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News Schools Tournaments

3rd March 2026 Comment off

News of the Scottish Schools U18 and U16 Championships

Fettes College, Edinburgh March 2026 The Boyd Trophy for Scottish Schools U18 Singles is retained after a superb day of Fives Hector McFarlane reports: 15 boys from three schools (Edinburgh Academy, Merchiston Castle and Fettes College) entered the 9th edition of the Scottish Schools’ U18 Singles. The morning’s play consisted of 4 groups of […]

News Tournaments

2nd March 2026 Comment off

Beltrami and Arnold back to winning ways at the North of England Open Championships

Durham University Fives Courts Saturday/Sunday, 28th February/1st March 2026 Stop Press Ben Beltrami won his second North of England Open Singles title, successfully defending the Ferens Trophy he first won last year, then went on to win his fifth Doubles title, his third with Ollie Arnold. The newly instituted Alex Wilson Singles Plate was won […]

News Schools Tournaments Womens

27th February 2026 Comment off

Titles for Alleyn’s at the Girls’ South East Regional Championships

Christ’s Hospital, Horsham Thursday, 26th February 2026 26 players from three schools took part in this year’s Girls’ SE Regional Championships. Contests in the three age-groups were dominated by the 11-strong squad of players from Alleyn’s School, who won all 6 titles on offer. Several of the players from Eastbourne and Christ’s Hospital were near-beginners, […]

News Schools Tournaments

25th February 2026 Comment off

Sedbergh dominate the Northern Schools Championships

Durham, City of Durham Club Sunday, 1st February 2026 As usual Sedbergh School brought a team to the Durham University Fives Courts to join players from the City of Durham Fives Club in the Northern Schools Fives Championships. At U16 level it was Sedbergh’s Fred Leslie who won the Singles and then joined up with […]

News University

24th February 2026 Comment off

Spoils shared once more at the Varsity Match

St Paul’s School, Barnes Saturday, 21st February 2026 Bob Dolby reports: Last year’s Men’s Varsity Match was close, with Oxford just one point up after the Singles and Cambridge pulling back 8 points in the Doubles. This year’s contest was not quite as tight in the end but the mathematical remarkableness continued, with the Doubles […]

News University

17th February 2026 Comment off

Oxford and Cambridge: The Past versus Present 2026

St Paul’s School, Barnes and the University Sports Centre, Cambridge Saturday, 14th February 2026 Nick Whitney reports from Oxford: The 40th edition of the Oxford Past vs Present match took place at St Paul’s School on Saturday, 14th February, a week before the 96th Varsity Match. In the Men’s match, the top eight were closely […]

News Schools Tournaments

10th February 2026 Comment off

Tonbridge and Alleyn’s win titles at the South East Schools Championships

South East Regional Schools Championships Tonbridge School Saturday, 7th February 2026 STOP PRESS Four schools contested this event, held this year at Tonbridge School and organised by Henry Swales, to whom many thanks for taking on this task and providing such a comprehensive report. Henry Swales reports: The South East Regional Schools’ Championships […]

News Schools Tournaments

10th February 2026 Comment off

Titles for Rugby and Stamford at the Midlands Schools Championships

Oundle School Sunday, 8th February 2026 Stop Press: Titles for Rugby School in the U18s, winning both Singles and Doubles. In the U15s Stamford School did the same double, winning the Singles and the Doubles. There were plates for Stamford in the U18 Singles and U15 Singles, while the Derby Moor U18 pair retained the […]

News Tournaments Womens

9th February 2026 Comment off

Titles for familiar names at the Women’s National Championships

Cambridge University Sports Centre Saturday/Sunday, 7-8 February 2026 STOP PRESS Camille Beattie made it 3 in a row in beating 4-time champion Louise Mathias in the very hard fought final of the Women’s National Singles Championship. In the early rounds most victories were relatively comfortable with the exception of a mighty 3-game tussle between Maddy […]

International News Tournaments

3rd February 2026 Comment off

Latest news from Basque Fives

Third Bizkaia Rugby Fives (Doubles) Championship 2025 December 13, 2025, Bilbao, Spain On 13th December 2025, The Basque Association of Beach Tennis and Minority Sports organised the third Bizkaia Challenge of Rugby Fives (Doubles) on the squash court of the San Ignazio municipal sports centre (Bilbao – Basque Country). Three pairs competed in a round-robin […]