MATTHEW Sorel-Cameron, aged 26, from Evesham Road, Stratford, and Pip Nicolson, 16, from Pebworth (both KES) have been selected to fence in the England under 18 sabre team in the four nation Home International in March.

They were selected because of their results in the British Under-17 and Under-20 Championships in Croydon, where they all made the final tableau and medal positions.

These excellent results were enough to convince the selectors that they should take three of the six places in the England team.

KES is keeping up its reputation as one of the country's top sporting schools by providing half of the England youth team this year.

The quadrangular team championships take place each year in March, when England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales fight out for the championships.

Every country takes a turn at hosting the event. This year it is due to be held in Tidworth, Hants over the weekend of Match 10-11.

Last year Northern Ireland hosted the teams at Queens University, Belfast, where England won the title.

David Brenda, aged 15, from Alcester has been selected to fence in the England under 16 sabre team at the same event.

He reached the semi-finals at Under-17 level at Croydon.

David is currently ranked as one of the top five schoolboy fencers in Britain, and he hopes to gain a British tracksuit for the youth world championships either this year or next.

All three are pupils at King Edward VI School, in Stratford and train at the West Midlands sabre centre of excellence, which also works from the school.

Currently Sorel-Cameron is ranked as one of the top schoolboy fencers in Britain, and he hopes to gain a British tracksuit for the youth world championships either this year in Gdansk, Poland in April.

There he will be joined by Peter Kirby, 15, from Chipping Campden School, who also trains at the KES fencing centre.

Kirby, a pupil at Chipping Campden School, has been chosen for the England under 16 team and was selected because of his performance in the British Under-17 Championships, where he made the quarter-finals. On top of this he also took sixth place at the Junior Championships.

These two excellent results were enough to convince the selectors that he should take the top place and captain the England Under-16 team.