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The Rugby Fives Association, 21st May 2018 The RFA has learned of the death of Tony Dawes, our oldest National Singles Champion. He is also the youngest to have won the title, at the age of 19.2 in 1950. The Office of the Old Bedfordians reports: We have been informed that Old Bedfordian, ADR Dawes (Tony) […]

RFA Golf Day Tall Pines Golf Club, Bristol, September 26th RFA Treasurer David Parlby is planning and trying to gauge interest for an RFA Golf Day. Scheduled to take place at the Tall Pines Golf Club near Bristol, on Wednesday 26 September, the inaugural Rugby Fives Golf Day is designed to allow Fives players to […]

South West Open Championships Blundell’s School, Tiverton, Devon, July 7/8th Organiser Wayne Enstone is now accepting entries for the South West Open Championships. Held at Blundell’s School in Tiverton, Devon, the tournament has both singles and doubles tournaments started on the Saturday, with only the finals played on the Sunday morning. As usual, there will be […]

NATIONAL WINCHESTER FIVES MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Bradfield College, Sunday May 6th STOP PRESS Ollie Arnold won his second consecutive Winchester Fives Mixed Doubles title this weekend, but this year with a new partner, fellow Bristol student Louise Mathias. As ever, the tournament brought together a wide range of competitors, with relative veterans such as three-times […]

Loretto School, Musselburgh Saturday/Sunday, 4-5 May 2018 STOP PRESS: 24 year-old Dave Butler wins the Scottish Open Singles for the second time, while Archie McCreath, who left Fettes last year, & U16 Winchester schoolboy Seb Fraser pick up the Doubles. Organiser Neil Roberts writes: This year’s championships, held on the Loretto School courts, were blessed […]

Rugby Fives Association 4th May 2018 The latest rankings, compiled by Chris Burrows, show a gradual narrowing of the gaps at the top, with Maddy Raynor and Alexandra Steel closing in on the long-standing leaders Kathleen Briedenhann and Tessa Mills as a result of their success in the Ladies National Doubles in January and in […]

Bradfield College Sunday, 15th April 2018 In the enforced absence of defending champions Kathleen Briedenhann and Tessa Mills new champions were bound to emerge from this rearranged fixture. Organiser Maddy Raynor reports:  The Ladies Winchester Fives Championships were held on Sunday, 15th April at Bradfield College. This was a rearranged date due to the competition […]

Fettes College, Edinburgh Thursday, 26th April 2018 Merchiston win the Boyd Trophy and retain the McKeown Plate in the second-ever Scottish Schools’ Singles tournament  Richie Murby reports:  Due to the mid-March snow the Boyd Trophy tournament was moved to late April, but the players seemed not to have lost any momentum in the interim, with […]

St. Paul’s School, Barnes Saturday/Sunday, 21-22 April 2018 STOP PRESS: The Wessex Club regain the trophy from the Old Paulines in a close final. The West of England IV win the Plate competition. Organiser Tom Dean reports:  For any club member reading this whose club was not involved: Get next year’s date in the diary […]