Cardiff Ladies ………125
Swansea Ladies ……119
Cardiff Men …………121
Swansea Men ………114
Cardiff University took the honours in the Welsh Varsity fencing, winning both the men’s and ladies’ competition in two closely contested set of matches.
After achieving the double over Swansea in the BUCS Western Conference 1A division earlier in the year, Cardiff’s men continued their impressive form against their arch rivals as they ran out eventual winners by 121-114.
The first event of the day ├▒ the foil, went Cardiff’s way, with the men taking a 16-point lead going into the sabre. However, a valiant Swansea clawed back the deficit, taking the sabre 45-31.
With outcome of the men’s competition now resting solely on the ├®p├®e, it was a vigorous test of both sides’ temperament. However, it was again Cardiff who held their composure to take the ├®p├®e 45-40 in dramatic fashion.
Cardiff’s ladies continued where the men had left off, narrowly edging out Swansea by 125 to 119. Despite losing both the sabre (45-37) and the p ├®p├®e (45-43), Cardiff’s dominant performance in the foil (45-29) meant that the hosts came out on top once the overall scores had been tallied up.
The victory means that the ladies finish a mixed campaign on a high, after a tough season competing against elite opposition such as Oxford University, Cambridge University and University College London in BUCS Premier League South.
Arthur Russell
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