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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 […]