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News Tournaments

13th December 2021 Comment off

The President’s Cup at Oundle School

The President’s Cup Oundle School; Sunday, 12th December 2021 STOP PRESS With a change of venue and a reduced field of 24 organisers Hamish Buchanan and Alex Smith opted initially for 4 groups, followed by the usual 4 competitions, all best of 3 to 15. The eventual winners of the Cup, the Plate, the Mug […]

News Tournaments Womens

12th December 2021 Comment off

New champions in the Ladies’ U23 Championships

St Paul’s School, Barnes Saturday, 11th December 2021 STOP PRESS With Louise Mathias and Shinan Zhang no longer eligible we looked to see new names on the trophies this year. It was Schools champion Martha Nugent who took the Singles title, and Holly Nugent & Savanna Leboff from Cambridge the Doubles. The entry was small […]

News Tournaments

9th December 2021 Comment off

Anthony Goodwin wins the 2nd Challenger event at Cambridge

Cambridge University Sports Centre Sunday, 5th December 2021 STOP PRESS In the second Challenger Tournament, following the success of the first such event in December 2019, which Christian Blackaby won, Anthony Goodwin from the Derby Moor Fives Club won the Tankard, beating Genesis Nsenga of the Edward Alleyn Club in the final. Cambridge University was […]

Mens News Tournaments

5th December 2021 Comment off

It’s five in a row for National Singles Champion Dan Tristao

Cambridge University Sports Centre Saturday/Sunday 4th-5th December 2021 STOP PRESS With his victory in the National Singles Championship Dan Tristao moves equal with James Toop with six titles, five of them in consecutive years, and equal with Neil Roberts in his number of open Singles titles — 33 in all, second only to Wayne Enstone […]

News Tournaments

1st December 2021 Comment off

Draw for the National Singles published

Rugby Fives Association, 1st December 2021 2021 National Singles Finals December 4/5, Cambridge Organiser Charlie Brooks has today published the draw for the National Singles 2021 — the Jesters Club Cup — to be played this coming weekend. Dan Tristao is seeded Number One, looking for his 5th consecutive title. Ed Kay (seeded 2), who […]

News Schools Tournaments

30th November 2021 Comment off

Winchester pairs dominate the Schools’ Winchester Fives Doubles Championship

Winchester College, Sunday 28th November 2021 Jamie McManus reports: After the enforced hiatus of last year, the Schools’ Winchester Fives Doubles tournament returned to its place as the ‘season opening’ tournament for schools. 15 pairs took part, representing Alleyn’s, Christ’s Hospital, Marlborough, Stamford, St. Paul’s, Tonbridge and Winchester. The championship brought together some of the […]

News Tournaments University

23rd November 2021 Comment off

Edinburgh and Bristol dominate the Universities Championships

Marlborough College, Wiltshire Saturday/Sunday 20-21 November 2021 STOP PRESS 33 players from 8 universities took part in this year’s championships. In the Singles top seed Andrew Boyd from Edinburgh University beat his fellow student Ben Jourdan. Andrew and Ben went on to contest the Doubles final against defending champion, Theo Parker of Bristol University, and […]

Mens News Tournaments

15th November 2021 Comment off

National Singles Qualifiers completed – the draw awaits!

The Rugby Fives Association Saturday/Sunday 13-14 November 2021 On the weekend of 13-14 November 53 players competed for a place in the final rounds of the National Singles Championship for the Jesters Club Cup, which will be staged on the courts of Cambridge University over the weekend of December 4-5. From this weekend’s events, held […]

Mens News Schools Tournaments University Womens

9th November 2021 Comment off

Honours shared at the Durham Ladies Championships

Durham University Sports Ground Saturday/Sunday 6-7 November 2021 The 3rd Durham Ladies Championships were played on the University Courts over the first weekend of November, featuring 14 players from the University, the City Club and the Edinburgh Academy. This is the first of the ranking events this season, to be followed in December by the […]

News

25th October 2021 Comment off

Success for Kay and Ellison at the West of England Open

Sherborne School, Dorset Saturday/Sunday 23-24 October 2021 STOP PRESS Ed Kay added a second West of England Open Singles title to his record while beating both Will Ellison and Dan Tristao in the process. Ed went on to record a fifth consecutive Doubles title with partner Will Ellison, for whom it is an eighth Doubles […]