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1st July 2026 Comment off

Exciting News from the USA

June/July 2026 Trevor Jones writes: Hello good folks at the RFA! I wanted to share some exciting news with you: 2026 marks the return of one of the original four sports at the Tennis and Racquet Club in Boston, MA: Rugby Fives! Excitingly, this makes us one of only two active clubs playing the […]

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30th June 2026 Comment off

New champions at the Women’s Winchester Fives Championships

Malvern College Saturday, 27th June 2026 Organiser Maddy Raynor reports: Eight players travelled to Malvern College on Saturday 27th June to compete in the Ladies Winchester Fives Championships and Challenger Cup. It was an enjoyable day with lots of competitive matches, though the heat did test those playing; luckily, though, a good breeze and lunchtime […]

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29th June 2026 Comment off

Val Fikhter & Matt Ord win the Derby Moor Invitation Doubles

Derby Moor Academy, Littleover Sunday, 28th June 2026 Bob Dolby reports: The Derby Moor Invitation Doubles is no ordinary tournament. It has always been an event organised to give as much closely fought Fives as possible to as many different players of differing abilities as possible in the space of 9 hours or so, testing […]

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24th June 2026 Comment off

Steve Ashton 1960-2026

The Rugby Fives Association June 2026 The Rugby Fives Association is sad to report the death of Cyriax Cup winner Steve Ashton (1959-2026). Please see below for an appreciation. Steve Ashton (centre) with Wayne Enstone, Geoff Sherratt, Brian Jones, Bob Holland and Mick Ayres at the Wood Cup on the Bank of England courts, March […]

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14th June 2026 Comment off

New winners of the 4th National Open Mixed Doubles

Alleyn’s School, Dulwich Saturday, 13th June 2026 STOP PRESS 9 pairs entered the fourth staging of the National Open Mixed Doubles Championship at Alleyn’s, organised by Helena Tunks and Savanna Leboff. Yet again a new pair — Helena Tunks & Ben Beltrami — wins the trophy, but defending co-champion Camille Beattie has been in the […]

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30th May 2026 Comment off

New Women’s Rankings announced

Rugby Fives Association May 2026 The Women’s Rankings have been updated for the first time in some months, and this time with a twist. The system used to calculate the rankings has changed to be in line with the Open Rankings, which will provide more transparency into how tournament results translate to ranking points. A […]

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22nd May 2026 Comment off

End-of-Season National Rankings 2025-2026

The Rugby Fives Association May 2026 The RFA is pleased to announce the end-of-season National Rankings for 2025-26, kindly compiled by Will Ellison. In Singles the rankings are headed by Ed Kay, Ben Beltrami and Dan Tristao, maintaining their clear dominance in this category. In Doubles these three are joined by Charlie Brooks, this group […]

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18th May 2026 Comment off

Titles regained and retained at the Vintage Championships

Cambridge University Sports CentreSunday, 17th May 2026 Bob Dolby reports: The National Vintage Championships for the Over 55s, run with his customary light touch by non-playing Brian Kirk, was a fabulous Day of Fives and Friendship. A 10-strong entry for the Singles and 8 pairs in the Doubles brought together players from the West of […]

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13th May 2026 Comment off

Three in a row at the Winchester Mixed Doubles

Bradfield College Sunday, 10th May 2026 With an entry of seven pairs this year’s Winchester Fives Mixed Doubles Championship was won for the third season in a row by Shinan Zhang & Penn Chai, who beat Phoebe Thornhill & Terry McElvaney in a final arrived at after completion of a round robin. Helena Tunks & […]

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11th May 2026 Comment off

Update from Basque Fives

Fifth Basque Rugby Fives Doubles Championship 2026 Apri 11 2026, Bilbao, Spain The Fifth Basque Rugby Fives Doubles Championship was held in April on the squash court of the San Ignazio municipal sports centre in Bilbao. Six players participated in a round-robin format, playing short matches to 12 or 15 points. The organisers tell us […]