Protea Teams (2006 to date)

World Long Range Historical Rifle Championship,
Cape Town, South Africa, April 2006
Back: Merwe van Rensburg, Dave Taylor, Joe Raymond, Johann Theron, John Duckitt, Dirk van der Berg,
Ronnie Blake, Johan de Beer, Jason Di Bona, Bob Mann
Front: Mike Di Bona, John Austin, Eddy Stern, Ray Hall, Willie de Beer,
Kobus de Villiers, Mike Neumann,
Frik Jordaan
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MLAIC World Short Range Championships,
Bordeaux, France, August 2006
Back: Edward Knowles, Johann Theron, Japie Maritz, Casper Badenhorst,
George Synodinos, Zappi Lupini
Front: Manuel Cardoso Lopes, Kevin Greenwood, Paul Vimercati,
Vinci Vimercati, Corena de Beer, Joe Raymond,
Merwe van Rensburg
Insert: Willie de Beer
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MLAIC World Long Range Championships,
Cape Town, South Africa, September 2007
Back: Gavin James, Kobus de Villiers, Dave Taylor, John Duckitt,
Ronnie Blake, Casper Badenhorst, Japie Maritz
Front: Johan de Beer, Corena de Beer, Johann Vosser, Merwe van Rensburg, Willie de Beer, John Austin,
Tertius Smit
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MLAIC World Short Range Championship,
Adelaide, Australia, August 2008
Back: Eddy Stern, Clint Slabbert, Colin Twine, Frans Cronjé, MJ Dippenaar,
Robbie Crawford-Brunt
Front: Corena de Beer, Frederik Jacobs, Wim Steyn, Paul Vimercati, Willie de Beer |

MLAIC World Long Range Championships,
Camp Butner, North Carolina, USA, September 2009
Back: Johann Vosser, Japie Maritz, Johan de Beer, Corena de Beer,
Ronnie Blake, Gavin James
Front: Tertius Smit, Kobus de Villiers, Eugene Kuisis, Merwe van Rensburg,
Chris Williams (supporter) |

24th MLAIC World Short Range Championships,
Fervenca, Barcelos, Portugal, August 2010
Back: Hennie Grobler, Colin Twine, Willie de Beer,
Merwe van Rensburg, Corena de Beer
Front: Chris Twine, Frederik Jacobs, Bart Keet, MJ Dippenaar, Wim Steyn,
Willie Steyn |

MLAIC World Long Range Championships,
Bisley, United Kingdom, September 2011
Back: Kobus de Villiers, John Duckitt, Ronnie Blake, Divan Ferreira, Tertius Smit
Front: Eugene Kuisis, Merwe van Rensburg, Japie Maritz (Captain), Jonathan Hendey (Manager), Corena de Beer, Johan de Beer |

MLAIC World Short Range Championships,
Pforzheim, Germany, August 2012
Back: Johan de Beer, Johan van Wyk, Frederik Jacobs, Bernard Toyk
Front: Corena de Beer, Shaun Kennedy, André Malan, André Stander |
History of South African Black Powder Shooting
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Previous BPSU Chairmen:
Ray van Zanten (2002-2004),
Willie de Beer (2004-2007),
Merwe van Rensburg (2007-current) |

Edward Knowles receives his SASCOC certificate from Merwe van Rensburg
(2006 Team - Bordeaux) |

Gavin James receiving his SASCOC certificate from Merwe van Rensburg
(2007 Team - Cape Town) |

Tertius Smit receiving his SASCOC certificate from Merwe van Rensburg (2007 Team - Cape Town) |

Tertius Smit
Japie Maritz Trophy for Long Range Aggregate - Wonderboom 2009 |

Eugene Kuisis
Johan Moolman Gedenktrofee vir die Skut van die Jaar - Wonderboom 2009 |

2010 BPSU Executive Committee
Japie Maritz, Johan de Beer, Johann Theron, Eddy Stern, Roland Nicol, Corena de Beer, Eugene Kuisis, Paul Vimercati, Merwe van Rensburg, William Greyvenstein, John Duckitt, Alex Cunningham, Harry Hearnden
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Merwe van Rensburg
Japie Maritz Trophy for Long Range Aggregate -
Wonderboom 2011 |
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