Ongley Memorial 2025

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                                     ONGLEY MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT 2025

                       

Gaylene and Alex Ongley were pivotal members of the Fencing North community over many years. We commemorate their contributions by making ‘The Ongley’ a fully ranking tournament in all three disciplines.

ENTRY CONDITIONS

By registering for this event, you agree to the following conditions; 

- I am entering the competition at my own risk and agree to abide by the rules of fencing as set out by the FIE, Fencing New Zealand and any directions given by the organisers relating to the running of the tournament.
Minimum entry age is 13 - for fencers UNDER 18 a parent or guardian must endorse the registration agreement.

- I agree to abide by the FeNZ Fencers Code of Conduct and Health & Safety Policy and agree to withdraw from the competition if I am feeling unwell on the day.  (see Resources on FeNZ website.

Please see our competition entry agreement  HERE

Please click REGISTER (above) to enter the competition 

WHO’S COMING ?      A link to FT Live will be created and updated soon 

Standard registration $30.00 plus booking and cc fees available up to 23.55h on Mon 16th March 2025.

Late entry is $50.00 plus booking and cc fees.

Late entries are subject to availability and at the discretion of the DT.  Last entry 23.55h on Thursday  before the competition (March 20th)

‘Out of Town’ Entries

This applies to any fencer from the FENCING NORTH REGION who does not reside in Auckland.
If you are a Fencing North member who loves outside of the metropolitan Auckland area, please contact the organiser regarding a discount. 

Weapons Checking 

We will not be doing a full gear check before this competition BUT referees will be employing Weights and Gauges to check Weapons at the piste.

COMPETITION TIMETABLE -  INDICATION ONLY

The start times below are only an indication. We will send you notifications of start times for each event when competitor numbers become clear 

MORNING EVENTS
 
Please help with setup after registering. Times may alter slightly if there’s a separate Womens Sabre event.

Men’s Epee & Men’s Sabre or Mixed Sabre      8 - 8.15am registration  for 8.30 or 9am start
Women’s Foil                          10.15-10.30 check-in  for 11.00 start

MIDDAY/AFTERNOON EVENTS                                                                           

Women’s Epee       11.15-11.30 check-in for 12.00pm start  
Men’s Foil.             12.15-12.30 check-in for 1.00pm start    


FINAL START & REGISTRATION TIMES - Will be notified when known

Please contact us first before entering multiple weapons.

FOOD - Fencers from Tuatahi Fencing Club will be running a food stall and providing hot and cold drinks, food and snacks - more details will be sent out later. 

EQUIPMENT STANDARDS - GEAR STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND COMPETITIONS

PODIUM PROTOCOL: All Fencers must wear a School or Club Tracksuit Jacket or official school top and either  tracksuit pants or Breeches together with Fencing Socks and Shoes while on the podium. No hats, sunglasses or other casual attire are to be worn on the podium during the presentation.

Affiliation/Membership

To compete in Fencing North competitions you must be affiliated with Fencing New Zealand as a full competitive member. The FeNZ membership starts on 01/JAN  and lasts a calendar year. Please always sign up with the same name, otherwise we cannot find you and accredit ranking points.

FeNZ affiliation fees are additional to the competition entry. 

You can affiliate to Fencing New Zealand via the new Sporty Portal      HERE

PLEASE NOTE: You will not be able to view the FeNZ affiliation number issued to you via Sporty at the moment, but as DT I can access this number via the FeNZ admin portal (Fiona). You may enter the  receipt no. (SPxxxx) you received via Sporty when you affiliated for 2025.

Any queries please contact Fiona Campbell Fencingnorth.hot@gmail.com