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11th August 2020 Comment off

We have a new Fives Club! — well, sort of …….

East Dulwich, London SE22 11th August 2020 Amidst all the furore of Covid-19, the distractions of lockdown and quarantine and the all-consuming tensions the pandemic has brought us, one piece of news might have gone unnoticed: the imminent arrival of a new Rugby Fives Club. For, as Hamish Buchanan tells us: The Alleyn Old Boys […]
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7th August 2020 Comment off

Statement from the President on the resumption of play

RFA PRESIDENT London, August 7th We have pleasure in publishing this statement from the President of the RFA: As you are only too aware, the Covid-19 pandemic necessitated the suspension of Fives playing due to the closure of schools in the middle of March. On 25th July, the Government permitted some lifting of lockdown rules, […]
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27th June 2020 Comment off

The RFA enters the niche world of Podcasting

Rugby Fives Association May-June 2020 During the period of virus-enforced inactivity some of the younger players have created a series of Fives Podcasts. One of them is Matt Shaw, who writes as follows: In the midst of lockdown, four Fives players came together to go where no other Fives player had gone before… into the […]
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7th June 2020 Comment off

Report from the second RFA Pub Quiz

Rugby Fives Pub Quiz Report –- 28th May 2020 All around the globe The RFA has been asked to publish this report on the second — and most recent — RFA Pub Quiz. However, as keen readers will soon notice, this is not a very, err, conventional report. In fact, it’s not really a report […]
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2nd May 2020 Comment off

Report from the RFA Fives Pub Quiz

Rugby Fives Pub Quiz Report –- 30th April 2020 Question One: Who wrote this Report? There’s been huge speculation over the past decade about what happened to tournament organiser Daniel Grant.   Last seen organising the National Under 25s in 2011, he had successfully turned what was previously seen as a well run, pleasant and inoffensive […]
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26th April 2020 Comment off

Line up for the first RFA Pub Quiz

RFA PUB QUIZ Online, April 30th The UK may be in lockdown, but Fives players can still get involved in some competitive action this month – with the first RFA Pub Quiz. Organised by Dan Grant, the event will take place online on Thursday April 30th, with the live stream starting at 7.30pm and the […]
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15th March 2020 Comment off

All upcoming RFA tournaments postponed

RFA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE London, March 15th It is with a heavy heart that we publish this statement from RFA President David Bawtree, sent in response to the current global pandemic. “The purpose of this communication is to clarify the RFA’s position regarding the above [tournament schedule] in the light of the Coronavirus outbreak. The RFA’s […]
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15th March 2020 Comment off

Barnes Bridge: Ellison & Kay make it 10 and 4 respectively!

National Winchester Fives Doubles Championship for the Barnes Bridge Malvern College Sunday, 8th March 2020 Organiser Harry Akerman reports:  From the moment Will Ellison and Ed Kay were the first people to enter this year’s Barnes Bridge we realised it was likely that other entrants were playing for the minor medals, and so it turned […]
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9th March 2020 Comment off

Entries open for 2020 Veterans, Vintage, Masters Championships

NATIONAL VETERANS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS Marlborough College, April 4/5th Organiser John Hawke is now accepting entries for the National Veterans’ (over 45s) Championships, as well as the Masters (over 65s) and Grand Masters (over 75s) Championships. All three events are making a return to Marlborough College this year. To be held over the weekend of April 4/5th, […]
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