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7th April 2025 Comment off

Kay & Tristao win the Cyriax Cup at the National Doubles 2025

Alleyn’s School, Dulwich Saturday/Sunday, 5-6 April 2025 STOP PRESS Defending champions Ed Kay and Dan Tristao made it three in a row and four times in total, beating fellow Old Paulines Ben Beltrami and Theo Parker in a repeat of the 2023 final, thus retaining the coveted Cyriax Cup. In their semi-final Ben and Theo […]

News Womens

4th April 2025 Comment off

Young players progress in the updated Women’s Rankings

Rugby Fives Association 4th April 2025 New Women’s Rankings in Singles and Doubles, kindly compiled by Chris Burrows, reveal significant gains by young players after the recent National Schools Girls Championships. Jemima Mitchell from Blundell’s School, twice a winner of the Singles and Doubles competitions, enters the Top 10 in Singles at #9 and rises […]

News Schools Tournaments

1st April 2025 Comment off

Fiercely contested National Schools Championships

St Paul’s School, Barnes Saturday/Monday, 29-31 March 2025 Organiser Theo Parker reports: Approximately 130 players from 18 schools and clubs took part in the National Schools Championships held, as usual, at St Paul’s School across their reliable 6 courts. Whilst the weather outside was sunny, the indoor viewing gallery remained packed throughout, with players, teachers, […]

News Schools Womens

25th March 2025 Comment off

Report on the National Schools Girls Championships

Marlborough College Sunday, 23rd March 2025 STOP PRESS The senior pair from Blundell’s, Mitchell and Talbot, did the double once more, winning the Singles and Doubles as they had done last year at Oundle. The substantial squad from Alleyn’s dominated the three younger categories, winning Singles and Doubles titles at U16, U14 and U13. Congratulations […]

News Tournaments

17th March 2025 Comment off

Hat-trick for Dan & Dan at the Barnes Bridge

Winchester College Sunday, 16th March 2025 After victories in 2015 and 2023 Dan Grant and Dan Tristao pulled off a hat-trick at the first National Winchester Fives Doubles Championship to be played on the new courts at Winchester College, popularly known as the Barnes Bridge — named after the magnificent trophy. In the final they […]

News Schools Tournaments

11th March 2025 Comment off

Report from the National U13 Championships

St Paul’s School, Barnes Sunday, 9th March 2025 As ever, a busy and very successful day overall, and particularly so for Berkhamsted. Their number one seed, Oscar Moss, was the standout player of the tournament – comfortable on the left and able to hit winning side nicks with the right whenever he was allowed to […]

News Tournaments

4th March 2025 Comment off

Close contests in the Mixed Doubles (Equaliser) Tournament

Alleyn’s School, Dulwich Sunday, 2nd March 2025 Savanna Leboff reports: On a day filled with fives and fun and sunshine, nine pairs, roughly balanced in ability in this mixed doubles equaliser tournament, played in the group stages. Aroop Bhattacharya & Kirsten Bell/Helena Tunks (a mid-group handover due to injury) and Adam Hutchinson & Lizzie Ware […]

News Schools Tournaments

3rd March 2025 Comment off

Strong showing from Winchester at the Colquhoun Trophy

Marlborough College Sunday, 2nd March 2025 Giles Munn reports: In this year’s Colquhoun Trophy tournament, despite some last minute drop-outs due to illness and injury, we had a total of 23 players from Marlborough College, Marlborough Town, Sherborne and Winchester. All four finalists may well have been from Winchester College, but there was strong competition, […]

News Tournaments

3rd March 2025 Comment off

A Beltrami double at the North of England Open

Durham University Fives Courts Saturday/Sunday, 1-2 March 2025 Stop Press: Unfortunately, train cancellations caused several players from London to drop out, reducing the entry to 14 Singles players and just 5 pairs for the Doubles. In Saturday’s Singles, matches went with seeding, but not before Val Fikhter and Simon Beattie had taken Stuart Scott and […]

News Schools Tournaments Womens

1st March 2025 Comment off

Alleyn’s dominate at the Girls’ South East Regional Championships

Christ’s Hospital, Horsham Thursday, 27th February 2025 A small but traditionally enjoyable tournament with three schools competing in three age categories, dominated this year by young players from Alleyn’s School. Several of those involved will compete in the Girls Schools National Championships at Marlborough College in late March. Selected Results U18 Singles Winner: T-R Foo […]