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25th November 2021 Comment off

Entries open for second RFA Challenger tournament

RFA Challenger Tournament Cambridge University Sports Centre, Sunday December 5th Entries are now open for this year’s Challenger Tournament – the second time the RFA has run the event after a successful 2019 debut, when the competition was won by Christian Blackaby (above). This tournament is different from other RFA ranking events, in that it […]

News Tournaments University

23rd November 2021 Comment off

Edinburgh and Bristol dominate the Universities Championships

Marlborough College, Wiltshire Saturday/Sunday 20-21 November 2021 STOP PRESS 33 players from 8 universities took part in this year’s championships. In the Singles top seed Andrew Boyd from Edinburgh University beat his fellow student Ben Jourdan. Andrew and Ben went on to contest the Doubles final against defending champion, Theo Parker of Bristol University, and […]

Mens News Tournaments

15th November 2021 Comment off

National Singles Qualifiers completed – the draw awaits!

The Rugby Fives Association Saturday/Sunday 13-14 November 2021 On the weekend of 13-14 November 53 players competed for a place in the final rounds of the National Singles Championship for the Jesters Club Cup, which will be staged on the courts of Cambridge University over the weekend of December 4-5. From this weekend’s events, held […]

News Schools Tournaments University Womens

10th November 2021 Comment off

Entries open for Ladies U23 Championships

Ladies Under 23 Championships St Paul’s School, Barnes, Saturday December 11th Entry is now open for the Ladies U23 Rugby Fives Championships. These will be held at St Paul’s School in South West London on Saturday 11th December 2021 (a week later than previously advertised). Both singles and doubles competitions will be played on the […]

Mens News Schools Tournaments University Womens

9th November 2021 Comment off

Honours shared at the Durham Ladies Championships

Durham University Sports Ground Saturday/Sunday 6-7 November 2021 The 3rd Durham Ladies Championships were played on the University Courts over the first weekend of November, featuring 14 players from the University, the City Club and the Edinburgh Academy. This is the first of the ranking events this season, to be followed in December by the […]

Mens News Tournaments Womens

9th November 2021 Comment off

Updated singles and doubles rankings published

RFA Rankings 9 November 2021 Now that tournament Fives is back up and running again, the RFA has today published the latest Open Singles and Doubles Rankings (which you can see on the Rankings page on this website), along with the following update from the RFA’s Rankings Tsar, Dave Hebden: This update reflects the singles […]

News

25th October 2021 Comment off

Success for Kay and Ellison at the West of England Open

Sherborne School, Dorset Saturday/Sunday 23-24 October 2021 STOP PRESS Ed Kay added a second West of England Open Singles title to his record while beating both Will Ellison and Dan Tristao in the process. Ed went on to record a fifth consecutive Doubles title with partner Will Ellison, for whom it is an eighth Doubles […]

Mens News Tournaments University Womens

20th October 2021 Comment off

2021 BUSF Student Championships entry open

British Universities & Student Fives Championships Marlborough College, Wiltshire, Saturday/Sunday November 20th/21st The organisers have now published the official entry form for the 2021 Student Championships, and it can be downloaded by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page. The event is open to men and women in full-time Higher Education at […]

News Schools Tournaments University Womens

17th October 2021 Comment off

Cambridge hosts a day of fun at the Lady’s Cup

Cambridge University Sports Centre Saturday, 16th October 2021 Organiser Bob Dolby reports: 16 pairs contested the annual Lady’s Cup competition on the new courts at Cambridge University. There were students from three universities including Cambridge and from three schools, travelling from East Anglia, London, Bedford, Stamford and even Edinburgh. There was as usual a wide […]

News Tournaments

11th October 2021 Comment off

Derby Moor win the Owers Trophy!

St Paul’s School, Sunday 10th October 2021 It was a first team trophy for the Derby Moor Fives Club, founded in 2003 when the old Derby Mercia Club ceased to play on the courts at Denstone College and undertook refurbishment of two courts at the Derby Moor Community College in order to set up a […]