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Ed Kay wins his 5th South East Open Singles

Christ’s Hospital, Horsham Saturday, 16th August 2025 Stop Press Ed Kay wins his 5th SE Singles title; Rupert Mathieu wins his 2nd SE Doubles title; and Emrys Thursfield wins his 2nd Challenger Singles title. Ed Hatton reports: A dedicated group of some regular and some new competitors gathered at Christ’s Hospital to contest the EJP […]
News  Womens

End-of-Season Women’s Rankings published

The Rugby Fives Association 3rd August 2025 The end-of-season Women’s Rankings as kindly compiled by Chris Burrows demonstrate the clear existence of a Big Three: Camille Beattie, Shinan Zhang and Helena Tunks, who occupy the top three slots in both Singles and Doubles. The Women’s U25 Singles and Doubles champion Kirsten Bell sits at number […]
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Double hat-trick for Ed Kay at the South West Open

Blundell’s School, Tiverton Saturday/Sunday, 12-13 July 2025 Stop Press Three in a row for Ed Kay in the Singles and also in the Doubles, partnering Ben Beltrami — their second together. Several three-gamers in a high-quality Doubles competition. Wayne Enstone reports: The 2025 Championships were played in possibly the hottest conditions ever, with my car […]
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End-of-Season National Rankings

The Rugby Fives Association 27th June 2025 Charlie Brooks  writes: It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for…. How have our efforts from this season translated into ranking points? Have I climbed up or tumbled down? Who are the big movers? There are now 214 players ranked in the Open Singles and 224 in the Open […]
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Penn reports on the 2025 Multicourt Masters

The 2025 Multicourt Masters: Chaos. Cramping. Champions. Six sports. Ten competitors. One very questionable scoring system. The inaugural Multicourt Masters has wrapped, and what began as a simple idea to pit friends against each other in glorious multi-sport battle quickly devolved into a saga of delayed arrivals, injured hamstrings, Eton Fives trauma, and car breakdowns. […]