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Navy foils opposition
By Barry Rollings
Volume 50, No. 17, September 20, 2007 |
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| CHAMPS: Winners of the ADF team event: MIDN Matthew Higginson, MIDN Gareth Giles, SBLT Stuart McDowell and LEUT Jason Evans. LEUT Evans also won the individual championship. |
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Navy’s LEUT Jason Evans “foiled” all his rivals when the ADFA Fencing Club held its tournament at the ADFA Indoor Sports centre on September 1.
It turned out to be Navy’s day with a win in the inter-Service competition in the afternoon against Army.
ADFA also won the overall competition convincingly from Canberra clubs Swordplay and ANU Fencing Club.
More than 20 took part in the open foil, with about the same number contesting the teams event.
Competing clubs included ADFAFC, Swordplay FC, ANUFC and Canberra Dance and Development Centre. Proving that youth was no barrier to competition, RADM Kevin Goldrick’s young son Edmund contested the open event.
LEUT Evans won all his five bouts in the direct elimination series to win the tournament from Oliver Webster, of Swordplay, and Iain Bain, of ANU.
ADFA won the overall competition convincingly but not before meeting some solid competition from Swordplay and ANU.
ADFA Fencing Club president OCdt George Minns described it as a fantastic event.
“Everyone put in their best and can be proud of their results,” OCdt Minns said. “It was a great competition overall.
“We are incredibly happy with our third win in a row at this tournament which reflects the growing prominence of fencing as a sport in the ADF.”
For further information on fencing contact OCdt Minns at: (02) 6268 6191 or email: g.minns@student.adfa.edu.au
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