The 2022 Commonwealth Fencing Championships will take place in London this August and will include Senior, U20 and U17 championship competitions. Five SU fencers have been selected to represent N Ireland at the CFCs: Alex Atkinson, Alexander Penny, Keir Murray, Izzy Evans and Victoria Morris.
Selections
Alex Atkinson: NI U17 and U20 Women’s Foil Individual and Teams.
Alexander Penny: NI U17 Men’s Foil Individual and Team.
Keir Murray: NI U17 Men’s Foil Individual and Team.
Izzy Evans: NI U20 Women’s Foil Individual and Team.
Victoria Morris: NI U20 Women’s Foil Individual and Team and Senior Women’s Foil Individual and Team.
Congratulations to all five.
Excalibur Cup
Well done Amelia Penny who won a silver medal after making the final in the Girls’ U14 age group of the Excalibur Cup, held in Dublin back on Sunday 13th February. This was a strong performance from Amelia, a lone NI fencer competing against the best fencers of the RoI.
Scottish Open
Amelia’s brother Alexander also set out to compete in foreign fields this month, travelling to Scotland’s National Sports Centre in North Ayrshire to take part in the Scottish Open last Sunday 27th February. After doing well in the poule stage he was knocked out in a very close fight 14-15 in the last 32. This was a fencing step-up for Alexander and valuable experience of UK level competition.
David White
SUFC Coach
28 Feb 2022