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International News

26th July 2023 Comment off

FIVES News from abroad — Spain and the United States

The Rugby Fives Association, July 2023 News from Bilbao, Spain The second Basque Championship Doubles competition was played on the squash court at the San Ignazio Sports Centre in Bilbao, involving three pairs in a round robin format. Games were played on the basis of the number of points won in a defined time, and […]

News Tournaments

4th July 2023 Comment off

A double for Ed Kay at the South West Open

Blundell’s School, Tiverton Saturday/Sunday, 1-2 July 2023 STOP PRESS 10 pairs entered the Doubles, from which Ed Kay & Ollie Arnold emerged victorious for the 2nd time, beating Charlie Brooks & Will Ellison in the final. Cameron Low & Tom Watkinson won the Doubles Plate, beating Anthony Goodwin & Bally Singh. In the Singles Ed […]

News Womens

3rd July 2023 Comment off

End-of-Season Women’s Rankings published

Rugby Fives Association 3rd July 2023 The Rugby Fives Association is delighted to publish end-of-season Rankings for Women. There are 69 names in the Singles Rankings and 65 in the Doubles — they can be viewed in full here. Below are listed the top 20 in each category. They show little change in the top […]

News Tournaments

26th June 2023 Comment off

Anthony and Karen win the Derby Moor Invitation Doubles

Derby Moor Fives Club, Littleover, Derby Sunday, 25th June 2023 Bob Dolby reports: With the 12 pairings concocted by Lewis Keates, matches became closer and closer as the day progressed until we eventually concluded proceedings towards 6.00pm with a three-gamer. What more could we want for the 19th running of this friendly tournament first played […]

Mens News Tournaments Womens

19th June 2023 Comment off

Victory for Louise Mathias & Ollie Arnold at the inaugural Open Mixed Doubles

Cambridge University Sports Centre Saturday, 17th June 2023 STOP PRESS Nine pairs contested the inaugural National Rugby Fives Mixed Doubles competition organised by Savanna Leboff and Helena Tunks on the courts of Cambridge University. In the main draw, arrived at after the initial two Pools had been played out, Louise Mathias & Ollie Arnold added […]

News Tournaments Womens

7th June 2023 Comment off

New champions at the Ladies Winchester Fives championships

Bradfield College Sunday, 4th June 2023 Ladies Rugby Fives champion Louise Mathias won the Ladies Winchester Fives Singles title for the first time, then won the Doubles with Savanna Leboff, also for their first time. Multiple Eton Fives champion Karen Hird won the Singles Plate and then the Doubles Plate with Maddy Raynor, to whom […]

News Tournaments

4th June 2023 Comment off

Christie & Kiggell triumph in the Rugby & Eton Fives Medley at Marlborough

Marlborough College Saturday, 3rd June 2023 Last played in the early 2000s this dual event has been revived by organiser Lewis Keates. Six pairs of mostly Rugby Fives players took part, the majority from the two clubs who play both codes, the Marlborough Town Club and the Derby Moor Fives Club. They were joined by […]

News Tournaments

22nd May 2023 Comment off

Four in a row for Louise & Ollie at the Winchester FIves Mixed Doubles

Malvern College, Worcestershire Sunday, 21st May 2023 Louise Mathias and Ollie Arnold successfully defended their title at the Winchester Fives Mixed Doubles, making it four in a row. In the final they beat Shinan Zhang and her partner Penn Chai, having won a tough three-game semi-final against Eton Fives Ladies Champion Karen Hird and her […]

News Tournaments

15th May 2023 Comment off

New champions and history made at the Vintage Championships

Cambridge University Sports Centre Sunday, 14th May 2023 Bob Dolby reports: With just the one day to complete Singles and Doubles all games were played to 15, which proved quite enough for all 12 players competing and enabled Brian Kirk to express his thanks to all and to award the medals and trophies and have […]

News Tournaments

5th May 2023 Comment off

Old Paulines win their 6th Wood Cup

St Paul’s School, Barnes Saturday/Sunday, 22-23 April 2023 STOP PRESS A small entry, which nevertheless produced a full day’s play on Saturday, followed by a final on Sunday morning. Initially conducted in round robin format, the preliminary matches produced four semi-finalists vying for the trophy, and three remaining sides contesting the Plate. In the main […]