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Herts Open Finals -
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Hering wins County Championships
Club closed Easter Monday
Penton wins Veterans Nationals
Herts County Title for Aitken, Hayward third
Rob Penton Second at Veterans Nationals 4/3/11
Rob Penton came second at the National Veterans Fencing Championships. Rob struggled for form in the poules after dropping an early fight and was seeded 5th overall.
This was followed by relatively straight forward wins in the L32 over Steve Ellwood of Ddraig Wern and Adam Bonner of Guernsey in the L16 before a L8 meeting with Cat 3 World Champion Richard Bonehill of Truro. Penton was rarely troubled in a surprisingly one sided fight, leading from start to finish.
In the semi-
The final against Richard Cohen (4 time Olympian, Commonwealth and former World Veterans
Champion) proved a fight to far as Penton showed the after affects of the semi final
fight. A pattern rapidly emerged with Cohen using his strong line to maintain control
of distance against Penton’s attacks. The first period saw Cohen establish a strong
lead (5-