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Scottish Fencing uses members' e-mail addresses for various purposes including team selection, information about grant applications, and importantly at the moment, the election of directors.

Would all members please make sure that the e-mail address listed on the Sport80 website is current and refers to an account which is checked routinely.  Otherwise, important messages may be delayed or not received at all.

The latest and final U13 rankings for Challenge Wratislavia are published below.

Full details on selection for CW were published earlier in the year. As a reminder this is what was set as criteria for selection: http://scottish-fencing.co.uk/fencers/2018/06/01/2019-challenge-wratislavia-outcome-feedback

For U15 fencers you can check the latest British Fencing cadet rankings here

Scottish Fencing’s Board comprises seven elected and two independent directors.  The Board appointed Morven Shaw in October to fill a casual vacancy arising from a resignation and two other vacancies arise in February when Billy Steele’s and Sheila Anderson’s terms of office expire.  The Board intends to seek nominations for three Elected Director posts, to serve for four-year terms, and hold an election in February if necessary.

Please complete the 2018 Equality Survey here. If you already have - thank you! The information collected is confidential and it only takes 1 minute to complete the survey.

The anonymised data helps Scottish Fencing (and the other home nations) make fencing more equitable and accessible.

#THISGIRLCAN Lara and Fleur's story

‘I’m a Woman’.. ‘Phenomenally.’. ‘Phenomenal woman’.. ‘That’s me’.

These lines, taken from the late Maya Angelou’s* poem Phenomenal Woman and, narrated by her, play over a video for the #thisgirlcan campaign (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZoXyIxqFRc) which is encouraging girls and women to play sport, using “real” women role models.

Chloe Dickson, at 22 years old, has been fencing competitively for half her life. Her journey began by accident, when at the age of 10 she found a bag of her Dad’s old fencing gear under a bed. After being shown the basics at home, it was not long before she had persuaded her parents to take her along to the local fencing club.

Scottish Fencing has appointed the following as weapon captains for the Commonwealth Championships:

MF Keith Cook

WF Chloe Dickson

ME Calum Johnston

WE Alex Stewart

WS Sarahjane Hampson

MS Julian Ghosh

Elgin High School was the venue for the UK’s most northerly open fencing tournament last weekend (29 & 30 September) when over 80 competitors from places as far afield as Portland, Oregon, New York, Orkney and Cardiff competed for the Highland Open Men’s, Women’s Foil, Epee and Sabre titles.

It was the sixth time that the competition has been held in Elgin and the first time at the new Elgin High School.

Congratulations to Dunblane Fencing Club, who were recently rewarded with Scottish Fencing Swordmark “SuperClub” status!

This conference is a rare opportunity to hear a world expert in the sports performance field speak in Scotland. 

A mindset and performance expert with over 25 years experience, Allistair has trained a host of world champion athletes including Grand Slam Tennis champions, PGA Golfers and Olympians.