ct 1_thumb.jpg;ct 1.jpg;Foil..?  Although just a handful of RFC members entered the County Foil Championships, each of them won a medal.  Pictured: Chris Taylor (right).;
ct 2_thumb.jpg;ct 2.jpg;Chris Taylor (right) performs well in the two rounds of poules, and takes bronze in the U18 Boys.;
axb 1_thumb.jpg;axb 1.jpg;Defending Mens Champion Alain Barbasiewicz (pictured right) starts as he means to go on, conceding just 3 hits in the first two rounds of poules.;
axb 2_thumb.jpg;axb 2.jpg;After receiving a bye, he quickly dispatches his semi-final opponent.;
rp 1_thumb.jpg;rp 1.jpg;Meanwhile, Richard Parker (left) makes his presence known and also storms through the seeding rounds.;
rp 2_thumb.jpg;rp 2.jpg;Rich has no trouble in brushing aside two opponents, setting up an all-Reading final with Alain.;
final 1_thumb.jpg;final 1.jpg;Although RFC is predominantly an épée club, its quality is obvious after fielding both finalists of the County Foil Championships.;
final 2_thumb.jpg;final 2.jpg;Al (right) edges an early lead.;
final 3_thumb.jpg;final 3.jpg;Its hit-for-hit for a while, with Rich closing the gap.;
final 4_thumb.jpg;final 4.jpg;Ooooooooh, thats gotta hurt...  Alain stretches his lead a little more.;
final 5_thumb.jpg;final 5.jpg;Missed!;
final 6_thumb.jpg;final 6.jpg;The two exchange hits during the latter stages of the final, with Rich catching up once again.;
final 7_thumb.jpg;final 7.jpg;But Al closes out the fight 15-11, successfully defending his title.  Well done to all three medallists!;