The Coolibah Trophy
International Pairs Match
The
Coolibah International Pairs Trophy was donated by Philip Bain and is an
individually crafted sculpture of two kangaroos. The sculpture is made from
recycled metal and set on a base Coolibah. Coolibah is a Eucalyptus tree,
native to Australia and often found alongside rivers and billabongs in inland
areas. The Coolibah is immortalized in Australia’s most famous song “Waltzing
Matilda’. Whilst winners cannot
keep the perpetual trophy, each winner receives an individually crafted single
kangaroo replica set on a base of Coolibah wood. The trophy was first competed
for in 2007.
The Coolibah International Pairs Match is a perpetual trophy to be competed for
whenever an international match rifle team is touring Australia. For the
purposes of this trophy an international match rifle team may be either a
goodwill or official team.
The intent of the Coolibah International Pairs Match is to foster international
relationships and goodwill between Australia and other Match Rifle shooting
countries. It aims to provide a competition where Australian and visiting
international competitors have the opportunity to partner together in the spirit
of friendly competition.
Pairs will
consist of one international visitor and one Australian selected by a draw.
Where there are unequal numbers of visitors or Australian participants,
participants from the lesser group may be drawn for more than one pair.
Scheduling of
the competition within the touring team’s itinerary will be done in consultation
with the AMRA, relevant range managers and touring team manager.
Weather
permitting, the match will be contested over three ranges 1000, 1100 and 1200
yards with minimum of 15 shots per range. The winners will be the pair with the
highest aggregate score of both competitors over the three ranges. At the
discretion of the competition organizers some ranges may be extended to 20 shot
matches to fit in with the touring team or range program.
The Match may
be held concurrent with individual competitions with the scores of each person
in the individual competition taken as their score for the pairs match.
The trophy can only be competed for once within a calendar year. Where more than
one touring team is visiting during that year, preference will be given to its
inclusion in an official team’s itinerary.