Veterans Fencing

Who? Over-40's (UK, Commonwealth & European events); Over-50's (World Veteran Championships)

Competitions: Celtic challenge (team); 4-nations (team); Commonwealth Veterans Championships (ind & team); European and World Veterans (ind & team); most open competitions also have prizes for best veteran performer

Contact: (new fencers) your local club or Scottish Fencing (some of our best fencers started as veterans)

Contact: Karen Grant (scottish.fencing.veterans@gmail.com)

More Information

Veterans Fencing video
https://youtu.be/vLHIT2KkNxY

Latest news on veterans' fencing below...

  • Veterans Home International 2016 - Team Selection
    9 May 2016

    This year's 4 Nations team match will be in Durham on the weekend of April 9th/10th.

    The following fencers have been selected to represent Scotland

     

    Men's Sabre

    • Barry Coutler
    • Keith Davidson (Capt)
    • Ruadh...
  • Veterans Home International 2016
    28 Jan 2016

    This year's 4 Nations team match will be in Durham on the weekend of April 9th/10th.

    Selection of the teams will be in line with the published criteria, so will be decided a month before the event.

    The schedule of competitons is:

    Saturday

      ...
  • Veterans Home International 2015 - Results
    4 May 2015

    After an exciting weekend of fencing the final ordering came down to the last match, Women's Team Foil between Scotland and England.  In the end it was a convicing win 45-29 by the Scottish team of Sheila Anderson, Maria Cabrelli and Helen Pitt - ensuring Scotland's 2nd place in the overall...

  • Veterans Home International 2015 - Team Selection
    2 Apr 2015

    Congratulations to the following fencers on being selected to represent Scotland at the forthcoming Veterans Home Nations event to be held at the Welsh Institute of Sport in Cardiff on the 18/19 April.

     

    Men's Epee

    • John Chalmers
    • Ruadh Drummond...
  • Veterans Home International 2015
    27 Jan 2015

    This year will be in Cardiff, April 18-19. We will post more details soon but this is to make Veterans aware that selection of the team will be in line with the published criteria, so will be decided a month before. This means that where the selection uses the BF ranking, it will be the...

  • Commonwealth Veterans Fencing Championships 2014: Team Selection
    21 Nov 2014

    The following fencers have been selected to represent Scotland in the teams competitions in the CVFC2014 in Largs.

     

    Men's Epee

    • George Liston (Captain)
    • Hugh Kernohan
      • ...
  • Scotland Win Celtic Challenge 2014
    29 Jul 2014

    This year's Celtic Challenge held in South Queensferry was won by the Scottish Veterans' Team.  

    The Dragon Trophy for the overall event was awarded to Karen Grant, the Scottish Women's Epee captain and organiser of the event....

  • Veterans' 4 Nations 2014 Results
    28 Apr 2014

    Scotland took 2nd place in the Veterans' 4 Nations Event held in Edinburgh on the weekend of 26th/27th April.  

    The Scotland's Men's Foil team won Gold in their match.

    Here are the points standings at the end of the event:

  • Veterans Weapon Captains 2014
    27 Aug 2014

    Weapon Captains are appointed for the Scotland Veterans events, and they apply the selection criteria to pick the members of the team (which can be up to 5, on the basis that the Captain may be fencing). Scotland hosts three major events this year. The following are the appointments for the...

  • CVFC2014 - Planned Running Order
    6 Oct 2014

    The planned order of events is summarised below - please note the scheduling of each day's activity is underway so the order within each day may need some adjustment: