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18th November 2022 Comment off

Draw for the National Singles 2022 published

The National Singles Finals; Saturday/Sunday 3-4 December 2022 The RFA is delighted to announce that the players who will contest the National Singles finals are: Kay, Tristao, Ellison and Beltrami by right; plus those 12 who have qualified at regional events — Arnold, Brooks, Grant, Jourdan, Keates, McIntyre, Murby, Parker, Russell, Shaw, Watkinson, Wiseman. Reserves […]
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31st October 2022 Comment off

New updated rankings published

Rugby Fives Association, 31st October 2022 Following the West of England Open Championships we publish the newly updated rankings, compiled by Will Ellison, who has kindly taken on this task following the retirement of David Hebden. David had done the job for some 40 years. In recognition of these many years of service to the […]
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29th October 2022 Comment off

Roger Freebairn 1936-2022

The Rugby Fives Association, October 2022 The Rugby Fives Association is sad to report the death at the age of 86 of Old Oundelian Roger Freebairn. A long-standing member of the RFA and a life-long Jester, Roger was National Schools Singles and Doubles champion in 1954 and, 30 years later, National Veterans Champion with Alastair […]
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24th October 2022 Comment off

Kay, Arnold & Beltrami weather the storm at the West of England Open

Sherborne School, Dorset Saturday/Sunday, 22-23 October 2022 STOP PRESS The wrong kind of weather = sweating courts, the organiser’s nightmare. But they got through it with the help of heaters and dehumidifiers and the customary sawdust. Ed Kay eventually beat Dan Tristao to retain his Singles title, while the long-standing pairing of Ollie Arnold & […]
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16th October 2022 Comment off

Young players dominate the Lady’s Cup

Cambridge University Sports Centre Saturday, 15th October 2022 Bob Dolby reports: 13 pairs contested the Lady’s Cup, with competitors from Durham, London, Stamford and Cambridge in this event designed to encourage young or inexperienced female players. Among those players we had three mums, three Cambridge students, 7 schoolgirls ranging from 14 to 18, and two […]
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10th October 2022 Comment off

Derby Moor retain the Owers Trophy

Stoke Newington School, London Sunday, 9th October 2022 Organiser Alex Smith reports: It was a cracking day, of fine weather and fine Fives, and the first RFA National Tournament to be held at Stoke Newington School. Seasoned and regular players joined some veterans, young players and recent school leavers in this festival of Fives. With […]
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10th October 2022 Comment off

Change at the top!

Change at the Top! History was made at this year’s RFA Annual General Meeting with the election of the first woman President in the RFA’s nearly 100 year history. Julie McIntyre has now taken over the role from the retiring President of the last two years, David Parlby. We also welcomed a new Deputy President […]
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