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15th March 2016 Comment off

Ellison wins Barnes Bridge for seventh time

WINCHESTER FIVES DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Malvern College, March 13th After the concerns of potential leaky roofs, wet courts and a possible late move of the competition to Bradfield we were greeted to a stunning day weather-wise at Malvern for the 35th Winchester Fives Barnes Bridge competition. The draw made a week in advance had 20 pairs […]
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7th March 2016 Comment off

Historic victory for the BUSF VI against the RFA

British Universities and Student Fives v. Rugby Fives Association Sunday March 6th, Cambridge Sports Centre STOP PRESS: For only the third time in the forty-nine year history of the event, a British Universities team has defeated a representative side from the Rugby Fives Association. With a convincing display on the Cambridge courts, one of the […]
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3rd March 2016 Comment off

Entries being accepted for the Veterans’ Championships

NATIONAL VETERANS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS Marlborough College, April 23rd/24th 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 23rd/46th, the tournament will include both singles and doubles championships. John Minta is the defending singles […]
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29th February 2016 Comment off

Two titles for Ellison in Durham

North of England Championships Durham; Saturday/Sunday February 27/28th 2016 A huge draw of 29 players in the singles descended upon Durham Racecourse for the 2016 North of England Open – most notably including a record entry of two women. Also present, 11 students from the Durham club and three schoolboys from Scotland. With the first […]
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29th February 2016 Comment off

Oundle and Rugby dominate at the Midlands Schools tournament

Bedford Modern School and Bedford School, Sunday 28th February 2016 The 4th Midlands Schools championships were conducted as usual on the courts of the two Bedford schools, with the final stages of both sets of Singles played at Bedford School. The 20-strong U18 tournament began with the Doubles. Three schools reached the semi-finals: Rugby I […]
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21st February 2016 Comment off

A Light Blue treble at the Varsity Match

The 86th Varsity Match St. Paul’s School, Saturday 20th February 2016 STOP PRESS Given the experience and national rankings of the top Cambridge players it was no surprise that the Light Blues won their sixth Varsity Match in a row against a relatively young Oxford VIII, but the other two matches in this year’s largest […]
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8th February 2016 Comment off

Ed Kay does the U25s double at Oundle

National U25 Fives Championships Oundle School, 6-7 February 2016 STOP PRESS It was all ‘doubles’ at the U25s this year as Ed Kay successfully defended the Singles he first won last year and Ed Kay & Matt Shaw made it two in a row in the Doubles. Tom Watkinson won the Doubles Plate for the second […]
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