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18th April 2025 Comment off

Up-dated Open Rankings published

The Rugby Fives Association April 2025 The latest official Open Rankings have just been released after the North of England Championships and the National Doubles Championship, and there’s plenty of movement throughout. Kay, Tristao and Beltrami keep a vice-like grip at the top of both Singles and Doubles, but the rest of the top ten shuffle […]
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16th April 2025 Comment off

New champions in the Masters and Grand Masters

Marlborough College, Dorset Saturday, 12th April 2025 STOP PRESS It was all change in the Masters (65+) and Grand Masters (75+) as we saw competitions without the late Tony Hamilton, his long-standing partner Spencer Beal and multiple title-holder Bernard Atkinson. This opened the door to Stuart Kirby & organiser Brian Kirk to win the Masters […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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