Cardiff 135 – 99 Aberystwyth
Cardiff continued an excellent season with a comprehensive victory in a long-awaited match against rivals Aberystyth this Wednesday.
The first weapon up was sabre and in a closely fought match Cardiff had the class to edge out a strong Aberystwyth team. Kevin Chong made an impressive recovery from a disappointing first fight to set up a 45-39 win and take a six point lead into the second weapon, the epee.
Looking to extend the lead, Cardiff’s strong epee team started slowly with Aberystwyth taking a few of the early bouts. The quality of Cardiff’s international fencers started to tell as the relay continued, however, Rob Prior put in an explosive late display to take Cardiff to a 45-40 victory.
Starting with an 11 point advantage Cardiff’s foilists were rarely troubled by a dispirited Aberystwyth. Captain Miguel Pinto and Welsh international James Thorneycroft dominated the opposition with individual scores of +10 and +12 respectively to send Cardiff cruising to a 45-22 win.
The comfortable final score of 135 – 99 is enough to take promotion-chasing Cardiff to the top of the Men’s Western Conference.
