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Holders: Freya Harrison & Dick Warner Entries are invited for the fifthLady’s (Doubles) Cup, to be held on the Cambridge University courts on Saturday October 210th Each pair should contain at least one school girl or recent leaver or one female beginner. The partner may be of any standard and either sex. If you do not […]

The Owers Trophy St. Paul’s School, Barnes, Saturday, September 30th 2017 After a week in which the number of expected entrants once rose as high as 10, in the end, seven teams took the courts at St Paul’s for the annual Owers Trophy event for teams of Old Boys. And, the first shock was that […]

These rankings reflect the changes resulting from the first three championships of the 2017-18 season. Dan Tristao consolidates his position at the top of the Singles rankings following his wins in the South West and South East events. But the main interest at the top is Ed Kay’s rise to threaten Will Ellison’s no. 2 […]

The Owers Trophy Saturday, September 30th 2017 St. Paul’s School, Barnes Organiser Alex Smith is now accepting entries for this year’s Owers Trophy tournament for teams of old boys (and girls!). And, with the great success of the three-person format in the last two years, he is continuing with that system this year and hoping […]

Yorkshire Open Fives Tournament Giggleswick School, October 14/15th Organiser John Hawke is now accepting entries for the Yorkshire Open Fives tournament. After the success of recent events in Giggleswick, which included a singles championship alongside the well-established doubles event, the 2017 tournament will again feature both singles and doubles championships. However, in contrast to most other Fives […]

LONDON OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS St Paul’s School, Barnes, 9/10th September 2017 Organiser Will Ellison writes: The 23rd London Open was held at St Paul’s School and, this year, there were several new champions’ names to be etched onto the trophies. Ed Kay backed up his win in the South-East Open semi-final against Will Ellison to win […]

The Rugby Fives Association September 2017 First it was Timbo Gonzalez, the 25 year-old from the Bronx with a claim to being the world’s best one-wall handball player, who came to the UK earlier in the year and was filmed experiencing the game of Eton Fives on the hallowed steps of Eton College Chapel. But […]

Rugby Fives Association 23rd August 2017 We regret to report the sudden and unexpected death of Nigel Gordon at the age of 66. Nigel has hand-made the stitched G6 Fives ball for us for some two decades. For a full tribute click here    

South East Open Championships Christ’s Hospital, Horsham, 19/20th August In the absence of organiser Ed Hatton, Morgan Spillane kindly stepped in to run the South East Open Championships, and we have great pleasure in publishing his report. Singles highlights At the business end of the competition (the quarter-finals), Dan Tristao and Will Ellison progressed with […]

LONDON OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS St Paul’s School, Barnes, September 9/10th 2017 Entries are now being accepted for the London Open Championships, which are again being organised by National doubles champion Will Ellison – who is also defending both the singles and doubles titles in this event. As you can see from the above details, the tournament will take […]