Sullivan Fencing: Round 2 of the 2025/2026N Ireland Junior Foil Series

The 2^nd round of the 2025/26 NI Junior Foil Series took place last Saturday 8^th November in Shankill Leisure Centre in Belfast. Sullivan Upper Fencing Club had 15 fencers competing and brought home a total of 7 medals (2 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze) from 5 age group competitions.

U12s

Year 8 Lydia Snoddy, Sullivan’s only representative in this category, won bronze in the U12F.

U14s

Five SU boys took part in the U14M, William Penny, Eric Hutchinson, Shion Suto-Murphy, Flynn Woolsey-Jensen and Mark Ross. All 5 made it to the quarter-finals, with William and Mark progressing into the semis and Shion, Flynn and Eric finishing 5^th, 7^th and 8^th. William won his semi-final for a place in the final, but lost there to take silver, while Mark lost a fence-off for bronze to finish 4^th. Year 10 Grace Tsang and year 9 Olivia Morse repeated their Round 1 results in the U14F, Grace gold and Olivia silver.

U16s

Sam Snoddy, Ethan Dilworth, Adam Sugar and Patrick John were Sullivan’s U16M entrants. Sam repeated his Round 1 result with another strong performance to take gold, while Ethan finished 5^th, Adam 7^th and Patrick 8^th. In the U16F Lydia Hamilton and Erin Keogh finished in silver and bronze medal positions, with Amy Walker in 4^th.

An excellent Sullivan fencer turn-out, with a great set of results. Round 3 of the NIJFS will be on Sat 13^th December in the Shankill Leisure Centre.

David White

SUFC Coach

13^th Nov 2025