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3rd February 2019 Comment off

U25s: Butler, Arnold & Beltrami do it at last

Oundle School Saturday/Sunday, 2-3 February 2019 STOP PRESS: In his last year of eligibility Dave Butler finally secured the U25 Singles title with a win over Andrew Boyd, while Ollie Arnold & Ben Beltrami beat defending champion Matt Shaw and his new partner Theo Parker to take the Doubles title, after “a few years” when […]
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21st January 2019 Comment off

New Year Women’s Rankings

Rugby Fives Association 21st January 2019 Courtesy of Chris Burrows, we announce the latest rankings for Women’s Rugby Fives ahead of the Ladies’ National Rugby Fives Championships at the Manchester Y Club this coming weekend. The rankings follow the Ladies’ U23 Championships in November, in which Louise Mathias successfully defended her Singles title and won […]
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16th January 2019 Comment off

Entries open for 2019 Under 25s Championships

Under 25s Championships Oundle School, Saturday/Sunday, 2nd/3rd February  New tournament organiser James Smith is now accepting entries for next month’s Under 25s championships. However, rather than publishing a physical entry form, which players need to complete and return, he is running everything online – and you can access the event’s website using the link at the […]
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14th January 2019 Comment off

Results from the North West Open in Manchester

Manchester Y Club Saturday/Sunday, 12-13 January 2019 Dan Tristao successfully defended his title, winning the Singles for the 6th time — on this occasion at Dave Butler’s expense, but in a match that went to three games. In the Doubles, however, it was Charlie Brooks & Will Ellison who took the honours, beating Dan and […]
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9th January 2019 Comment off

North of England Open entries open

North of England Championships Durham, Saturday/Sunday February 9/10th Organiser Julian Aquilina (pictured, above, flanked by the 2016 & 2017 doubles champions, Dan Grant and Will Ellison) is now accepting entries for the North of England championships. However, rather than publishing a physical entry form, which players need to complete and return, he is running everything […]
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7th January 2019 Comment off

Results from the West of England Schools at Sherborne

Sherborne School, Dorset 5/6 January 2019 STOP PRESS: Alleyn’s School won three of the four titles at the West of England Schools at Sherborne School. The talented Gwydion Wiseman, still a Colt, won the Senior Singles without conceding a game, and he and Alex Cochrane took the Doubles with a confident display in the final against […]
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30th December 2018 Comment off

Rob Cleave: Update on Robertsride1800

Rugby Fives Association 29th December 2018 Rob Cleave reports from Thailand on his fund-raising round-the-world cycle ride so far: Having set off from Nottingham in April 2018 I have covered 8,500 miles and cycled through 19 countries; England, Morocco, Gibraltar, Spain, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, India […]
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23rd December 2018 Comment off

Entries open for 2019 Ladies National Championships

Ladies’ National Championships Y Club, Manchester, January 26/27th 2019 It’s all change for the Ladies Championships this season – new date, new venue and new management – and entries are now being accepted for the event. The organisers are Louise Mathias (current Under 23 and Winchester Fives Mixed Doubles champion) and Julie McIntyre, who runs […]
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