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1st April 2016 Comment off

Titles for three schools at the National Championships

St. Paul’s School, Barnes March 29-April 1st, 2016 Peter King reports:  This year’s tournament was again played over four days with three age groups; nineteen schools were represented, with over 110 competitors in all (the U14 entry being down on recent years) and although Winchester were again the dominant force across the three competitions there […]
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27th March 2016 Comment off

THE RFA LAUNCHES WOMEN’S RANKINGS FOR RUGBY FIVES

The Rugby Fives Association, March 2016 The RFA is delighted to launch Women’s Rankings for Rugby Fives. The rankings have been prepared by a director of the RFA, Chris Burrows, using a specially designed programme, and will be up-dated after each of the 7 ranking events which we have identified: The Ladies National Singles and […]
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24th March 2016 Comment off

Entry form for 2016 National Doubles Championship

National Doubles Championship Alleyn’s School, Dulwich, April 9/10th Organiser Hamish Buchanan is now accepting entries for the National Doubles Championship through a dedicated website, which you can access using the link at the bottom of this story. The tournament will take place on the courts at Alleyn’s School, and the entry fee is £20 per […]
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15th March 2016 Comment off

Ellison wins Barnes Bridge for seventh time

WINCHESTER FIVES DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Malvern College, March 13th After the concerns of potential leaky roofs, wet courts and a possible late move of the competition to Bradfield we were greeted to a stunning day weather-wise at Malvern for the 35th Winchester Fives Barnes Bridge competition. The draw made a week in advance had 20 pairs […]
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7th March 2016 Comment off

Historic victory for the BUSF VI against the RFA

British Universities and Student Fives v. Rugby Fives Association Sunday March 6th, Cambridge Sports Centre STOP PRESS: For only the third time in the forty-nine year history of the event, a British Universities team has defeated a representative side from the Rugby Fives Association. With a convincing display on the Cambridge courts, one of the […]
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3rd March 2016 Comment off

Entries being accepted for the Veterans’ Championships

NATIONAL VETERANS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS Marlborough College, April 23rd/24th Organiser John Hawke is now accepting entries for the National Veterans’ (over 45s) Championships, which are making a return to Marlborough College this year. To be held over the weekend of April 23rd/46th, the tournament will include both singles and doubles championships. John Minta is the defending singles […]
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29th February 2016 Comment off

Two titles for Ellison in Durham

North of England Championships Durham; Saturday/Sunday February 27/28th 2016 A huge draw of 29 players in the singles descended upon Durham Racecourse for the 2016 North of England Open – most notably including a record entry of two women. Also present, 11 students from the Durham club and three schoolboys from Scotland. With the first […]
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