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22nd January 2022 Comment off

Fives on the radio

RFA media coverage Manchester, 22 January 2022 The RFA is delighted to report that Rugby Fives has had some excellent coverage on the radio ahead of this weekend’s National Ladies Championships. In fact, no less than two sections of the Stacey Copeland show on BBC Radio Manchester were devoted to the game. In the first, […]
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15th January 2022 Comment off

Alleyn’s and Winchester enjoy success at the West of England Schools

West of England Schools Championships Sherborne School, Dorset Saturday/Sunday, 8-9 January 2022 STOP PRESS Three titles for Alleyn’s School and one for Winchester College, the two dominant squads at this year’s Championships. Sam Roberts reports: After an uncertain few weeks over Christmas and the New Year, waiting to see whether new covid restrictions would be […]
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8th January 2022 Comment off

Change of venue for Under 25s Championships

Under 25s Championships Cambridge University Sports Centre, Saturday/Sunday 29/30th January Competitors are advised that, unfortunately, due to Covid restrictions Oundle School is no longer able to host the Under 25s Championships at the end of this month. Instead, the event is taking the short trip from Northants to Cambridgeshire, and will now take place at […]
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4th January 2022 Comment off

Latest RFA rankings revealed

RFA Rankings 4 January 2022 Naturally, after a couple of months packed with important Fives tournaments, the new year brings new official RFA Open Singles and Doubles Rankings (which you can see on the Rankings page on this website), along with the following update from the RFA’s Rankings Tsar, Dave Hebden: The New Year rankings […]
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2nd January 2022 Comment off

December 2021 RFA President’s Newsletter published

RFA Newsletter 2 January 2022 First of all, a Happy New (and hopefully Fives-filled) Year to you all. The RFA has today published the association’s latest newsletter, written by President David Parlby (above). It’s the third in a series of quarterly (or thereabouts) newsletters designed to inform the association’s members of the extensive work that […]
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22nd December 2021 Comment off

Up-dated Women’s Rankings for Singles and Doubles published

The Rugby Fives Association December 2021  The RFA is delighted to publish up-dated Women’s Rankings in Singles and Doubles after the successful staging of three events since the beginning of the 2021-2022 season: the National Schoolgirls’ Championships in August, the Northern Ladies’ Tournament in October and the National Ladies’ U23 Championships in December. Those players […]
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13th December 2021 Comment off

The President’s Cup at Oundle School

The President’s Cup Oundle School; Sunday, 12th December 2021 STOP PRESS With a change of venue and a reduced field of 24 organisers Hamish Buchanan and Alex Smith opted initially for 4 groups, followed by the usual 4 competitions, all best of 3 to 15. The eventual winners of the Cup, the Plate, the Mug […]
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