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News Tournaments

24th February 2025 Comment off

A new name on the Roll of Honour at the latest Challenger

Rugby School Saturday, 22nd February 2025 Chris Blakeley reports: We had a great day of Fives at Rugby. Two courts in continuous use from just after 10am until soon after 5pm concluding with, appropriately, two former Rugbeians playing the deciding match in the Plate, William Milne getting the better of Arthur Noble. In the main […]

News

20th February 2025 Comment off

Last year’s winners on top of 2024/25 London League

London League, 20th February 2025 As the colder winter weather (hopefully) gives way to a warmer spring, competition is hotting up in this season’s London League. And it’s last year’s champions, the Edward Alleyn Club, who are leading the way again. Although the EAC has only played two matches so far, its 100% record means […]

News University

18th February 2025 Comment off

News of the Oxford and Cambridge Past versus Present

St Paul’s School and Cambridge University Sports Centre Saturday, 15th February 2025 Nick Whitney reports for Oxford: The 39th Edition of the Oxford Past vs Present match took place at St Paul’s School on Sunday, 15th February. In the men’s match, the top 8 were evenly matched in singles with some close games across the […]

News Schools Tournaments

10th February 2025 Comment off

News from the Midlands Schools Championships 2025

Oundle School Sunday, 9th February 2025 STOP PRESS 5 schools took part in this year’s event with its customary Open and U15 categories. Rugby dominated the Open Singles, providing both finalists, while the Plate went to the Oundle player in a very close final. The Open Doubles was won by the experienced Stamford 1st pair, […]

News Schools Tournaments

9th February 2025 Comment off

News from the South East Schools Championships

Christ’s Hospital, Horsham Saturday, 8th February 2025 Michael Lacewing and Ed Hatton report: Following the absence in recent years of historical attendees Whitgift, St Dunstan’s and St Olave’s to the South East Regional Schools championships, last year’s participating schools – Tonbridge, Christ’s Hospital and Eastbourne – opened the competition to Alleyn’s School as well. It […]

News Schools Tournaments

3rd February 2025 Comment off

Medals galore at the Northern Schools Championships

Durham University Fives Courts Sunday, 2nd February 2025 Julie McIntyre reports: Good on-court conditions greeted players from Sedbergh, Manchester and the City of Durham club this year, and the kettle was on as we got underway. A few dropouts, a burst pipe in the toilet block and a lock failure on the day did not stop […]

Mens News Tournaments University Womens

3rd February 2025 Comment off

News from the British Universities Men’s and Women’s Championships

Cambridge University Sports Centre Saturday/Sunday, 1-2 February 2025 STOP PRESS With players from 9 universities — Bristol, Cambridge, Derby, Durham, Edinburgh, Oxford, Oxford Brookes, Warwick and West of England — co-organisers Andrew Boyd and Ben Jourdan achieved a long overdue double, with Andrew winning the Open Singles title at the expense of defending champion Marcus […]

News Tournaments Womens

28th January 2025 Comment off

A Women’s National Championships to remember

Oundle School Saturday/Sunday, 25-26 January 2025 Bob Dolby reports : Despite the absence of a number of leading players like multiple champion Louise Mathias (working in Australia), former Schools champions Martha Nugent (studying in the USA) and Ibby Lee, as well as Martha’s sister Holly and Phoenix Fleming, the general standard of play at this […]

News Tournaments

27th January 2025 Comment off

It’s Double-Dan at the North West Open 2025

Derby Moor Academy, Derby Saturday/Sunday, 25-26 January 2025 STOP PRESS Dan Tristao did the double for the second time, registering his 7th North West Open Singles title and his 3rd Doubles title, this time with Dan Grant, in a three-game epic against Ben Beltrami & Charlie Brooks. National Schools U16 champion Val Fikhter won the […]

International Mens News Tournaments Uncategorised

20th January 2025 Comment off

Report from pre-Christmas Basque event

2024 Hilario Azkarate Memorial Tournament San Ignacio municipal sports centre, Bilbao, August 7 2024 The RFA is delighted to report on the latest Rugby Fives event held in Bilbao. The second playing of this tournament, named in honour of a famous Basque pelota player, was held on the squash courts of the San Ignacio sports […]