Today DUFC ladies team had a quarter final BUCS match against Edinburgh B team
DUFC ladies won 135:79 and are now through to the semi finals for the BUCS trophy!
the weapon breakdown was:
Foil: Dundee A 45: 23 Edinburgh B
Epee: Dundee A 45:31 Edinburgh B
Sabre: Dundee A 45:25 Edinburgh B
The semi final match will take place on wednesday the 22nd of february 2012 in Dundee.
On wednesday the 30th DUFC Ladies A team beat st.Andrews ladies in the last 16 of the BUCS trophy: DUFC Ladies are now through to the Quarter finals!
The result was:
Dundee 135: 80 St.Andrews
Sabre: 45:35
Epee: 45:25
Foil 45:20
Welldone to all who fenced, especially Mhairi De Sainte Croix who fenced all 3 weapons for the team.
On Wednesday the 9th of november, the DUFC Ladies 1st team had a BUCS trophy knockout match against Durham B team.
DUFC Ladies won 130-73 qualifying us to the next round
The weapon breakdown is:
Sabre 40-45
Foil 45-3
Epee 45-25
Our next match is aginst St. Andrews on Wednesday the 30th of November. Watch this space!
After an amazing weekend of fencing in Hamburg the results are as followed:
Men’s Foil
23rd: Sean Whittaker
Mens’ Sabre
5th: Matt Pendleton
10th: Richard Wilbraham
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.
Hey guys
Sorry for not really keeping you guys up to date on what I’ve been doing with regards to the team: I have been exceptionally busy but that is no excuse! The email is just to set out some information that should be of use. To all freshers getting the email, the information is still relevant to you guys as it sets out the requirements to get on the fencing team and various events that are coming up.
1) While there are a lot of individual competitions for us to attend (the Highland Open being very soon) the first competition we’ll be attending as a team is the SSS team competition. While it is in second semester we really cannot become complacent. We need to show all of the other university teams their rightful place (read: below us). Going to individual competitions is a great way to improve your fencing and helps to indicate your current skill level against other fencers, and the experience will help us at the SSS team competition.
2) Attendance: It is necessary for all those who intend to fence on the men’s team to attend all of the University training sessions. This is to both allow us to bond further as a team and to improve our fencing. While City club is also a great opportunity to further improve fencing technique, I realise that not everyone can attend. Not attending the City club will not count against those wishing to join the team, but it is preferred.
3) Gym: Going to the gym would be preferred for those aiming to be a part of the university team, but I realise that it is not possible for all (Personally, I cannot spare £200 for gym access for the school year). However, doing additional exercise seperate from fencing is preferred, as the improvement of overall fitness can only positively improve your fencing ability.
4) Men’s social: I’ve also been delaying this due to a general lack of time for organising. I’ve boiled it down to 2 ideas, and I’m wanting the guys opinion on the matter (it is a team social after all)
Cheese and Wine and Port and Whiskey night: We ingest cheese and wine and port and whiskey in a classy manner.
The Mario Party Drinking game: Set computer on super stupid easy mode, bet on who wins, drink if you lose.
If you guys could email me with any preference (or even another idea, I’m famously bad at ideas for events) just send an email to s.whittaker@dundee.ac.uk
5) Pub might as well be mandatory. Drinking is a fun activity (despite what the Government tells you) so it’d be great to see everyone down there. (I’ll make sure I attend more often as well!)
If you guys have any other questions or suggestions then please feel free to share them with me. Despite looking perpetually grumpy I actually enjoy listning to you guys, and your contributions are greatly appreciated.
See you guys at training!
Sean Whittaker
Men’s Captain
The hall is booked from 5-6 today for extra training
