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38 Cambridge University Fencing Club www.srcf.ucam.org/cufence/ President: Robin Allen, Gonville & Caius Men’s 1st Captain: Danny Ryan, Gonville & Caius Women’s 1st Captain: Anna Robinson, Queens’ Men’s 2nd Captain: Stuart Clark, Girton Secretary: Jenn Semon, Gonville & Caius The club provides members of the university with the opportunity and facilities to fence while here. We cater for all ability ranges, from absolute beginners to internationally ranked fencers. Club Report The start of this academic year has seen the club increase in size, with over 100 freshers joining Beginner and Intermediate training sessions, thanks to the enthusiasm of our Beginner’s secretary. Sadly, in terms of squads, the 2005 – 06 season has seen CUFC’s lowest trophy haul in the last 6 years. With the coach leaving early in 2004, the club has been unable to find a replacement, which has sorely affected team performances (we are hoping to rectify this situation for next season, as a number of coaches have shown interest in the club). A run of 5 consecutive BUSA championships for the Men’s 1sts was brought to an end this year in the semi-finals of the competition, whilst the Women lost out in both their Varsity match and the BUSA championships final. The Men’s 2nds fared little better. The only victory came in the form of the Men’s 1sts Varsity match, where they edged out Oxford in the closest match ever to win 111 – 110 in the last fight. This extended the Men’s 1st Team’s run to 8 consecutive Varsity victories, and followed an extremely successful training camp in Club Honved in Budapest, Hungary, which was attended by 20 members of the club. On an individual basis, the club has produced some excellent results, a testimony to the ability and talent that is attracted to Cambridge. Two epeeists, Chris Greensides (Clare) and Mary Cohen (Fitzwilliam), represented Great Britain in the Junior (under- 20) European Championships in 2005, but narrowly missed World Championship selection owing to some controversial selection criteria. Both are on the TASS scheme (Talented Athlete Sponsorship Scheme). In June 2006, Danny Ryan (sabre – Gonville and Caius) won the London International Universities Fencing Sabre Championship, and was selected to represent England in the first ever Student 5 Nations competition, along with fellow team members Robin Allen (sabre – Gonville and Caius) and Dominic O’Mahony (foil – Trinity). The competition, comprising the home nations, was held in Dublin, and England were the runaway victors, with all three Cambridge representatives winning all their matches. Danny Ryan has also been selected to represent Britain in the World Medical and Health Games which will be held in Italy at the beginning of July. However, despite the club’s past successes and present individual results, CUFC is still yet to find any sponsors. Blues awarded 2005 – 06 Matt O’Connell, St John’s Daniel Ryan, Gonville and Caius Robin Allen, Gonville and Caius Dominic O’Mahony, Trinity Rob Shaw, Robinson Chris Greensides, Clare Andy Culling, Emmanuel Half Blues awarded 2005 – 06 Nick Rumney, Trinity Hall Ewan Galloway, King’s Colours awarded 2005 – 06 Richard Broughton, Sidney Sussex Chris Aylet, Corpus Christi Stuart Clark, Girton Chris Jones, Corpus Christi Ruari Hamlin, Gonville & Caius Hakkon Pedersen-Mjannes, Trinity Hall Tim Willott, Jesus Jason Yuen, Churchill Varsity Match The Men’s First Team won 111 points to 110 while the Second Team lost 135 to 90. The Women’s First Team lost 119 to 115 and the Women’s Second Team lost 90 to 52. Last year saw the biggest winning margin for Cambridge that has ever been seen in a Varsity match. This year’s victory, however, was the tightest Varsity match ever, with Cambridge behind all the way until the last 10 seconds of the final fight.
The Blues have been hit hard this season through the loss of some key members of the team, especially former British Champion and Captain Matt O’Connell. Oxford on the other hand have gained no less than 4 GB junior internationals this year, and the stage was set for a tight match with both teams having beaten each other in BUSA this season. The Light Blue foil team of O’Mahony, Shaw and Galloway fought hard, but were shocked to be 40 – 14 down going into their final fight, but Dom O’Mahony showed that he was worth every penny, clawing back 7 hits against the British Foil Champion to make the final score 45 – 21. This was still not an ideal deficit, however, so up stepped the ex-international Sabre trio of Ryan, Allen and Rumney, intent on reducing Oxford’s lead. The score was 30 – 28 going into the last round of fights but all three showed the grit, integrity and sheer speed needed to close down the round with a winning margin of 45 – 32. Going into the epee Cambridge were 11 hits down, but still confident of victory. Some fantastic fights from the ever-solid Culling and rampant Shaw meant that going into the last fight the Light Blues were only trailing by 2 hits, setting the stage for a nail-biting finale. So, onto the piste stepped TASS athlete Chris Greensides to face the Oxford captain. Chris raced to a 10 hit lead, leaving victory for either team to the last hit. In a fitting display of malcoordination the Oxford captain tripped on the side of the piste, allowing Chris to nail him in the chest and hand Cambridge the victory. Other News At the BUSA Games the Men’s First Team reached the semi-finals of the Men’s Championship and the Second Team won the L8 Men’s Trophy, while the Women’s First Team won Second Place in the Women’s Championship. Individual Achievements and Representative Honours Danny Ryan, London International Universities Fencing Sabre Champion 2006; England Sabre Team (Student 5 Nations); Silver Medal at British Team Championships 2005 (with home club); selected to represent Britain at World Medical Games 2006. (Former British and English U20 and Senior Teams). Daniel Ryan was the 2006 London International Universities Fencing Champion (Sabre) and the 2006 World Medical Games Champion. Robin Allen, England Sabre Team (Student 5 Nations); Quarter Finals of Birmingham International 2006. (Former British U20). Dominic O’Mahony, England Foil Team (Student 5 Nations). (Former British U20). Chris Greensides, Current British U20 Epee Team; competed at U20 European Championships 2005. Selected for England Students, but did not travel due to exams. Chris Greensides and Mary Cohen represented Great Britain in the Junior European Championships. Women’s first team report Blues awarded 2005 – 06 Anna Robinson, Queens’ Carmen Pinto-Ward, Girton India Martin, Queens’ Kyle Treiber, Fitzwilliam Anna Scaife, St Edmunds Alina Sartogo, Homerton Mary Cohen, Fitzwilliam Ailsa Keating, Clare Half Blues awarded 2005 – 06 Alina Sartogo, Homerton Varsity Match 18/2/06, Oxford Oxford Won 119 – 115 Colours awarded 2005 – 06 Nicky Brooks, St Catharine’s Emma Foster, Gonville & Caius Anna Scaife, St Edmund’s Emily Sylvester, Fitzwilliam Kyle Treiber, Fitzwilliam Vicky Rennie, Selwyn Alison Nimmo, Newnham Cambridge women faced a tough challenge at this years Varsity match, arriving on the back of a winning streak of several years but knowing that Oxford had gained three international fencers this year. We had previously beaten them twice at BUSA level this season, but neither team had been able to field a full strength side. First up was foil, and facing an Oxford team that included two internationals and an ex-Cambridge captain the Cambridge team of India Martin, Carmen Pinto-Ward and Anna Robinson fought fantastically to lose narrowly 43 – 37 on time. The sabre team of Alina Sartogo, Anna Scaife and Kyle Treiber were unbeaten coming into the match, but unfortunately technical difficulties and a considerably strengthened Oxford side meant they also lost their weapon, 45 – 33. Finally it was left to our 39
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