So you wanna know more about the stars? Well here's all the info on the fencing careers of our club's members. Gape in awe at the legendary achievements of the fencers of the Manawatu and quake in fear at the thought of meeting any of us on the piste! Note all club members: if you haven't got your bio in then you are missing out on world fame. Come on, we don't want to look like a four fencer club. Also everyone needs to get me a photo of themselves at some stage so I can put it up.

nickname: Rock, Integral

date of birth: 19 June 1982

titles: 1996 Secondary Schools Men's Epee, 1997 Secondary Schools Men's Foil, 2000 Wellington Grade A. (Man, that's a pretty bare cupboard when you stop to think about it! Time to start winning.)

results: World Youth Games 1998, Moscow: 32nd Men's epee, 48th Men's foil. 1999 Nationals: 3rd, Men's epee. 2000 Challenge Australia: 48th Men's epee. 2000 PNIFE: 3rd Men's epee.

national ranking: 3rd Men's epee. 12th Men's foil.

world ranking: 232 (?)

best fencing moment: Beating number 1 seed Patrick Snyder (USA) 15-12 at the World Youth Games as number 64 seed to advance to the last 32. Beating world number 17 Daniel Strigel (GER) 5-1 at Challenge Australia. And of course my glorious 25th place at 2000 Nationals after a superb run where I lost all my bouts (hahahah).

best thing about fencing: The tactical aspects. I like the way that it is the mind that is most important.

worst thing about fencing: Losing to someone you know you "should" beat purely because of the mistakes you make.

years fencing: 8

greatest fencing influences: John Bowen, Wes Patzer (both my US coaches), Pam French, Lynette Roberts.

weapons fenced: Foil, Epee

other interests: NHL Ice Hockey, Motorsport, Hackey, Pipebands (snare drum), art/design, web design, Counterstrike, mathematics and theoretical physics, road cycling.

personal info: In my other life I'm an 18 year old student at Massey Uni in Palmy. I'm studying for a BBS/BSc double degree majoring in mathematical physics and finance. I work part-time doing graphic design and web design. Of course I waste much time online doing things like designing and running this webpage and playing the world's greatest computer game - CounterStrike.

nickname: Lord Byron

date of birth: 19 July 1984

titles: Central Secondary Schools Foil 1999-2000, National Secondary Schools Foil teams 1998-99, Epee Teams 1999

results: 2000 Nationals: 16th Foil, 16th Epee

national ranking: 23rd Epee, 32nd Foil

best fencing moment: Nothing major yet.

best thing about fencing: The one on one aspect of it. it's just you and your opponent. And hard fought 15-14 bouts that you win.

worst thing: Losing to a lower ranked person (I know the feeling), Long waits between rounds

years fencing: 4-5

greatest influence: Pam French, Rock and Jared Cahan

weapons: Foil, Epee

other interests: Hockey, Watching most sports (particularly soccer and rugby), supporting Chelsea FC, playing computer games (Championship Manager, Rogue Spear), biking

personal info: I'm a 16 year old 5th former at Queen Elizabeth College in PN. I do a mixture of 5th and 6th form subjects. I work part time at a local chemist and do my best to fit in as much TV and computer as I can. I also play hockey to a reasonably high level as a goalkeeper.