Upcoming Appearances

SCA Rowany Festival – 3 April, 2010
Company of the Staple will be supporting Nova Hollandia in an appearance at Rowany Festival for a skill at arms competition and joust.

Location: Glenworth Valley, Cooks Road, Peats Ridge, NSW
Cost: $30 per person
Note: This is a re-enactment event, so an attempt at pre C17th clothing is required.
More Info: http://rowany.sca.org.au/festival/

Ironfest St. George’s Day Joust – 24-26 April, 2010
Company of the Staple will be supporting Nova Hollandia in an appearance at the Ironfest St George Day Joust for a skill at arms competition and joust.
This year we have a special treat for you with Dr Tobias Capwell, Curater of Arms and Armour at the Wallace Collection in London and Author of many books, coming to Australia for the first time to compete in our prestigeous event.
Also competing this year is Arne Koets from Holland, Jeremy Oneail from the USA and all of our usual Australian competitors such as 3 times IJA World Jousting Champion Rod Walker, along with our experienced jousters Luke Binks, Justin Holland and Phillip Oliver. This year we also have a few new competitors wanting to make a name for themselves, they have been training hard and this will be their first Australian Tournament, so please welcome Andrew McKinnon, Fiona Hudson, Phillip Leitch and Sasha Buchmann when they enter the field.
Location: Lithgow Showground, Lithgow, NSW
Cost: $30 per person
More Info: http://www.ironfest.com.au/jousting.html

Winterfest – 3-4 July, 2010
Company of the Staple will be appearing at Winterfest 2010, bringing the fourteenth century to life in our encampment.

Location: Marsden Park, North Ryde, NSW
Cost: $30 per person
More Info: http://www.winterfest.com.au