Alain 1_thumb.jpg;Alain 1.jpg;The Bristol is the second Open competition of the new season...;
Alain 2_thumb.jpg;Alain 2.jpg;...and once again, RFC fencers put in a good show to produce yet another finalist: Al Barbasiewicz (pictured).;
Alain 3_thumb.jpg;Alain 3.jpg;With about 220 fencers in the mens epee event, the Bristol Open is a real toughey.  (pictured: Alain B., left);
Alain 4_thumb.jpg;Alain 4.jpg;Al B. (right) took bronze.;
Alex 1_thumb.jpg;Alex 1.jpg;Alex Gort (left) draws a tough poule...;
Alex 1_thumb.jpg;Alex 2.jpg;...he goes on to win a DE fight, before losing 15-14 in the next round.;
Ingrid_thumb.jpg;Ingrid.jpg;RFC is attracting more ladies along to training sessions, with a growing number starting to compete.  (pictured: Ingrid Sallons, left);
Kelly_thumb.jpg;Kelly.jpg;One of our latest female recruits, Kelly Bird (left), is currently 12th in the UK national rankings!;
Mark 1_thumb.jpg;Mark 1.jpg;Mark Kingston does not have the best of poules...;
Mark 2_thumb.jpg;Mark 2.jpg;...and is unlucky to go out in the L32.;
Mark 3_thumb.jpg;Mark 3.jpg;Mark Kingston (left).;
Paul 1_thumb.jpg;Paul 1.jpg;Paul Dazeley (right), is one of our most promising juniors.;
Paul 2_thumb.jpg;Paul 2.jpg;He gets off to a good start, winning some tough fights...;
Paul 3_thumb.jpg;Paul 3.jpg;...before losing to Alain for the second competition in a row (sorry, mate!).;
Paul 4_thumb.jpg;Paul 4.jpg;However, a L16 should bag him plenty of ranking points - well done, Paul!;
Phil 1_thumb.jpg;Phil 1.jpg;Phil Barbasiewicz (left) also does well in the first round.;
Phil 2_thumb.jpg;Phil 2.jpg;Despite a tough couple of fights, he does a good job in reaching the L32.;
Phil 3_thumb.jpg;Phil 3.jpg;Phil B. (left).;
Steve 1_thumb.jpg;Steve 1.jpg;Steve Bateman (right) stormed the poule round without dropping a fight.;
Steve 2_thumb.jpg;Steve 2.jpg;Seeded #14, Steve wins a tought first round before narrowly losing in the next round.;
Steve 3_thumb.jpg;Steve 3.jpg;Steve B. (right).;