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Brooks & Ellison score a fifth National Doubles title

Alleyn’s School, Dulwich Saturday/Sunday, 2-3 April 2022 STOP PRESS On Sunday morning Charlie Brooks & Will Ellison claimed their fifth Cyriax Cup together, beating defending champions Ed Kay & Dan Tristao in a three-game final which lasted for two and a half hours. For Will it was his sixth title, having previously won the event […]

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4th April 2022 Comment off

Report from the second Rugby Fives Mixed Doubles Championship

Alleyn’s School, Dulwich Sunday 3rd April 2022 STOP PRESS In 2019 the RFA staged the first National Rugby FIves Mixed Doubles Championship, which was won by Helena Tunks & Douglas Law. After a 2-year gap 22 players came together this season to contest the title for a second time. Organiser Ashwin Ahuja paired them up […]

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1st April 2022 Comment off

Jesters Tour to Edinburgh 2022

Edinburgh, 18-20 March 2022 Ben Hale reports: Having had to cancel the January 2021 and January 2022 Jesters tours to Edinburgh we were delighted (relieved) to finally get up to Edinburgh the weekend of 18-20 March. We didn’t quite make it to The Cumberland for our traditional Friday pub lunch to start the tour but were […]

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The National Schools Championships 2022

St Paul’s School, Barnes Saturday/Monday, 26-28 March 2022 Bob Dolby reports: After the hiatus caused by the pandemic the National Schools Championships returned to St Paul’s School this year, in a stream-lined format, run by Dave Butler, aided principally by Ian Jackson, Hector McFarlane and Alex Smith. More than 200 people attended over the three […]

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25th March 2022 Comment off

Geoff Sherratt 1941-2022

The RFA is sad to report the death, at the age of 80, of ex-President Geoff Sherratt, after a long illness. Dave Hebden has compiled a personal tribute to Geoff. Please see below for an account of Geoff’s long and outstanding participation in the sport of Fives. Geoff Sherratt and Fives Geoff started to play […]

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Berkhamsted dominate hard-fought National U13 Championships

St Paul’s School, Barnes Sunday, 13th March 2022 STOP PRESS 38 players contested this year’s U13 Championships. Competitors from Berkhamsted School, newcomers who play Eton Fives, dominated both the Singles and Doubles with their hard hitting and impressive footwork, but were pushed hard in both categories by players from Alleyn’s, Stamford and the Manchester Y […]

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A fifth win for Ellison & Kay in the Barnes Bridge

The National Winchester Fives Doubles Championship Sedbergh School, Cumbria Sunday, 13th March 2022 STOP PRESS 11 pairs contested the National Winchester Fives Doubles Championship, organised by Harry Akerman. From the group stages a main draw and a Plate draw emerged. In the main draw former winner Dave Butler and his first-time partner Lewis Keates fought […]

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The RFA publishes its latest official rankings

RFA Rankings 15 March 2022 With the new year having brought a welcome run of RFA events – including the Under 25, North West, and North of England Championships – we are delighted to bring you the new official RFA Open Singles and Doubles Rankings (which you can see on the Rankings page on this website), […]

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11th March 2022 Comment off

RFA Dinner to be held in April

RFA Dinner, The Queen’s Club, London 23 April 2022 The RFA is to hold a formal dinner on the evening of Saturday April 23 at The Queen’s Club in Baron’s Court, west London. The date has been chosen to coincide with the National Club Championship, which is being played at St Paul’s School in Barnes […]

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News from the Colquhoun Trophy 2022

Colquhoun Trophy Tournament for South West Schools Marlborough College, 6th March 2022 Jamie McManus reports: Sunday 6 March saw the first playing of the Colquhoun Trophy tournament for two years, as players from Blundell’s, Marlborough, Sherborne and Winchester came together for an excellent day of Singles. Particular thanks are owed to Tom Kiggell and Marlborough […]