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This Sunday saw another closely fought White Horse Team Trophy. The first semi-final saw Wrekin A pushing last years champions Abingdon B hard. A 15-9 second leg, Epee, victory for Wrekin closed Abingdon's early lead. The match remained on a knife edge as the foilists exchanged blows point for point in a tense final bout. Abingdon B finally winning 30-29. ULU (University of London Union) took an easier victory over Stourbridge's 'Scarlet and the Pimpernels' in the second semi-final, beating them 30-15. A notable performance by the ULU foilist overwhelmed the Scarlet's leaving them too much ground to recover in the final leg.
The final saw an Abingdon team determined to win press the ULU team hard. A strong second leg, Sabre, saw Abingdon B close ULU's early lead to a single point. The final bout, Epee, matched two fencers equally determined to finish on top. No words could truely describe the ferocity and passion contained in the final six minutes of fighting, however it was ULU who were able to creep ahead to win 30-26.
The full Abingdon Teams were:
Abingdon C went out in a good spirited first round match to Oxford C, 30-14. Abingdon A fared no better. Oxford's B team established an early lead. An exhausing final Sabre bout narrowed the gap to bring a victory back in sight. It was all too little, too late as Oxford B were able to edge through 30-27.
Strong performances from all the teams gave rise to a fun days fencing for all. A big thanks to everyone who took part: Oxford, Saxon (Huscarles), NVA, Wrekin, Stourbridge (Scarlet and the Pimpernels) and ULU for making it such an enjoyable day.
Full competition results and photos are available.
We will be holding the event next year, if you wish to register your interest or want more details please email us at whitehorsetrophy@operamail.com.
A great result in the West Midlands for a team of Abingdon Fencers. Nick K (Epee), Martin (Foil) and Nick B (Sabre)
fought through a pool of sixteen teams to be seeded 6th in the DE. A determined effort saw the fencers finish 11th in the Epee,
9th in the Foil and 5th in the Sabre individual ranking.
Strong performances by all three fencers saw an easy victory in the first round match against York Uni A.
The quarter final drew Abingdon against the 3rd seeded Nottingham City club. A close Epee first leg (10-9) slipped away
as Nick B and Martin were beaten by fencers who had convincingly beaten them in the pools. Notts City's glory
was short lived as they met their match with the eventual winners, Birmingham University, in the semi-final.
Abingdon fencers took to the track in a Wacky Races style meet at the Karting circuit in Oxford. Bryony, Martin, Dave, Richard and Nick battled for track glory in 50 closely contested laps (alright, they were only closely contested by everyone behind Dave). Final results:
The 4th White Horse Team Trophy was bigger and brighter than previous years with sixteen teams entering from all three previous winners: Stourbridge, Wrekin and Abingdon and some new clubs Oxford University, Saxon and the Veterans.
A long days fencing left everyone tired as Abingdon B retained the trophy in closely fought final, winning 15-14 on time.
Abingdon B proved to be a team of worthy winners. All three fencers won their respective individual weapon poules before fighting hard to get past Wrekin of Quality in a tight semi-final, winning 30-26.
Congratulations also to Wrekin Havoc who battled past a determined Stourbridge A to win their semi-final 28-24.
The full Abingdon Teams were
Abingdon C went out in a nail-biting first round match to Abingdon A, 30-27. Abingdon A were then quickly dispatched by the unstoppable Abingdon B, 30-5. Abingdon D fared little better losing a close first round match to the Vets 'Friends' 30-22. Full competition results and photos are available.
A team of Abingdon fencers ventured up to the West Midlands to compete in the annual Crystal Open. Nick, Ian and Martin had a strong days fencing finishing well against some strong oppostition.
A mixed team of Abingdon fencers entered Wellesbourne Team Trophy 2006.
The team of four foilists (Dave, Al, Leone and Bryony), two epeeists (Ian and Nick K) and two sabreurs (Nick B and Richard) battled through some determined opposition to walk away with our best result for many years, finishing 4th. Special congratulations to Dave for winning the Mens Foil and also our two novice team members for winning some of their bouts.
A (large) collection of photos taken by Dave on the day is available in our Wellesbourne 2006 Gallery and the
full results are available on the Wellesbourne website.
Abingdon Fencing Club hosted its annual team fencing competition on Sunday, July 2nd at
the White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre. An Abingdon-Wrekin final was guaranteed after the quater-finals, the 'B' teams taking the day:
Abingdon's 'B' team beating the 'A' team (30-29) in a nail biting semi-final; Wrekin 'B' had a slightly more comfortable
trip to final, beating their 'A' team by a comfortable(!) 2-points (30-28).
Another close final at the end of a hot days fencing saw a long awaited Abingdon victory. Abingdon squeezed past a solid Wrekin performance to win (30-24).
Full competition results and photos are available.
Abingdon Fencing Club hosted its annual team fencing competition on Saturday, June 25th at the White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre. Wrekin Sword Club took the trophy in a close final, beating Abingdon's A-team 30-27. Full competition results are available.
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