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1st February 2018 Comment off

Entry opens for 2018 North of England Open

North of England Championships Durham, Saturday/Sunday February 24/25th Organiser Julian Aquilina (pictured, above, flanked by last year’s doubles champions, Dan Grant and Will Ellison) is now accepting entries for the North of England championships. However, rather than publishing a physical entry form, which players need to complete and return, he is running everything online – […]
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27th January 2018 Comment off

Report from the Jesters Fives Tour to Scotland 2018

Edinburgh, 18-20 January 2018 The 28th Jesters Fives Tour to Edinburgh proved to be the biggest ever, with 38 players in total, including 8 undergraduates, 2 postgraduates and 2 ladies, themselves students. This year the tour was run by Ben Hale and Dave Butler, having taken over from Frank Akerman and his son Harry, who […]
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22nd January 2018 Comment off

Schools Champion Bob Dorey, O.B.E. (1939-2018)

The RFA is sad to report the death this month of Alleyn Old Boy fives player Bob Dorey. Bob (second from the left above) is shown in 1955 as one of the 1st IV at Alleyn’s School. In 1957 he won the Public Schools Singles at Whitgift School. A left-hander of notable elegance, Bob Dorey went […]
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21st January 2018 Comment off

Results from the Ladies’ National Rugby Fives Championships

LADIES’ NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS St. Paul’s School, Barnes, Sunday, 14th January 2018 STOP PRESS: A change of names on both trophies this year as Kathleen Briedenhann regained the Singles title she had previously won three times, while Alexandra Steel & Maddy Raynor finally secured the Doubles title in their 4th consecutive final. Organiser Alexandra Steel reports:  […]
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16th January 2018 Comment off

Silverware returns home at the North West Open

Manchester Y Club, Saturday/Sunday 13/14 January 2018 STOP PRESS: In a repeat of the recent National Singles final, played on the same courts, Dan Tristao beat Will Ellison once more but this time not before Will was receiving at 11-5, 10-10. In the Plate, Cambridge student Andrew Boyd claimed the prize, beating the defending plate-holder […]
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8th January 2018 Comment off

Entries open for 2018 Under 25s championships

Under 25s Championships Oundle School, Saturday/Sunday February 3rd/4th Ed Kay – organising the tournament for the third time, and defending both the singles and doubles titles for the second time – is now accepting entries for the National U25s championships. However, rather than publishing a physical entry form, which players need to complete and return, […]
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8th January 2018 Comment off

Results from the West of England Schools Championships 2018

Sherborne School, Dorset 6-7 January 2018 STOP PRESS: There were victories for players from Winchester College and Alleyn’s School in the U18s and the U16s respectively. Players from 9 schools took part. The Organisers report: The tournament was held at the Sherborne courts over a pleasantly dry and sometimes sunny weekend and the Fives drew […]
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3rd January 2018 Comment off

David Hebblethwaite (1933-2017)

The Rugby Fives Association December 2017 The RFA is sad to report the death, at the age of 84, of Past President David Hebblethwaite. David had been ill with heart disease for many years, which did not stop him from playing until late in life, when cancer curtailed his involvement in the game. David learnt to play […]
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3rd January 2018 Comment off

New Year Rankings!

Rankings following the National Singles and University Championships January 2018 Updated rankings reflecting results from the University Championships (November) and National Singles Qualifying and Finals (December) have now been posted. National champion Dan Tristao ends the 2017 calendar year with a clear lead at the top of the Singles Rankings. Ed Kay, despite losing to […]
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