Fencing in Nelson/ Tasman - FEINT

Secondary Schools Nationals ✅

A fantastic turn out to this year’s competition in Auckland.

Results:

🏁 Willow 6th - Women's Epee (out of 22), 🏁 Fraser 25th - Men’s Foil ( out of 37)
🏁Callum 33rd in Men's Foil (out of 37).
🥉 Willow - Mid South Women’s Epee Team

Congratulations to the team and thanks to Fencing North for hosting another fantastic competition 🤺

Today, some of our Fencing in Nelson/ Tasman - FEINT fencers ventured out in their whites to put on a fencing demonstration at Founders Heritage Park 🤺

With plenty of other sports on display, there was no question that playing with swords ⚔️ was the clear favourite!

We’re looking forward to welcoming some new recruits for a fencing taste-tester soon. Who knows… you might just discover your new favourite sport! 🤺

Ticking off another club competition, this time Open Foil & Epee and Under 15’s Foil & Epee.

Congratulations to all that competed especially to those first timers and those dabbling in a second weapon for the first time.

Competitions like these work well when we all work together. Thank you to all those that helped referee, score, set up and pack up. It doesn’t go unnoticed.

Now the results:

Open Mixed Foil
🥇- Thomas
🥈- Fraser
🥉- Finn
🥉- Pia

Open Mixed Epee
🥇- Aldo
🥈- James
🥉- Rebecca
🥉- Tracey

Under 15’s mixed foil
🥇- Fraser
🥈- Callum
🥉- Evelyn
🥉- Rebecca

Under 15’s women’s epee
🥇- Rebecca
🥈- Evelyn
🥉- Elowyn

One more thank you to Evelyn who joined us from Christchurch. We love having fencers from out of town and all are welcome to come and compete in our club competitions.

Next competition is the 6th September is Novice Foil & Epee.

So proud of our fencers at the Mid South Secondary Schools Championships 2026.
Willow Brooke - Gold - Women's Epee 🥇
Fraser Bryant - Gold - Men's Foil 🥇
Rebbecca Hume - Bronze - Women's Foil 🥉
Callum Bryant - Bronze - Men's Epee 🥉

Good luck to our fencers today at the Mid South Secondary Schools competition

Sign up for the mid south secondary schools if you are year 9-13 (or year 8 at a school that goes to year 13)

Sunday August 2nd at The Fencing Institute Christchurch

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Congratulations to everyone who competed in today’s Under 20 Mixed Foil & Epee competition! 🤺

It was a day filled with excitement, challenges, a few surprises, and the occasional dose of competition chaos. That’s the beauty of fencing — competition gives us the opportunity to test our abilities against others. Until we step onto the piste and put ourselves under pressure, we never truly know what we’re capable of.

Club competitions are about much more than results. They are a chance to learn, grow, try new things, and build confidence as fencers. Every bout is an opportunity to improve, whether you finish on the podium or not.

It was fantastic to see so many of our fencers competing today, supporting one another, and embracing the challenge. To those who weren't competing, thank you for helping make the event run smoothly.

Competition Results:

Under 20 Mixed Foil
🥇- Aldo
🥈- Pia
🥉= Dougal + Fraser

Under 20 Mixed Epee
🥇- Aldo
🥈- Willow
🥉= Pia + Zavier

Well done everyone. Keep training, keep learning, and most importantly, keep enjoying the journey.