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The RFA is sad to announce the death of Joan Wood. In the words of her son Reeve “Joan passed away peacefully on Sunday 17 August 2014 and is now gardening and gallivanting, jam making and junketing and looking for more interesting quiz questions elsewhere. We hope the bush telegraph is working and Tom and Freddie […]

Stop Press: The first ever South East Championships – organised by Ed Hatton – were enjoyed by a good turn-out of 13 players in the singles and seven pairs in the doubles. These included a crop of young players and several faces new to the tournament circuit. It was some of the young players who […]

 RFA member Dave Parlby rode the London 100 Race on 10 August in honour and memory of his great friend and Fives partner (and former RFA Deputy President) Jeremy Schroeter, who tragically died of bowel cancer last year at the very young age of 60. Dave secured a place on the Beating Bowel Cancer team led by […]

An opportunity has arisen for a Fives Coach/Manager at the Westway Sports Centre, Latimer Road, West London. Fives (Eton Fives and Wallball) has made a lot of progress at this well-known Community Sports Centre and players of different ages and backgrounds are now enjoying the game, thanks to the energetic and dedicated efforts of the […]

SOUTH WEST OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Blundell’s, 12/13th July 2014 STOP PRESS:  Double for Will Ellison and Stuart Kirby. Will Ellison retained his Singles title, beating Dan Grant 7-11, 11-7, 11-2 in the final. Will and Dan then went on to win the Doubles once again by defeating Hamish Buchanan & Chris Burrows. In the Plate competitions […]

Blundell’s School, Tiverton, 12/13th July 2014 Bob Dolby writes: I believe it is the custom for football managers to write ‘programme notes’ ahead of a match. In keeping with this departure Wayne Enstone has now done the same for this weekend’s 30th South West Open at Blundell’s. “This is officially the 30th tournament; however, there […]

Derby Moor, 29th June 2014 Ten pairs contested the 11th Derby Moor Invitation Doubles. Sadly, this year no Bob Sandie (due to injury) or Dickie Warner (a communications cock-up) to enliven proceedings but an ever stronger group of youngsters from the home club. Previous winners Ashley Hill and Matt Orr were back from the Army […]

Bradfield College, 11th May 2014 The Winchester Fives Mixed Doubles Championship produced its usual mix of fun, banter and high-quality Fives, with defending champions Alex Steel and Andy Pringle eventually retaining their title against the Christ’s Hospital pair of teacher Ed Hatton and pupil Coralie Strong. Truth be told, Andy and Alex had looked the […]

Loretto School, Musselburgh, 3rd/4th May 2014 What was billed as possibly the last Scottish Fives Championships before Scotland gains independence from England took place in Musselburgh over the weekend of May 3rd -4th. A strong entry from south of the border including the top two ranked singles players, a distinguished former president of the RFA […]

Oundle, 26/27th April 2014 The Veterans’ tournament was played this year at Oundle, with a good entry taking advantage of the generous support of the school. New faces included the youthful Johns – Minta and Beswick -, who kept the older entrants on their toes. Missing for the first time in many years were the ever […]