpsom College (15)
Most recent Victoria College (2023)

The Ashburton Shield is an historic trophy for target rifle shooting in the British Isles. It is awarded annually to the winning team of VIII at the Schools' Meeting (previously the Public Schools' Meeting), held at Bisley by the National Rifle Association. The competition is open to teams of cadets from, predominantly, Combined Cadet Force units based in public and private schools.[1][2][note 1]

History

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Photograph of a shooting range, with yellow-and-blue wind flags visible.
Century Range, Bisley, where the Ashburton Shield has been contested since 1890

The Ashburton Shield was presented by Lord Ashburton in 1861 for competition between the Junior Officers' Training Corps that were run within public schools.[3] This remained the case until the 1948 merger of school cadet units into the Combined Cadet Force.[4] The shield was first contested at the National Rifle Association's second Imperial Meeting.[5] It was mentioned by Edward Walford in 1878 when he wrote of the Meeting, then at Wimbledon:

These annual gatherings are attended by the élite of fashion, and always include a large number of ladies, who generally evince the greatest interest in the target practice of the various competitors, whether it be for the honour of carrying off the Elcho Shield, the Queen's or the Prince of Wales's Prize, or the [Ashburton] shield shot for by our great Public Schools, or the Annual Rifle Match between the Houses of Lords and Commons.[6]

The runner-up team is awarded the Montague-Jones Challenge Trophy, which was first presented in 1947 by the OTC Officers Club in memory of Major Montague-Jones OBE TD, and eight NRA bronze medals. The third place team are awarded eight NRA bronze medals.[7] The Allhallows Salver, presented in 1987 by Allhallows College, is awarded to the coach of the winning school.

The Public Schools' Meeting is considered the pinnacle of inter-school shooting in the UK, and British Pathé featured the event in multiple newsreels.[8][9][10] It has been held annually, with the exception of 1915–18 and 1940–45 due to the outbreak of war, and 2020–21 when the meeting was placed in abeyance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Epsom College hold the record for the most wins, at 15.[11]

Notable winners include 2018 ISSF World Champion Seonaid McIntosh, who was a member of the 2013 winning team from Dollar Academy.[12] McIntosh individually won the Schools Hundred competition.[13]

Results by year

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Scores in bold indicate a record for that competition format.

Year Winner Score Runner Up Score Third Place Score
1861 Rugby School
1862 Harrow School
1863 Eton College
1864 Harrow School (2)
1865 Harrow School (3)
1866 Harrow School (4)
1867 Harrow School (5)
1868 Eton College (2)
1869 Harrow School (6)
1870 Harrow School (7)
1871 Winchester College
1872 Winchester College (2)
1873 Winchester College (3)
1874 Marlborough College
1875 Harrow School (8)
1876 Winchester College (4)
1877 Cheltenham College
1878 Eton College (3)
1879 Harrow School (9)
1880 Eton College (4)
1881 Cheltenham College (2)
1882 Charterhouse School
1883 Charterhouse School (2)
1884 Clifton College
1885 Clifton College (2)
1886 Dulwich College
1887 Eton College (5)
1888 Clifton College (3)
1889 Charterhouse School (3)
1890 Charterhouse School (4)
1891 Charterhouse School (5)
1892 Charterhouse School (6)
1893 Bradford School
1894 Rugby School (2)
1895 Charterhouse School (7)
1896 Charterhouse School (8)
1897 Bradford School (2)
1898 Charterhouse School (9)
1899 Rossall School
1900 Dulwich College (2)
1901 Eton College (6)
1902 Cheltenham College (3)
1903 Tonbridge School
1904 Winchester College (5)
1905 Harrow School (10)
1906 Dover College
1907 Rugby School (2)
1908 Harrow School (11)
1909 Rugby School (3)
1910 Bradford School (3)
1911 Edinburgh Academy
1912 Rugby School (4)
1913 Repton School
1914 Sedbergh School 496 Eton College 490 Harrow School 490
1915-18 No Competition
1919 Winchester College (6)
1920 Charterhouse School (10)
1921 Sedbergh School (2)
1922 Lancing College
1923 Eton College (7)
1924 Rugby School (5)
1925 Lancing College (2)
1926 Clifton College (4)
1927 Brighton College
1928 Clifton College (5)
1929 Glenalmond College
1930 Winchester College (10)
1931 Charterhouse School (11)
1932 King's College School 479 Christ's Hospital 472 Whitgift School 471
1933 Glenalmond College (2) 487 Winchester College 480 Marlborough College 478
1934 King's College School (2) 493 Malvern College 487
1935 Marlborough College (2) 499 Winchester College 498 Whitgift School 494
1936 Brighton College (2) 477 Denstone College 477 The Glasgow Academy 472
1937 Winchester College (11) 477 Bradfield College 474 Clifton College 467
1938 King's College School (3) 497 Marlborough College 488 Winchester College 486
1939 Cranbrook School 482 King's College School 481 Glenalmond College 473
1940-45 No Competition
1946 Blundell's School 461 Sedbergh School 460 Eton College 460
1947 Eton College (8) 517[14] Glenalmond College 509 George Watson's 508
1948 Charterhouse School (12) 500 Allhallows College 498[14] Bradfield College 496
1949 Glenalmond College (3) 512 Charterhouse School 511 The Leys School 510
1950 The Leys School 513 Epsom College 507 King's College School 507
1951 Allhallows College 511 St Paul's, London 510 Marlborough College 508
1952 Glenalmond College (4) 512 Epsom College 511 Exeter School 510
1953 The Leys School (2) 508 Charterhouse School 505 Allhallows College 504
1954 Allhallows College (2) 524 Uppingham School 515 Marlborough College 514
1955 Winchester College (12) 515 Marlborough College 512 Glenalmond College 512
1956 Blundell's School (2) 515 Victoria College 514 Elizabeth College 513
1957[15] Uppingham School 529 Elizabeth College 528 Allhallows College 513
1958 Repton School (2) 508 Blundell's School 506 Epsom College 505
1959 St Lawrence College 517 Oakham School 511 Allhallows College 511
1960 Allhallows College (3) 524 Ardingly College 522 Glenalmond College 520
1961 Victoria College 516 Epsom College 512 Glenalmond College 512
1962 Ardingly College 524 Victoria College 519 Oakham School 515
1963 Allhallows College (4) 522 Marlborough College 515 Dean Close School 515
1964 Allhallows College (5) 519 Uppingham School 519 Oakham School 519
1965 Allhallows College (6) 521 Merchant Taylors' 519 Aldenham School 517
1966 Oakham School[16] 502 Harrow School 500 Allhallows College 499
1967 Cranleigh School 522 King's, Canterbury 513 Epsom College 512
1968 Gresham's School 518 Oakham School 517 Cranleigh School 511
1969 Uppingham School (2) 525 Allhallows College 519 Victoria College 515
1970 Bradfield College 515 Clifton College 514 Oakham School 513
1971 Merchant Taylors' 512 Uppingham School 509 St Peter's, York 508
1972 Oakham School (2) 507.38v Cranleigh School 507.37v Gresham's School 506.36v
1973 Epsom College 502.28v Bradfield College 497.32v Clifton College 496.27v
1974 Clifton College (6) 499 Bedford School 482 Marlborough College 481
1975 Oakham School (2) 499 Christ's Hospital 491 Lancing College 490
1976 Uppingham School (3) Lancing College Victoria College
1977 Allhallows College (7) 505 Epsom College 505 Clifton College 503
1978 Uppingham School (4) 511 Malvern College 505 Oakham School 505
1979 Rugby School (6) 513 Uppingham School 509 Haileybury College 498
1980 Bradfield College (2) 512 Uppingham School 511 Clifton College 509
1981[15] Uppingham School (4) 508 Elizabeth College 504 Marlborough College 504
1982 Uppingham School (5) 504 Marlborough College 502 St John's School 501
1983 Malvern College 519 Uppingham School 516 Epsom College 515
1984 Bedford School 521 Harrow School 518 Wellington College 516
1985 Bradfield College (3) 525 Oundle School 523 Elizabeth College 518
1986 RGS Guildford 512 Cheltenham College 511 Marlborough College 507
1987 Oakham School (3) 535 Bradfield College 523 Kimbolton School 519
1988 Charterhouse School (13) 508 Dollar Academy 507 Uppingham School 503
1989[15] Elizabeth College 493 Glenalmond College 492 Wellington College 488
1990 Epsom College (2) 511 Oundle School 507 Marlborough College 504
1991 Epsom College (3) 506.40v Wellington College 502.30v Bradfield College 500.34v
1992 Epsom College (4) 512.42v Marlborough College 507.31v Bradfield College 505.35v
1993 Epsom College (5) 518.47v RGS Guildford 518.34v Elizabeth College 515.37v
1994 Epsom College (6) 525.44v Wellington College 515.40v Cheltenham College 513.40v
1995 Uppingham School (6) 462 RGS Guildford 456 Campbell College 451
1996 Sedbergh School (3) 461
1997 Sedbergh School (4) 480 Cheltenham College 462 Elizabeth College 457
1998 Epsom College (7) 474 Sedbergh School 473 Campbell College 471
1999 Epsom College (8) 491 Campbell College 482 The Oratory School 469
2000 Stamford School 550.46v Epsom College 509.35v Harrow School 507.23v
2001 Uppingham School (7) 476 Epsom College 468 Sedbergh School 450
2002 Epsom College (9) 486 Uppingham School 479 The Oratory School 474
2003[17] Stamford School (2) 507.31v Epsom College 506.32v Marlborough College 504.29v
2004 Epsom College (10) 511.31v Marlborough College 508.32v Uppingham School 505.36v
2005 Dollar Academy 760.43v Epsom College 747.46v Stamford School 742.36v
2006[18] Epsom College (11) 788.59v Marlborough College 775.46v The Oratory School 775.45v
2007 Epsom College (12) 794.63v Marlborough College 782.58v The Oratory School 771.40v
2008 Epsom College (13) 790.75v Dollar Academy 779.50v The Oratory School 766.52v
2009 Gresham's School (2) 794.59v Dollar Academy 774.62v Elizabeth College 770.52v
2010[19] Epsom College (14) 762.42v Gresham's School 762.40v Cheltenham College 753.39v
2011 Epsom College (15) 762.40v Cheltenham College 760.46v Wellington College 752.41v
2012 Wellington College (1) 787.71v RGS Guildford 770.49v Epsom College 760.43v
2013 Dollar Academy (2) 757.39v Epsom College 744.40v Wellington College 741.41v
2014 Wellington College (2) 755.42v Epsom College 738.36v Elizabeth College 736.43v
2015 Ellesmere College 745.42v Dollar Academy 734.35v Victoria College 733.31v
2016 Wellington College (3) 761.37v Dollar Academy 760.53v Gresham's School 758.42v
2017[15] Wellington College (4) 772.53v Elizabeth College 749.38v Sedbergh School 747.47v
2018 Sedbergh School (5) 761.47v Victoria College 756.52v Gresham's School 753.44v
2019 RGS Guildford (2) 759.44v Gresham's School 756.40v Sedbergh School 754.48v
2020-21 No Competition
2022 Bradfield College (4) 691.22v Sedbergh School 678.18v Dollar Academy 673.18v
2023 Victoria College (2) 758.35v Epsom College 744.37v Bradfield College 740.33v
2024[20] Epsom College (16) 778.59v Wellington College 758.40v Elizabeth College 755.50v

Performances

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Schools in bold competed for the Ashburton Shield at the 2024 Schools' Meeting.[21]

Wins School Years
16 Epsom College 1973, 1990–94, 1998–99, 2002, 2004, 2006–08, 2010–11, 2024
13 Charterhouse School 1882–83, 1889–92, 1895–96, 1898, 1920, 1931, 1948, 1988
11 Harrow School 1862, 1864–67, 1969, 1870, 1875, 1879, 1905, 1908
9 Winchester College 1871–73, 1876, 1904, 1919, 1930, 1937, 1955
8 Eton College 1863, 1868, 1878, 1880, 1887, 1901, 1923, 1947
Uppingham School 1957, 1969, 1976, 1978, 1981–82, 1995, 2001
7 Rugby School 1861, 1894, 1907, 1909, 1912, 1924, 1979
Allhallows College 1951, 1954, 1960, 1963–65, 1977
6 Clifton College 1884–85, 1888, 1926, 1928, 1974
5 Sedbergh School 1914, 1921, 1996–97, 2018
4 Glenalmond College 1929, 1933, 1949, 1952
Oakham School 1966, 1972, 1975, 1987
Bradfield College 1970, 1980, 1985, 2022
Wellington College 2012, 2014, 2016–17
3 Cheltenham College 1877, 1881, 1902
Bradford School 1893, 1897, 1910
King's College School 1932, 1934, 1938
2 Marlborough College 1874, 1935
Dulwich College 1886, 1900
Repton School 1913, 1958
Lancing College 1922, 1925
Brighton College 1927, 1936
Blundell's School 1946, 1956
The Leys School 1950, 1953
Victoria College 1961, 2023
Gresham's School 1968, 2009
RGS Guildford 1986, 2019
Stamford School 2000, 2003
Dollar Academy 2005, 2013
1 Rossall School 1899
Tonbridge School 1903
Dover College 1906
Edinburgh Academy 1911
Cranbrook School 1939
St Lawrence College 1959
Ardingly College 1962
Cranleigh School 1967
Merchant Taylors' 1971
Malvern College 1983
Bedford School 1984
Elizabeth College 1989
Ellesmere College 2015

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ A separate competition is held the week prior for cadet units not attached to a school (such as the Army Cadet Force), as part of the Inter-Services Cadet Rifle Meeting (ISCRM).

Citations

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  1. ^ "Schools Imperial Meeting". National Rifle Association. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. ^ David James (15 July 1949). "Ashburton Day". The Spectator. p. 10. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  3. ^ Col. Langford Lloyd (3 July 1937). "Where the Best Marksmen of the Empire Meet: Bisley's Coronation Fortnight & The Story of the King's Prize". The Daily Telegraph. p. 12. When the Ashburton was given in 1861 by Lord Ashburton, only seven schools were eligible.
  4. ^ "The History of the Combined Cadet Force". 1260sqn.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
  5. ^ Edward Walford, (2006 reprinted), Greater London. A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. Volume 2, page 508, (Adamant Media Corporation)
  6. ^ "Putney". Old and New London: Volume 6. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin. 1878. pp. 489–503. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014 – via British History Online.
  7. ^ NRA Handbook Competitions 2021 (PDF). National Rifle Association of the UK. 2021. pp. 217–218.
  8. ^ "Schools Day At Bisley". British Pathé. 16 July 1934. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  9. ^ "News In A Nutshell 1935". British Pathé. 15 July 1935. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Ashburton Shield Competition 1938". British Pathé. 11 July 1938. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Another Ashburton win for target rifle team". Epsom College. 14 July 2011. The College Target Rifle VIII saw off strong competition at the National Rifle Association's Schools' Meeting at Bisley last week to retain the prestigious Ashburton Shield in the 150th year of the competition. This was the 15th time overall and the 14th time in the past 22 years that Epsom has won the blue riband event of the school target rifle shooting calendar.
  12. ^ "Ashburton Shield Prizelist 2013" (PDF). National Rifle Association. 21 July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Schools Hundred Prizelist 2013" (PDF). National Rifle Association. 30 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  14. ^ a b "Charterhouse School Win Ashburton Shield Bisley - 1948 Clip". Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  15. ^ a b c d Elizabeth College: A Rifle-Shooting Century (1 ed.). UK: OE Rifle Club. 2022.
  16. ^ Guillomot-Bonnefond, Aurore; Woodward, Charlotte (7 December 2022). "Ashburton". The A-Z of Oakham School. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  17. ^ John Barry (11 July 2003). "Shooting: Stamford blow hot". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  18. ^ Tony de Launay (14 July 2006). "Shooting: Tenth triumph a breeze for Epsom". The Times. Archived from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Epsom College are hottest shots again". Your Local Guardian. Newsquest. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  20. ^ "NRA 155th Imperial Meeting - The Ashburton" (PDF). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  21. ^ "The NRA 155th Imperial Meeting – The Ashburton" (PDF). National Rifle Association of the UK. 2023.
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