Results | FALCON Sporting Clays #2 September 2026
Updated: Sep 27
Falcon Sporting Clays #2 | September Results
The second weekend of the 2026 Falcon Sporting Clays programme is complete, with another three days of English Sporting, Super Sporting and Rally Clays at Wairarapa.
Despite another fairly ordinary forecast in the lead-up, conditions were considerably better than expected for much of the weekend, particularly through Friday and Saturday. A total of 46 shooters came through the grounds across the three days, with many returning for multiple days and multiple rounds.
The flexible format again allowed people to come and go when it suited them, shoot one round or several, re-enter to improve a score, mix competition with practice, and generally make the weekend work around their own time and goals.
Just as encouraging was the continued mix of experienced competitors, developing club shooters and complete newcomers. We again welcomed new members into the club, while several people experienced clay target shooting for the first time and were able to spend one-on-one time with experienced club shooters learning safe gun handling, basic technique, target reading and the fundamentals needed to start well.
That opportunity to learn, ask questions, get some advice and then have another go is a big part of what these weekends are intended to provide. We’re continuing to see newer and developing shooters grow in confidence, become more comfortable joining normal club squads, and return month after month to keep improving.
There was plenty of strong shooting at the competitive end as well. John Hillier and Tim Crum both reached 37/40 in English Sporting, while James Mackie led the Super Sporting scoreboard with 57/60. Rally Clays also returned for the second official New Zealand competition, with the full results available through the link below.
A huge thanks again to Falcon Ammunition for continuing to back a programme built around participation, development and giving people more opportunities to shoot. Their support allows us to put meaningful prizes right through the grades while continuing to create an environment where newcomers, developing shooters and experienced competitors can all take part alongside one another.
Live Scoreboard + Results Lists:
English Sporting
English Sporting was again run as a 40-target event, with shooters able to re-enter throughout the weekend and their best official round counting toward the September results.
The leading score was an excellent 37/40, reached by John Hillier and Tim Crum.
AA – John Hillier (37)
R/U – James Mackie (35)
A – Tim Crum (37)
R/U – Reno Verde (34)
B – Joe Bannister (35)
R/U – Royden Terry / Murray Gribben / Keith Breuer (34)
C – Nick Marvell (28)
R/U – Vincent Iwikau (26)
Novice – Steve Lamb (22)
R/U – Rowan Wright (19)
Super Sporting
Super Sporting provided the more technical of the two Sporting courses, with 60 targets and a mixture of presentations and shooting positions across the grounds.
Again, shooters could re-enter throughout the weekend, with only their best official 60-target score counting.
At the top of the scoreboard, James Mackie finished on 57/60, while John Hillier was close behind on 54.
AA – James Mackie (57)
R/U – John Hillier (54)
A – Reno Verde (49)
R/U – Harry Denton (47)
B – Joe Bannister (49)
R/U – Keith Breuer (41)
C – Paul Wardle (35)
R/U – Richard Millican (33)
Novice – Scott Kennedy (27)
R/U – Matt Dee (19)
Falcon Ammunition Prizes
A major part of the Falcon Sporting Clays programme is making sure the prize pool reaches shooters throughout the grades rather than simply rewarding the highest overall score.
Thanks to the exceptional support of Falcon Ammunition, ammunition prizes have been allocated to the winner and runner-up in every English Sporting and Super Sporting grade, as well as the three Rally Clays competition pools.
For September:
Grade / Pool Winner – 7 packets of Falcon ammunition
Runner-Up – 4 packets of Falcon ammunition
Ammunition prizes may only be collected on presentation of a current New Zealand firearms licence.
The club is extremely grateful to Falcon for providing the backing that makes this level of prize support possible.
Random Prize Draws
Alongside the performance-based Falcon ammunition awards, four additional prizes are being drawn from eligible members who posted at least one official English Sporting or Super Sporting score during the September weekend.
These prizes are supported by Hunting & Fishing Masterton, King & Henry Masterton and STIHL SHOP Masterton, and together have a value of more than $500.
September Random Draw Prizes
Beretta Trident Shooting Glasses 3 lens kit – Ian Buick
Wet & Forget Rapid Application 2L – David Jeaffreson
Wet & Forget Double Bubble House Wash 2L – Royden Terry
STIHL Thermos Flask – Steve Anslow
Hitman Organic Weedkiller – Chris Hooson
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Falcon Ammunition is providing approximately $12,000 in ammunition prizes across the four-month series, allowing substantial performance prizes to be distributed throughout English Sporting, Super Sporting and Rally Clays.
The programme is also supported by Hunting & Fishing Masterton, King & Henry Masterton and STIHL SHOP Masterton, together providing more than $2,000 in additional prizes across the series.
Thank you to all four businesses for getting behind the programme.
Prize Collection
All September prizes will be available for collection from the club office during the remaining 2026 Falcon Sporting Clays weekends.
Ammunition prizes require presentation of a current New Zealand firearms licence.
Any prizes remaining uncollected at the conclusion of the November Falcon weekend will be returned to the club prize pool.
Next Falcon Weekend
The next Falcon Sporting Clays weekend will be:
16–18 October 2026
English Sporting and Super Sporting will return, together with the third New Zealand Rally Clays competition.
All scoreboards start again from zero for October. Full weekend details and registrations will follow shortly.
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