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The RFA is delighted to announce the appointment of Phil Atkinson as General Secretary of the Rugby Fives Association with effect from April 1st 2015. Ian Fuller will continue in his role as Treasurer of the RFA. Phil learned his Fives as a boy at Bedford Modern School. He has been a stalwart of the Old […]

Updated rankings have been produced by Dave Hebden following the North West Singles & Doubles held in January and the recently held U25 championships. There’s not too much change in the top Singles places, although after his win in the NW, Dan Tristao closes on Will Ellison at the very top. Ben Beltrami enters the […]

NATIONAL WINCHESTER FIVES DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Winchester College, Sunday March 15th Entries are now being accepted for the National Winchester Fives Doubles Championship, which is being run for the first time by former champion Harry Akerman, who has taken over the great David Barnes. The tournament – for the magnificent Barnes Bridge trophy – will take place at Winchester College, […]

Manchester: YMCA Handicap Singles  The first handicap singles event of the year took place on 24th January with eight players (nice and simple for the organiser, who needed simple that day!), writes organiser Kevin Henry. The draw included YMCA staff member Greg Walker together with couple of regular new players and Paul, a new member […]

SOUTH EAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Tonbridge School, 7th February The fourth playing of this regional event saw 32 players from Christ’s Hospital, Eastbourne, St. Dunstan’s, Tonbridge and Whitgift play for the singles and doubles trophies in both U16 and Senior age groups, writes Ian Jackson. The Senior singles was dominated by Tonbridge with three of the […]

NATIONAL UNDER 25s CHAMPIONSHIPS Oundle, 7/8th February 2015 STOP PRESS Players from Cambridge University dominated proceedings at the Under 25s Championships, with Ed Kay winning the singles title (after finishing runner-up for the last two years) before teaming up with his fellow Light Blue Matt Shaw to win the doubles. Runner-up in the singles was […]

NATIONAL VINTAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS Cambridge, 22nd March 2015 Organiser Brian Kirk is now accepting entries for the 2015 National Vintage Championships, which will be held on the new courts at Cambridge University on Sunday March 22nd. Both singles and doubles titles will be contested on the same day, with plate competitions for those knocked out in […]

LADIES WINCHESTER FIVES CHAMPIONSHIPS Winchester, 8th March 2015 Organiser Maddy Raynor is now accepting entries for the 2015 Ladies Winchester Fives Championships, which will be held at Winchester College on Sunday March 8th. Both singles and doubles titles will be contested on the same day, with players of all ages and abilities encouraged to enter […]

North of England Championships Durham, Feb 28th-March 1st Organiser Julian Aquilina is now accepting entries for the North of England Championships through a dedicated website, which you can access using the link at the bottom of this story. The tournament will take place at Durham Racecourse, where the defending champions are Will Ellison (singles) and Will Ellison […]

NORTH WEST OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Manchester, 17/18th January 2015 Organiser John Beswick writes: This year’s tournament was held in memory of a co-founder of the event, Ernest Livesey, who passed away in December after a full life. Anyway, on with the Fives… As ever, the singles started very early on Saturday morning, with the schoolboys from […]