The weekend of the 29th-30th of october was BUCS qualifiers, a competition open to the top 6 ranked Scottish teams in the Scottish conference (Men’s and Women’s) from last years qualifiers, and is to qualify for knockouts next year. DUFC entered 2 teams; a Women’s A team and a Women’s B team. Both teams performed really well, especially the B team as for 3 out of 4 of them, it was their first ever team match.
The results were as follows;
Women’s A team:
132-111 against Aberdeen
111-122 against Glasgow
123-117 against St. Andrews
135-107 against Edinburgh B
135-50 against Dundee B
Overall position at qualifiers for the A team was 1st out of the 6 teams entered, qualifying them for championship knockouts next year.
Women’s B team:
90-135 against Aberdeen
61-135 against Glasgow
50-135 against Dundee A
74-135 against St.Andrews
91-135 against Edinburgh
Overall position for the B team was 6th, however they all fenced really well and thouroughly enjoyed the weekend.