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1st December 2021 Comment off

Entries open for Ladies National Championships

Ladies National Championships Y Club, Manchester, Saturday/Sunday January 22/23 2022 Entry is now open for the Ladies National Rugby Fives Championships. These will be held at the Y Club in Manchester over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday January 22nd/23rd 2022. This means the event is sticking with the successful new formula introduced in 2019 […]

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29th November 2021 Comment off

Latest RFA President’s newsletter published online

RFA Newsletter 28 November 2021 The RFA has today published its latest newsletter, written by President David Parlby (above). It’s the second in a series of quarterly (or thereabouts) newsletters designed to inform the association’s members of the extensive work that is going on behind the scenes. In this issue (originally sent to members in […]

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26th November 2021 Comment off

Change of venue for 2021 President’s Cup

RFA Club President’s Cup Oundle School, Northants, Sunday 12th December 2021 The RFA has announced a change of venue for this year’s traditional pre-Xmas celebration, the RFA Club President’s Cup. It will now be held in Oundle (rather than Marlborough, as originally planned), although the event will still take place on Sunday December 12th. Following […]

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25th November 2021 Comment off

Entries open for second RFA Challenger tournament

RFA Challenger Tournament Cambridge University Sports Centre, Sunday December 5th Entries are now open for this year’s Challenger Tournament – the second time the RFA has run the event after a successful 2019 debut, when the competition was won by Christian Blackaby (above). This tournament is different from other RFA ranking events, in that it […]

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10th November 2021 Comment off

Entries open for Ladies U23 Championships

Ladies Under 23 Championships St Paul’s School, Barnes, Saturday December 11th Entry is now open for the Ladies U23 Rugby Fives Championships. These will be held at St Paul’s School in South West London on Saturday 11th December 2021 (a week later than previously advertised). Both singles and doubles competitions will be played on the […]

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9th November 2021 Comment off

Updated singles and doubles rankings published

RFA Rankings 9 November 2021 Now that tournament Fives is back up and running again, the RFA has today published the latest Open Singles and Doubles Rankings (which you can see on the Rankings page on this website), along with the following update from the RFA’s Rankings Tsar, Dave Hebden: This update reflects the singles […]

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20th October 2021 Comment off

2021 BUSF Student Championships entry open

British Universities & Student Fives Championships Marlborough College, Wiltshire, Saturday/Sunday November 20th/21st The organisers have now published the official entry form for the 2021 Student Championships, and it can be downloaded by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page. The event is open to men and women in full-time Higher Education at […]

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30th September 2021 Comment off

Entries open for the 2021 Owers Trophy

The Owers Trophy Sunday October 10th 2021 St. Paul’s School, Barnes The Owers Trophy returns after a two-year break, but following the great success of the three-person format that has been used over the last few years, organisers Alex Smith and Ben Hale are continuing with that system this year and hoping to get even […]

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16th September 2021 Comment off

New RFA Singles & Doubles Rankings published

RFA Rankings 16 September 2021 After so long without tournament Fives, the RFA is delighted to be in a position to publish new Singles and Doubles rankings today. Naturally, a huge amount of thought has had to go into how to calculate these latest figures, given the extraordinary times we have lived through in the […]

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6th September 2021 Comment off

Official RFA rankings – an update

RFA Rankings 6 September 2021 Now that the 2021/22 season is in full swing, we’re sure all you wannabe Stattos will want to know what’s going on with the RFA Singles and Doubles rankings. So here is an update from the RFA’s Rankings Tsar, Dave Hebden: “I’ll produce new rankings during the week starting Sept […]