National Novices is our annual competition open to all university fencers that have been fencing for less than two years.

There are separate men’s and women’s foil competitions. The format is the same as most other competitions with two rounds of poodles followed by direct elimination; all competitors will get to fight in at least one DE. Prises are given to the top 3 fencers in each competition.

The competition is always followed by a social which usually takes place in the union to allow everyone to relax after what’s always a fun day for all involved.

It’s a great opportunity for novice fencers to fight some new people and learn the format of competitions without the stress of getting beaten in every match. We have also had feedback that its good practice for the referees as well.

This year the competition is been held on the 28th November in the sports centre please email nationalnovices@warwicksu.com for more information

directions on how to get to Warwick can be found here and the sports centre can be found highlighted in red here for those of you who are sat nav inclined the postcode is CV4 7AL