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A fourth National Singles title for Dan Tristao

National Singles Championship Cambridge University Sports Centre; Saturday/Sunday, 1-2 December 2018 Dan Tristao won his third consecutive National Singles title (and fourth overall) in Cambridge, beating Ed Kay in the final, and what a final it was! There was superb shot-making from both players, off both hands and from seemingly every corner of the court. […]

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2nd December 2018 Comment off

Marlborough and Blundell’s boys win titles at Colquhoun Trophy

Colquhoun Trophy Sherborne, Dorset, December 2nd 2018 Boys from Marlborough and Blundell’s won the two big titles at this year’s Colquhoun Trophy — the RFA’s South West Regional Schools’ tournament. It was Harry Powell from Marlborough who beat Harry Harvey from host school Sherborne in the Open final, while the Colts title went to Boris […]

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26th November 2018 Comment off

Draw for final rounds of National Singles Championship

National Singles Championship Last 16: Cambridge, December 1st/2nd Organiser Charlie Brooks has now published the draw for the last 16 of this season’s National Singles Championship – and there are plenty of talking points even before the first ball of the first match is struck. Primarily, that’s because the top seed is neither Dan Tristao […]

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19th November 2018 Comment off

Results from the Ladies’ Under 23 Championships

St. Paul’s School, Barnes Sunday, 18th November 2018 Bob Dolby reports: Various factors made this third running of the event a gruelling day for the eleven competitors. Firstly, four of them were also competing in the British Universities championships being conducted on the adjacent courts; secondly, the traditional heat of the St. Paul’s courts was […]

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19th November 2018 Comment off

First-time winners at Student Championships

British Universities & Student Fives Championships 2018 St Paul’s School, Barnes, London Saturday/Sunday, 17-18th November STOP PRESS After several years of domination by players from Cambridge University, it was all change in this year’s Student Championships. In fact, neither the singles nor doubles champions had previously won a title at this level. David Butler took the singles […]

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18th November 2018 Comment off

Entries open for 2018 President’s Cup

RFA CLUB PRESIDENT’S CUP Marlborough College, Wiltshire, Sunday 9th December 2018 Following the success of the email-based entry system which has been used over the last few years, organiser Gareth Price will be continuing with it for this year’s RFA Club President’s Cup – the 60th time the event has run. However, before we go […]

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14th November 2018 Comment off

Entry form for 2019 North West Open

North West Open Championships Y Club, Manchester, January 12/13th 2019 Organiser John Beswick is now accepting entries for January’s North West Open Championships. These will include both Singles and Doubles Tournaments, which are to be held over the weekend of 12/13th January 2019 at the Manchester YMCA, using the G6 ball. A Plate Competition will […]

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11th November 2018 Comment off

Student championships draws published

British Universities & Student Fives Championships St Paul’s School, Barnes, London, Friday-Sunday November 16-18th Organiser Theo Parker has published the draws for the 2018 Student Fives Championships – and it promises to be a fascinating weekend of Fives. The draws look very open, with no clear favourites for either title, and all we can be […]

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7th November 2018 Comment off

The new Rugby Fives ball comes on stream

The Rugby Fives Association 7th November 2018 A Message from Howard Wiseman at Glove and Balls We are pleased to announce that the new Rugby Fives ball is now available. These are being made as a full-time occupation for a Swiss craftsman, Mark, who is a Fives enthusiast and will supply a constant stock to […]

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6th November 2018 Comment off

Merchant Taylors’ pair make history at Winchester

Winchester College Sunday, 4th November 2018 RFA Schools’ Winchester Fives Doubles 2018 David Barnes reports: A small but high-quality entry made the day’s fives a pleasure to watch. A round-robin system ensured that each pair played five games to 15 points, and it was hard to spot the likely finalists, since five of the pairs […]