British Cadet Rifle Team

[1] Every year applications are submitted in the Autumn term and a selection committee with twelve members choose the best eighteen applications, and name an additional three non-travelling reserves.

These selected cadets then shoot at the British National Rifle Association's Imperial Meeting in July before flying to Canada to compete with the Royal Canadian Army Cadets and shoot at the Dominion of Canada meeting held at Connaught Cadet Training Centre.

[2] The Athelings was started in 1910 when cadets from Australia, New Zealand and Canada came to shoot in England.

This followed by subsequent exchanges that took place through the Imperial Cadet Association, founded in 1908 by Captain RJE Hanson.

This was also the period in which the term "Athelings" was introduced by Hanson to describe the members of the teams who go overseas to represent their country.

The first stage of the Rex Goddard match is shot at Bisley , firing the L81 A2 Cadet Target Rifle.
The C12 Cadet Target Rifle, shot by the Athelings during the Cadet Meeting at Connaught.