News

It is with regret that the Board announces that Don McKenzie will be leaving Scottish Fencing at the end of May due to redundancy.  Don has supported many of our athletes onto the British Fencing performance pathway including Katie Smith, Chloe Dickson, Kate Daykin and Jess Corby over the nine years in the post, working with the Scottish Institute of Sport to ensure our athletes made best use of the support provided by them.  He has supported many Scottish Fencing teams at Five-Nation matches and Senior and Junior Commonwealth Championships.

Results for the 2017 Edinburgh Open are now available here 

Scottish Fencing are sorry to announce the loss of another hard working volunteer. Dr David Mends first joined SAFU as secretary in 1981. Checking through some issues of the Point he was still involved in the administration of the sport in 1996!  

As well as supporting the various committees of SAFU Dr Mends was a successful competitive fencer. He was Scottish Foil Champion in 1951 and 1952. In the following year, 1953, he went on to win the Scottish Men’s Epee trophy.

2017 AGM Notice

18 March 2017 9.30 - 11.30am,
Edinburgh Marriott Hotel, 111 Glasgow Road, Edinburgh EH12 8NF

Draft Agenda

Congratulations to all the Scots who took part in the British Veterans Championships in Manchester on the 4th and 5th of March.

Scottish medal winners were

Gold 

• Sheila Anderson (Cat 3 Womens Foil) 
• Michelle Narey (Cat 2 Women's Sabre)

Silver

• Chris Hyde (Cat 1 Men's Sabre)
• Mike McKay (Cat 2 Men's Foil)

Bronze

When: 1 April 2017 (10am check-in)

Where: St. Andrews University Sports Centre, St. Leonards Road, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DY

Entry Fee (per team):
£14 One weapon                    £24 Two weapons                 £30 Three weapons
 

The following fencers have been selected to represent Scotland at this year's Veteran's 4 Nations Match in May near Dublin.

Women's Foil

• Sheila Anderson (Captain)
• Maria Cabrelli
• Helen Pitt
• Marie Steele

Women's Sabre

• Viv Frith
• Michele Narey (Captain)
• Lorna Smith

Women's Epee

• Karen Grant (Captain)
• Lorna Smith
• Maggie Tait

Going to the match or pub to watch Scotland V Italy in the Rugby Six Nations on Saturday 18 March?

Fantastic, before you go come to the Scottish Fencing AGM. We promise to have business completed by 11.30 in time for you to get to wherever you are watching the match. And we will give you breakfast! Tea/coffee and a breakfast roll will be served from 9.15am for a prompt start at 9.30.

Congratulations to all competitors who fought in the qualifiers. The selectors are inviting the following fencers to join the squad for Challenge Wratislavia this year. Please note this list is not in order. Also it does not include those fencers who finished high in the rankings but who have informed the selectors that they are unable to join the squad.

Girls Epee

Emma Stewart

Bethany Ross

Jagoda Marzejewska

Keira Papadopoulos

Cleme Falby

JuliaTroszczynska

Millie Robson

Congratulations to Salle Ossian who are Ladies Sabre British Team Champions for the second year running.

Well done Sarah-Jane Hampson, Kate Daykin and Lucy Higham!