Hi all,

Attached are the nominations received by FENZ for the U15/Cadets July tour. Can Fencers who have sent nominations please check that their names have been received and are listed below. If not please send a nomination form to Robert Gastaldo-Brac This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Nomination forms are available on the Fencing NZ website.

Just a reminder to our secondary school fencers that our SS Circuit starts this weekend! Entries are due Thursday and info is available here: http://aucklandfencing.com/north-secondary-school-circuit-2014

Hi all,

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the National u15/u17 Champs in Wellington over the weekend. While I wasn't there myself as a spectator this year, I heard there was some awesome fencing!

Full results are available here: http://aucklandfencing.com/results/56-results-from-national-u15-u17-champs

Oliver Agnew

Secretary Fencing North

Nominations are now open for those fencers wishing to be selected to attend the Australian U15 and Cadet (U17) Championships in Sydney, 5 - 9 July 2014.

The nomination form can be found on the FeNZ web site in Downloads / Documents / Nomination form.

The closing date for nominations has been extended to 5 May 2014, with nominations to be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The team manager is Robert Gastaldo-Brac.
All team members are expected to stay at the team hostel unless staying with family or friends. 

Parents are welcome to accompany and stay with the team. Please let Robert know if parents or coaches wish to travel/stay with the team.

Source: http://fencing.org.nz/news.php?cod=2495

Mens Foil

Women's Foil

Mixed Epee

Mixed Sabre

Mixed Epee

Men's Foil

Women's Foil

Mixed Sabre

Secondary School Fencing Circuit 2014

Welcome to this year’s Secondary School Fencing Circuit! Fencing North are very excited to hold this event again and can’t wait to kick it off. 

The 2014 Secondary School Circuit is due to start on the 10^th May. The circuit is split into two components, an individual series and a team series. The individual series runs across four weekends, 10^th May - 24^th May - 7^th June - 21^st June, the teams series runs across two weekends, 2^nd August and 16^th August (and potentially a third weekend, 30^th August, depending on number of teams entering).  The circuit and is open to anyone currently at primary or secondary school and the weapons fenced this year will be foil and sabre.

The format of the competitions are as follows:

Individual:

The first three weekends are run as competitions with both poule and elimination rounds. The fourth weekend will run as an elimination competition using results from the first three rounds to determine rankings. If you attend all of the competitions you have a better chance at getting higher rankings.

Team:

The first weekend of the team event will involve running of team poules. The second weekend will involve a team elimination round based on results from the poule round the previous weekend. There can be up to 4 fencers of any gender in a team (3 fencing + 1 reserve), so long as you all attend the same school.

There will be a party after the finals on the last day of each competition, friends and family are welcome to come along!

Event Details:

What:    

Fencing North Secondary School Fencing Circuit 2014

Venue: 

Massey High School Hall, 274 Don Buck Rd, Massey West, Auckland

Dates: 

Individual:

Team:

Registration Timetable:

Individual Events:

Team Events:

Registration cut off will be 5mins after the registration times. Event start times are expected to be 15mins after registration time.

Entry Fee:

Fencers who compete at the first three individual events will get free entry into the individual finals.

Follow the link below to enter, you can enter multiple individual events in one form. Please enter as early as you can, it helps us organising referees.

http://aucklandfencing.com/index.php?option=com_chronoforms&chronoform=SecondarySchoolCircuit2014

Entry fees can be paid on arrival, or by bank transfer - (please contact us if this option is preferable)

Entries for each event close by 9pm on the Thursday before the event. Late entries accepted at organiser discretion, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Affiliations:

Secondary School fencers who participate in this event need to be affiliated at an associate level or higher with Fencing North and Fencing New Zealand. Affiliation forms can be downloaded from the “useful files” page on the Fencing North Website, www.aucklandfencing.com. Look for the file named "Fencing North Membership 2014"

You can affiliate on arrival, or you can affiliate in advance by sending a scanned copy of your completed form to our treasurer Johann Ryu (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Johann will provide internet banking details if this option is preferable. 

 ----THIS EVENT IS COMPLETE----

----RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE HERE: http://aucklandfencing.com/results/77-north-islands-2014-results----

North Island Fencing Champs 2014

It is Fencing North’s pleasure to host the 2014 North Island Fencing Championship. This is the first national open event of the year and a very important competition for fencers aiming at selection for this year’s Commonwealth Games. As always we will endeavour to make this one of the best events of the year. Happy fencing!

Date: Saturday 31^st May - Sunday 1^st June

Venue: Jack Adam Gym, Massey High School, 274 Don Buck Rd, Massey West, Auckland

Entry Fee: $50 first weapon, $20 additional weapons

To enter click the following link and complete the online entry form:

http://aucklandfencing.com/index.php?option=com_chronoforms&chronoform=NorthIslands2014

Entry fees can be paid on arrival, or by bank transfer - please select this when entering if this option is preferable. If you are paying by internet banking, our account # is 01-0297-0024774-00. Please make the payment and leave your first and last names as the reference, we will send you a receipt when it is received.

Entries close by 9pm Sunday 25^th May. Late entries accepted at organiser discretion, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Fencers must be correctly affiliated through their region and Fencing NZ. An affiliation check will occur on the 26^th May. Any questions about affiliation, contact your regional fencing organisation.

Weapons: Foil, Epee, and Sabre

Format: Poules then elimination round

Registration Timetable:

Saturday 31^st May

Sunday 1^st June

Registration cut off will be 5mins after the registration times. Event start times are expected to be 15mins after registration time.

*Sabre start time is subject to competitors involved in earlier events having finished. Sabre will be run mixed if there are insufficient numbers for separate events.

Weapons Check: Weapons control will be open at 8am Saturday and Sunday (people will be available to check gear all day), and also from 7.00pm – 8.30pm on Friday night. 

See this document for minimum gear requirements: http://bit.ly/1lPIYS2

Queries: Contact Oliver Agnew, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Fenton Epee is being run by Auckland University Fencing Club next weekend (12th April).

Info here: http://aucklandfencing.com/calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2014/04/12/6/-/fenton-epee-2014

(Don't worry, it's not just an epee competition! Foil and Sabre events are running too!)

Entries close at 9pm on Thursday 10th April.

Also remember that 2014 affiliations are now due