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News University

13th February 2023 Comment off

News of the Cambridge and Oxford Past versus Present

London and Cambridge Saturday, 11th February 2023 Nick Whitney reports for Oxford University: The 37th Oxford Past v. Present match took place at St Paul’s School on Saturday with fixtures for the Men’s VIII, Beavers IV, and a Women’s VI. Proceedings started with Singles for the Men’s VIII. All 8 games were closely contested — […]

News Tournaments

13th February 2023 Comment off

Double for Will Ellison at the North West Open

Manchester Y Club Saturday/Sunday, 11-12 February 2023 STOP PRESS It was a double once again for Will Ellison, who beat Ben Beltrami in the Singles and paired up with Theo Parker to win the Doubles against Ben and his partner Ollie Arnold. The Plates went to Ben Kirwan for Singles and to organiser Dave Fox […]

News Schools Tournaments

7th February 2023 Comment off

Results from the South East Schools

Tonbridge School Saturday, 4th February 2023 Tonbridge hosted Eastbourne, Christ’s Hospital and St. Olave’s for the 11th South East Regionals. All those schools look forward to welcoming Whitgift and St. Dunstan’s back in the next couple of years. The slightly smaller numbers did not detract from the quality of the play, and it was good […]

News Schools Tournaments

5th February 2023 Comment off

Results from the Northern Schools Regionals

Durham University Courts, The Racecourse Saturday, 4th February 2023 Organiser Julie McIntyre reports: Entrants from Sedbergh School, Manchester Y Club and the City of Durham Fives Club took part in the RFA Northern Schools’ tournament this year. Durham provided two female entrants, continuing the trend of mixed games which has been a feature of RFA […]

News Tournaments

30th January 2023 Comment off

A double for Lewis Keates at the National U25s

Oundle School Saturday/Sunday, 28-29 January 2023 STOP PRESS Derby Moor Club’s Lewis Keates won the Singles at the National U25 Championships, beating Cameron Low from the West of England Club in the final. Lewis then went on to win the Doubles title with clubmate Bally Singh, this time against Cameron and his partner Archie McCreath. […]

News Tournaments Womens

23rd January 2023 Comment off

Results from the Ladies’ National Championships

The Y Club, Manchester Saturday/Sunday, 21-22 January 2023 STOP PRESS Louise Mathias won her fourth consecutive Singles title and, with Shinan Zhang, their fourth consecutive Doubles title at this year’s Ladies’ National Championships at the Y Club in Manchester. For the first time Camille Beattie, the National U18 and U23 champion, reached the final to […]

News Womens

16th January 2023 Comment off

New Year Women’s Rankings are published

The Rugby Fives Association 15th January 2023 The RFA is delighted to publish the latest Women’s Rankings by courtesy of Chris Burrows. They have been updated with results from the Durham Ladies Championships in October and the National Ladies U23 Championships in December. 59 players are ranked in Singles and 63 in Doubles. There has […]

News Schools Tournaments

11th January 2023 Comment off

Clean sweep for Winchester at the West of England Schools Championships

Sherborne School, Dorset Saturday/Sunday, 6-7 January 2023 Organiser Ian Jackson reports: 64 players from 9 schools attended these championships and enjoyed much good Fives over the weekend. We are very grateful to Sherborne School for hosting the event, especially as a member of Sherborne staff now needs to be at the courts for the whole time. […]

News Tournaments

5th January 2023 Comment off

News of Fives from our friends in the Basque Country

1st Azkarate Memorial Tournament San Ignacio Sports Centre, Bilbao, Spain 4th December 2022 Egoitz Campo reports: This Rugby Fives tournament, held on the squash court of the San Ignacio Sports Centre, was to honour the memory of Hilario Azkarate (1935 -2012), a Basque handball (Pelota Vasca) player of the 1960s, the first winner of 6 individual […]

News Tournaments

12th December 2022 Comment off

The RFA President’s Cup as special as ever

Marlborough College Sunday, 11th December 2022 Organiser Hamish Buchanan reports an excellent and record-breaking President’s Cup, held once more on the courts of Marlborough College. The entry comprised the youngest 32 players of the last 30+ years, so almost certainly ever. It was the youngest final ever, with an average age of around 20. All […]