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25th June 2018 Comment off

Tristao and Ellison head the End-of-Season National Rankings

Dan Tristao and Will Ellison head the newly published End-of-Season Rankings for 2017-18. Dan regains top spot in the Singles while Will retains his lead in the Doubles. This season sees Ed Kay joining Tristao and Ellison in a tight group heading the Singles, with Ed moving up into second place. Tristao picked up 6 […]

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22nd June 2018 Comment off

End-of-Season Women’s Rankings published

Rugby Fives Association 22nd June 2018 The RFA is pleased to publish the end-of-season rankings for Women’s Rugby Fives 2018. To be eligible players must have entered at least one of the appropriate tournaments during the past two seasons. National Singles champion Kathleen Briedenhann tops the list as she did at the end of 2016 […]

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20th June 2018 Comment off

Derby Moor courts refurbished ahead of this weekend’s tournament

Derby Moor Academy Saturday 9th and Tuesday 12th June 2018 Work has been completed on the refurbishment of the Derby Moor courts ahead of this weekend’s final Rugby Fives tournament of the season — The Derby Moor Invitation Doubles — which will see players from Derby, Durham, Bedford, London, the Deep West Club and the Halifax […]

18th June 2018 Comment off

Tristao, Price and Grant above the rest test

CL TEST LIST – AGM 2021 Munn Butler Dolby Smith Hatton Chua Kirby Parlby Toop Shaw

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22nd May 2018 Comment off

Tony Dawes 1930-2018

The Rugby Fives Association, 21st May 2018 The RFA has learned of the death of Tony Dawes, our oldest National Singles Champion. He is also the youngest to have won the title, at the age of 19.2 in 1950. The Office of the Old Bedfordians reports: We have been informed that Old Bedfordian, ADR Dawes (Tony) […]

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13th May 2018 Comment off

RFA planning first Golf day

RFA Golf Day Tall Pines Golf Club, Bristol, September 26th RFA Treasurer David Parlby is planning and trying to gauge interest for an RFA Golf Day. Scheduled to take place at the Tall Pines Golf Club near Bristol, on Wednesday 26 September, the inaugural Rugby Fives Golf Day is designed to allow Fives players to […]

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12th May 2018 Comment off

Entries open for July’s South West Open

South West Open Championships Blundell’s School, Tiverton, Devon, July 7/8th Organiser Wayne Enstone is now accepting entries for the South West Open Championships. Held at Blundell’s School in Tiverton, Devon, the tournament has both singles and doubles tournaments started on the Saturday, with only the finals played on the Sunday morning. As usual, there will be […]

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8th May 2018 Comment off

Bristol students win Winchester Fives Mixed Doubles title

NATIONAL WINCHESTER FIVES MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Bradfield College, Sunday May 6th STOP PRESS Ollie Arnold won his second consecutive Winchester Fives Mixed Doubles title this weekend, but this year with a new partner, fellow Bristol student Louise Mathias. As ever, the tournament brought together a wide range of competitors, with relative veterans such as three-times […]

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7th May 2018 Comment off

Scottish titles go to young players Butler, McCreath & Fraser

Loretto School, Musselburgh Saturday/Sunday, 4-5 May 2018 STOP PRESS: 24 year-old Dave Butler wins the Scottish Open Singles for the second time, while Archie McCreath, who left Fettes last year, & U16 Winchester schoolboy Seb Fraser pick up the Doubles. Organiser Neil Roberts writes: This year’s championships, held on the Loretto School courts, were blessed […]

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4th May 2018 Comment off

Latest Women’s Rankings now available

Rugby Fives Association 4th May 2018 The latest rankings, compiled by Chris Burrows, show a gradual narrowing of the gaps at the top, with Maddy Raynor and Alexandra Steel closing in on the long-standing leaders Kathleen Briedenhann and Tessa Mills as a result of their success in the Ladies National Doubles in January and in […]