On the 12th-13^th July 25 our senior regional welsh team came together in a rather warm Nottingham for the Winton cup. It was a great weekend of learning, competing and meeting lots of new people.  Thank you to everyone who took part and allowed us to come together as a team, you all fenced so well and really brought the welsh team spirit with you. Special mention to Emma, Charlotte, Florence and Ayse who all are under the age of 16 and for some it was their first ever senior competition they all fenced amazingly despite everyone being much older than them.

Very well done to Whitchurch club member, Marc Walford, who took first place in Sunday’s `Clash in the Castle` open-air epee match, in Coity Castle, Bridgend, organised by Celtic Sword Fencing Club. 

The Commonwealth Fencing Federation (CFF) has announced that the 2026 Commonwealth Fencing Championships for Seniors and Veterans will take place at Charterhouse School Campus in Lagos, Nigeria.

At the time of writing there is no further information available about any aspects of the event, including the date. A request for this information has been made to CFF.

Celtic Sword’s inaugural Clash in the Castle was held in the ruins of the beautiful Coity Castle on Sunday 22^nd June 2025.  Whilst the black clouds above threatened rain, they definitely added some drama to the day, and thankfully it remained dry (if very windy…) for both the improvers match in the morning and the experienced match in the afternoon.

For full results to the 2025 Veteran Home Nations, please follow the link: Veteran Home Nations 2025 Results

Hello Welsh Veterans,

It was great to see many of you competing at the BVF nationals. Following that event please find the updated ranking lists for your information: Veterans' Ranking Lists

If you see any errors please do get in contact

Please note our next ranking event is coming up - entries are possible via Sport80.

Selection for the Veteran Winton Cup will take place after the Cardiff Vet Open.

As always please do reach out to me if you have any questions or feedback

Best Wishes

Marc

Marc Burkhalter
Chair - Welsh Fencing 
Mobile: +44(0)7779 583093
marc.burkhalter@fencing.cymru

A photograph of the 2024 O’Sullivan Cup has been selected for display at a photographic exhibition in Birmingham in St Martin in the Bull Ring Church, in the Bullring Shopping Centre, Birmingham,

Welsh Fencing are delighted to support the launch of Girlguiding Cymru’s new fencing challenge pack and achievement badge. The challenge pack will allow girls and young women across Wales to discover more about the world of fencing and our Welsh fencing athletes and programmes.