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Alleyn’s School, Dulwich Saturday, 14th August 2021 STOP PRESS  It was a clean sweep for Alleyn’s in this season’s delayed National U13 Championships, hosted by Alleyn’s School, with Milo Arie winning the Singles and then the Doubles with his partner and runner-up in the Singles, Archie Shaw.  23 boys contested the championships, with 1 from […]

Derby Moor Invitation Doubles Derby Moor Academy, 8th August 2021 STOP PRESS 13 pairs contested the annual Derby Moor Invitation Doubles, with Raheem successfully defending the title he won last year with Joe Sumner. This year he was paired with Simon Beattie of the City of Durham Club. In the final they beat Derby Moor’s […]

The South West Open Championships Blundell’s School, Tiverton Saturday/Sunday, July 31st-August 1st 2021 STOP PRESS This year’s competition was dedicated to the memory of Tim Lewis, who died in June. Ed Kay successfully defended the Singles title he won in 2019, beating Will Ellison in the final. Will partnered Charlie Brooks to win the Doubles […]

City of Durham Festival of Fives, Durham, 24-25 July 2021 STOP PRESS: Players from Durham, Derby and Edinburgh came together to celebrate the first month of tournament Fives since March 2020. 10 players contested the Singles and 8 pairs the Doubles. Report to come Singles Pool A: 1st Keates L; 2nd Beattie C; 3rd McIntyre […]

Durham, 3-4 July 2021 STOP PRESS: The season has begun! With a tournament organised by the Durham University Fives Club and aimed primarily at university players. There was a Men’s Universities Singles tournament, a Ladies Invitation Singles Tournament and an Open Doubles tournament on the Sunday for those fit and free to enter. Sadly a […]

Derby Moor, Littleover. Friday June 25th In view of the continued Covid restrictions the decision has been taken to move the Derby Moor Invitation Doubles tournament to Sunday August 8th. Players are invited to express an interest in entering by sending an email to Brian Kirk using the link at the bottom of this post. […]

The Rugby Fives Association June 2021. It is with great sadness that we report the death of the inimitable Tim Lewis after a short illness. Stuart Watson has penned this affectionate tribute to his dear friend, Timothy Ronald Edward Lewis: How can I adequately describe such a colourful and totally unique character to anyone who […]

The RFA is sad to report the death, at the age of 82, of Paul Coker, a leading member of that group of Old Merchant Taylors’ players — Graham Prodger, Dick Bulgin, Bob Peters, Geoff Bunting, the Cameron brothers, the Wiles brothers and the young Guy Whiting — who made the OMTs a major force […]

Rugby Fives Association February 2021 The RFA is sad to report the death of John Evans, the man who brought Fives back to Rugby School Dick Warner writes:  John (always “Jock” to his generations of pupils) Evans, who died on 3rd February 2021 aged 87, was a super-talented man (an able sportsman, very musical and a […]