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News Tournaments Womens

15th September 2026 Comment off

Report from the Women’s Scottish Open 2026

Fettes College, Edinburgh Saturday/Sunday, 12-13 September 2026 Stop Press This is the second staging of the first of 7 ranking tournaments for Women’s Fives. Camille Beattie underlined her status as National Singles champion by beating defending Scottish Champion Louise Mathias in a three-game Singles final. Helena Tunks won the Singles Plate, beating her doubles partner […]

News Tournaments

6th September 2026 Comment off

Kay and Beltrami triumphant in the Yorkshire Open 2026

Derby Moor Academy, Littleover Saturday, 5th September 2026 Bob Dolby reports: There was an element of the circus, in the best possible sense, about this season’s Yorkshire Open — with swings & roundabouts and acrobatics of the most entertaining sort. No clowns, but shades of Houdini and prodigious acts of prestidigitation in the rearmost depths […]

News Tournaments

16th August 2026 Comment off

Titles for Grant, Hebblethwaite and Munn at the SE Open 2026

Christ’s Hospital, Horsham Saturday, 15th August 2026 STOP PRESS A one-day event in which Singles and Doubles were played out on the 5 courts at Christ’s Hospital under the direction of Michael Lacewing. Dan Grant won his second successive regional Singles title, while Tim Hebblethwaite & Giles Munn took the Doubles cup. A good day […]

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10th August 2026 Comment off

Egoitz Campo retains his Basque singles title

Sixth Basque Rugby Fives Singles Championship 2026July 21 2026, Bilbao, Spain The Sixth Basque Singles Championship (2026) was played on 21st July on the squash court of the San Ignazio municipal sports center (Bilbao). There were six players and who played short matches of 10 minutes each, with the score at th end of the time […]

News Tournaments

14th July 2026 Comment off

New champions at the South West Open 2026

Blundell’s School, Tiverton Saturday/Sunday, 11-12 July 2026 STOP PRESS A second regional Singles title for Dan Grant, at Julian Aquilina’s expense. These two runners-up in the Doubles to Cameron Low & Theo Parker — their first title together and Cameron’s first open title. A double for Dwight Murdoc in the two Plates, partnering Maddy Raynor […]

International News

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 […]

News Tournaments Womens

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 […]

News Tournaments

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 […]

News Tournaments

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 […]