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6th March 2017 Comment off

The Universities VI does it again!

Cambridge, Sunday 5th March 2017 After their unaccustomed success in last year’s fixture against the RFA, the representative side from the British Universities had the great satisfaction of repeating their victory this year by a comfortable margin. It was the 50th of these encounters, each of them run by David Gardner. It also turned out to […]
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4th March 2017 Comment off

News from the South East Regionals and the Scottish Schools

South East Schools Regional Tournament  Tonbridge School, Saturday February 4th 2017 Whitgift and Tonbridge dominate South East Schools tournament With the courts at Whitgift unplayable there was a late transfer to the courts at Tonbridge for this year’s event. Results: U18 Singles:  C. Low (Whitgift) bt H. Anbukumar (Whitgift) 11-2, 11-1 U18 Plate Singles:  G.Boyle (Christ’s […]
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28th February 2017 Comment off

Ellison, Grant and Tristao win North of England titles

North of England Championships Durham, Saturday/Sunday 25/26th February 2017 With 18 players featuring in each of the singles and doubles draws, the 2017 North of England tournament entry was smaller than in previous years. However, there were many exciting matches to look forward to. The pick of the matches in the round of 16 was […]
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24th February 2017 Comment off

Rick Wilson 1940-2017

RICK WILSON (1940-2017) The Rugby Fives Association, February 2017 The RFA is sad to report the death at the age of 76 of FRF (‘Rick’) Wilson. Player, coach and stalwart of the Alleyn Old Boys Fives Club, though himself an Old Bedfordian, Rick was President of the RFA 1991-1993. At Bedford School, where he excelled at  […]
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19th February 2017 Comment off

Success for Light and Dark Blues at the Varsity Match

St. Paul’s School 18th February 2017 STOP PRESS In the 87th Varsity Match Cambridge University won a predictable victory, their 7th in a row, by 293-94 to take the Jock Burnet Cup. Their success was built largely on the strength of their top IV, which consisted of four National Schools Champions, three of them Full […]
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16th February 2017 Comment off

Latest Women’s Rankings in Rugby Fives

The Rugby Fives Association 16th February 2017 The RFA is delighted to publish the fourth set of rankings since the inception of Women’s Rankings in March 2016. They show new Ladies National Singles Champion Tessa Mills having overtaken her regular Doubles partner Kathleen Briedenhann at the top after her success at St. Paul’s in January. […]
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13th February 2017 Comment off

Entries open for 2017 Veterans’ Championships

NATIONAL VETERANS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS Marlborough College, April 1st/2nd 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 1st/2nd, the tournament will include both singles and doubles championships. Matt Cavanagh is the defending singles […]
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