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26th July 2018 Comment off

City of Durham Fives Club at Ushaw College, July 2018.

Durham, July 2018 The energetic and innovative City of Durham Fives Club held its first Annual General Meeting in the grounds of Ushaw College, Durham, playing Fives and handball on the complex of courts there, as well as the game of Cat. Julie McIntyre reports below: City of Durham Fives Club at Ushaw College, July […]
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9th July 2018 Comment off

Titles for Grant and Ellison at the South West Open

Blundell’s School, Tiverton Sat/Sun, 7-8 July 2018 Will Ellison won his 70th open title in his 11th consecutive appearance in the Singles final in the South West Open, his opponent, Ed Kay, having had to withdraw with an ankle injury incurred the previous day in the semi-final against Dan Grant. It was Will’s 7th time […]
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26th June 2018 Comment off

Goodwin & Sandie win the Derby Moor Doubles – again

Derby Moor Academy Sunday, 24th June 2018 Organiser Brian Kirk reports: On Sunday 24th June, Derby Moor Fives Club ran its summer invitation tournament. 24 players entered, with long-standing supporters of the event coming from White Rose in Halifax, plus other individuals from around the country. This year saw a strong entry from newcomers, the City […]
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22nd June 2018 Comment off

End-of-Season Women’s Rankings published

Rugby Fives Association 22nd June 2018 The RFA is pleased to publish the end-of-season rankings for Women’s Rugby Fives 2018. To be eligible players must have entered at least one of the appropriate tournaments during the past two seasons. National Singles champion Kathleen Briedenhann tops the list as she did at the end of 2016 […]
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22nd May 2018 Comment off

Tony Dawes 1930-2018

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) […]
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13th May 2018 Comment off

RFA planning first Golf day

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 […]
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12th May 2018 Comment off

Entries open for July’s South West Open

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 […]
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8th May 2018 Comment off

Bristol students win Winchester Fives Mixed Doubles title

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 […]
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