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St. Paul’s School, Barnes; University Sports Centre, Cambridge Saturday, 16th February 2019 On the Saturday before the 2019 Varsity Match the annual Past versus Present match was played for Oxford at St. Paul’s School and for Cambridge at the University Sports Centre. In the latter case it was the 70th anniversary of the founding of […]

Ladies Winchester Fives Championships Winchester College, March 3rd 2019 Entries are now open for the Ladies Winchester Fives Championships. Following on from the hugely successful Rugby Fives National Championships in January, these tournaments for the buttress game will be organised by Maddy Raynor and held at the game’s spiritual home, Winchester College, in March. Both […]

Durham University Courts Saturday/Sunday, 9-10 February 2019 STOP PRESS  It’s first time winners in both Singles and Doubles: Ed Kay defeated 5-time champion Dan Tristao to take his first Ferens Trophy for Singles, and then on Sunday Ollie Arnold & Ben Beltrami won the Fuller Cup for Doubles for the first time, backing up their […]

The Rugby Fives Association The RFA is sorry to hear of the death of Alan Maltby, at the age of 76. Alan served as Honorary Secretary of the RFA from 1968 to 1973, attending over 40 meetings during his time on the Committee. He was also a member of the RFA Club Committee from 1971 to […]

Oundle School Saturday/Sunday, 2-3 February 2019 STOP PRESS: In his last year of eligibility Dave Butler finally secured the U25 Singles title with a win over Andrew Boyd, while Ollie Arnold & Ben Beltrami beat defending champion Matt Shaw and his new partner Theo Parker to take the Doubles title, after “a few years” when […]

Ladies’ National Championships Y Club, Manchester, January 26/27th 2019 Organiser Louise Mathias writes: This year, the Ladies’ Nationals saw a new format and venue, held over two days at the Manchester Y Club. A strong turnout of 26 players made it for the event, one of the highest entries to date! This included the top […]

Jesters’ Rugby Fives Tour Edinburgh, Scotland, 17/19 January 2019 Organiser Ben Hale writes: This year’s tour was one of traditions, many old and hopefully a few new ones made. So, we started with our customary Friday lunch at The Cumberland and then got down to the nitty gritty. First, a Jesters IV took on Edinburgh […]

Rugby Fives Association 21st January 2019 Courtesy of Chris Burrows, we announce the latest rankings for Women’s Rugby Fives ahead of the Ladies’ National Rugby Fives Championships at the Manchester Y Club this coming weekend. The rankings follow the Ladies’ U23 Championships in November, in which Louise Mathias successfully defended her Singles title and won […]

Under 25s Championships Oundle School, Saturday/Sunday, 2nd/3rd February  New tournament organiser James Smith is now accepting entries for next month’s Under 25s championships. However, rather than publishing a physical entry form, which players need to complete and return, he is running everything online – and you can access the event’s website using the link at the […]

Manchester Y Club Saturday/Sunday, 12-13 January 2019 Dan Tristao successfully defended his title, winning the Singles for the 6th time — on this occasion at Dave Butler’s expense, but in a match that went to three games. In the Doubles, however, it was Charlie Brooks & Will Ellison who took the honours, beating Dan and […]