For anyone who wants to keep an eye on the various other college clubs around Ireland that compete against us in the Intervarsites, we thought we’d provide a set of links to their websites. (more…)
Tuesday, 12 October, 2010
Friday, 24 September, 2010
Off Piste – a non-fencer’s view of fencing
Evgeniy Kazantsev (R) attacks DUFC's Louis Arron (L) in the Men's final of the 2010 Trinity Team Foil.
By Aoife O’Gorman
I have a confession to make. I have always imagined myself to be a great athlete. One of those people with a natural talent for sport – the underdog who rises to the top against all odds to take the heavyweight boxing title, or score the winning goal in the cup final. As it happens, I am the underdog who remains the underdog – the one in training who stands at the back, and looks, in a vaguely hopeful manner, in the direction of the scoreboard, waiting for it to change miraculously of its own accord, and always slightly surprised when it doesn’t. Don’t get me wrong, I am perfectly content with my uselessness on the pitch. At 5’3”, I am unlikely to take any heavyweight title anytime soon. And it turns out that at least a semblance of hand-eye coordination is useful in most sports. So, dear reader, I have chosen a different path. I, my friends, am a Master Spectator. (more…)
Thursday, 23 September, 2010
Join DUFC on Facebook.
Keep connected with the other members of Dublin University Fencing Club by joining our Facebook Group.
Friday, 18 June, 2010
Tal is famous in Meath (it’s a start…)
Tal Coyle, currently in Moscow to compete in the Pentathlon World Cup Finals, has been profiled in the very prestigious Meath Chronicle. The article can be found here.
Thursday, 18 February, 2010
DUFC’s road to world domination continues
An article in the latest edition of Escrime, magazine profiled Irish fencing and correctly identifies DUFC as ‘Probably the best (fencing) school in the country’. The magazine can be downloaded here: Escrime Magazine. Page 33 is the one you want.
