This was the 11th time the event had been held and we were in Dun Laoghaire, just South of Dublin. For the first time the event was held in one day with 3 weapons in the morning and 3 in the afternoon. Again England dominated the event winning all weapons but women’s foil where Scotland took the honours. Many of the matches were close and the competition fierce, however, there is always a great atmosphere with much vocal support. On Saturday night there was a gala dinner in the Royal St George Yacht Club with a raffle which raised over €500 for Irish Cancer Research.
Many thanks to Ireland for organising the event and we look forward to Scotland hosting next year possibly in Glasgow.
VETERANS FOUR NATIONS – Dublin 6 May 2017
England Team
Team Manager – John Crouch
Men
Foil 1 John Troiano Epee 1 Stephen Domek Sabre 1 Mike Swiffen
2 Graham Paul 2 Ralph Johnson 2 Jonathan Blackhurst
3 Paul Wedge 3 Tim Buzwell 3 Peter Baron
4 Richard Sage 4 Ev van Gemeren
Women
Foil 1 Caron Hale Epee 1 Margaret Oniye Sabre 1 Jane Hutchison
2 Moya McNamara 2 Helen Thouless 2 Jacque Esimaje-Heath
3 Joanne Yeates 3 Mariette Mason 3 Silvia Brown
4 Ann Dawkins 4 Janet Baron 4 Yvonne Walls
Results
Mens Foil Mens Epee Mens Sabre
E 45 v 25 S E 45 v 35 I E 45 v 24 W
E 45 v 10 W E 45 v 30 S E 45 v 12 I
E 45 v 30 I E 38 v 45 W E 45 v 43 S
Womens Foil Womens Epee Womens Sabre
E 45 v 34 W E 45 v 35 I E 45 v 19 I
E 43 v 44 S E 45 v 24 W E 45 v 38 S
E 35 v 45 I E 45 v 35 S E 45 v 6 W