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11th March 2018 Comment off

Entries open for 2018 National Doubles Championship

National Doubles Championship Alleyn’s School, Dulwich, Sat/Sun April 14/15th Organiser Hamish Buchanan is now accepting entries for the 2018 National Doubles Championship, which will be held at Alleyn’s School two weeks after Easter. However, rather than publishing a physical entry form for players to fill in and return, Hamish is running the event through a […]

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11th March 2018 Comment off

Entries being accepted for 2018 Veterans’ Championships

NATIONAL VETERANS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS Marlborough College, April 7/8th Organiser John Hawke is now accepting entries for the National Veterans’ (over 45s) Championships, which are making a return to Marlborough College this year. To be held over the weekend of April 7/8th, the tournament will include both singles and doubles championships. Matt Cavanagh is the defending singles […]

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5th March 2018 Comment off

An RFA VI defeats the Representative British Students side

St. Paul’s School, Barnes Sunday 4th March 2018 In a match moved from Cambridge to St. Paul’s because of the bad weather an extremely strong RFA side reversed the result of the previous two years in their annual match against a representative student team. The RFA side — the RFA All Stars — selected and […]

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2nd March 2018 Comment off

CHANGES TO FIVES PROGRAMME THIS WEEKEND

Rugby Fives Association, Friday 2nd March 2018 As a result of the adverse weather conditions this weekend, there are three changes to the RFA programme of Fives: Sunday March 4th RFA VI v. BUSF VI will now be played at St. Paul’s School, starting at 11.30 CHANGE OF VENUE AND TIME Ladies’ Winchester Fives Championships […]

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27th February 2018 Comment off

Title retained and title regained at the North of England Open

Durham, Saturday/Sunday, 24-25 February 2018 STOP PRESS At this year’s North of England Open, with a record-breaking entry, Dan Tristao retained his Singles title, which he has now won 5 times, by beating Will Ellison in the final. In the Doubles Dan Tristao and Dave Butler combined to regain the title they won in 2015, […]

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26th February 2018 Comment off

Result from the inaugural Scottish Schools Girls’ Doubles championship

Edinburgh, Thursday 22nd February 2018 We are delighted to report the success of an inaugural Doubles championship for Scottish Schoolgirls. 8 pairs contested the event, which was held on the courts of Fettes College. The competition was won by the 1st Pair from Edinburgh Academy, Meryl Smith & Olivia Tofts, who beat the Fettes top […]

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20th February 2018 Comment off

Latest Women’s Rankings for Rugby Fives

The Rugby Fives Association, 20th February 2018 The RFA is delighted to publish the latest rankings for Women’s Fives following the Ladies National Singles and Doubles championships 2018. They see Kathleen Briedenhann regain the top spot from Tessa Mills after her victory in the National Ladies Singles. Similarly Louise Mathias leapfrogs Shinan Zhang after her success […]

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19th February 2018 Comment off

Oxford win the Varsity Match to end Cambridge’s 7-year run

The 88th Varsity Match: Oxford v Cambridge Played at St. Paul’s School, Barnes on Saturday 17th February 2018 David Barnes reports: In the closest Varsity Match for more than a decade, Oxford ended Cambridge’s seven-year-long domination of the event with a well-earned 38 point victory. Despite Cambridge’s expertise at the top, with Kay and Shaw […]

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16th February 2018 Comment off

Rankings following the North West and Under 25 Championships

Updated rankings reflecting results from the North West and Under 25 Championships have now been posted. Dan Tristao’s win in Manchester strengthens his position at the top of the Singles, but there is very little to separate U25 champion Ed Kay and Will Ellison at numbers 2 and 3. Will reached the final in the […]

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12th February 2018 Comment off

Oxford and Cambridge warm up for the Varsity Match

Cambridge and Barnes Saturday, 10th February 2018 As is now traditional the two universities warmed up for this week’s Varsity Match with matches against sides consisting of former players. Both universities lost by small margins and gained valuable experience for a fixture which promises to feature several new players and some fresh pairings. The Cambridge […]