Month: October 2019

West of England Open Championships Sherborne School, Dorset Sat/Sun, 26-27 October 2019 Organiser Ollie Arnold reports: This year the West of England Championships had another change of venue, as we were fantastically hosted by Sherborne School for the first time since the 2008 tournament. High quality play over the course of two days resulted in […]

National Singles Championship 2019 Qualifying – various locations, November 9/10th. Finals: St Paul’s School, Barnes, December 7th/8th Entries for the National Singles Qualifiers are now open! The regional tournaments will be held on the weekend of November 9th/10th in London, Tiverton, Derby and Edinburgh. Please contact organiser Charlie Brooks if you would like to play, […]

Beeston, Nottingham; October 2019 Robert’s Ride 18000 Robert Cleave has now completed his bike ride around the world. After cycling 18,425 miles through 29 countries over the course of 18 months Robert enjoyed a wonderful homecoming at Bramcote Hills Park, Nottingham on October 19th. Family and friends old and new, from near and far, came […]

Rugby Fives Association VIII v. Winchester Fives Association VIII Winchester College; Sunday, 20th October 2019 The 2019 match between the Rugby Fives Association and the Winchester Fives Association was the closest so far in 9 matches. A win by 7 points sees the RFA take a 5-4 lead in the series. WFA Team Manager Harry […]

The Lady’s Cup Cambridge University Sports Centre Saturday, 19th October 2019 Bob Dolby reports: Mrs Malt would have been delighted. 50 players entered the competition for the cup she presented to the Alleyn Old Boys Club in 1937 in memory of her recently departed husband, multiple National Champion Philip Malt. The magnificent trophy is now […]

British Universities & Student Fives Championships Marlborough College, Wiltshire, Saturday-Sunday November 16/17th The organisers have now published the official entry form for the 2019 Student Championships, and it can be downloaded by clicking on the link below. The event is open to men and women in full-time Higher Education at a university or equivalent institution. […]

Yorkshire Open Championships Giggleswick School, Yorkshire, Saturday/Sunday, 12-13 October 2019 STOP PRESS: Ed Kay had a successful trip to Giggleswick at the weekend, returning to London with both singles and doubles trophies from the Yorkshire Open. In that sense, it was a repeat of his performance in 2017, the only difference being that his doubles […]

The Strawson Memorial Match: RFA v The Jesters St. Paul’s School, Barnes Tuesday, 8th October 2019 Dick Warner reports: This is a thoroughly enjoyable and much sought-after fixture in the Jesters and Rugby Fives Association calendar, perhaps because there is a huge dinner afterwards. This year we attracted 14 players, as well as the half […]

West of England Championships Sherborne School, Dorset; October 26/27th Organiser Ollie Arnold is now accepting entries for this year’s West of England Open Championships through a dedicated website. Here, as well as entering the championships, players will also be able to find out everything they need to know about the event and see the singles […]