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4th April 2025 Comment off

Young players progress in the updated Women’s Rankings

Rugby Fives Association 4th April 2025 New Women’s Rankings in Singles and Doubles, kindly compiled by Chris Burrows, reveal significant gains by young players after the recent National Schools Girls Championships. Jemima Mitchell from Blundell’s School, twice a winner of the Singles and Doubles competitions, enters the Top 10 in Singles at #9 and rises […]
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1st April 2025 Comment off

Fiercely contested National Schools Championships

St Paul’s School, Barnes Saturday/Monday, 29-31 March 2025 Organiser Theo Parker reports: Approximately 130 players from 18 schools and clubs took part in the National Schools Championships held, as usual, at St Paul’s School across their reliable 6 courts. Whilst the weather outside was sunny, the indoor viewing gallery remained packed throughout, with players, teachers, […]
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25th March 2025 Comment off

Report on the National Schools Girls Championships

Marlborough College Sunday, 23rd March 2025 STOP PRESS  The senior pair from Blundell’s, Mitchell and Talbot, did the double once more, winning the Singles and Doubles as they had done last year at Oundle. The substantial squad from Alleyn’s dominated the three younger categories, winning Singles and Doubles titles at U16, U14 and U13. Congratulations […]
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17th March 2025 Comment off

Hat-trick for Dan & Dan at the Barnes Bridge

Winchester College Sunday, 16th March 2025 After victories in 2015 and 2023 Dan Grant and Dan Tristao pulled off a hat-trick at the first National Winchester Fives Doubles Championship to be played on the new courts at Winchester College, popularly known as the Barnes Bridge — named after the magnificent trophy. In the final they […]
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3rd March 2025 Comment off

A Beltrami double at the North of England Open

Durham University Fives Courts Saturday/Sunday, 1-2 March 2025 Stop Press: Unfortunately, train cancellations caused several players from London to drop out, reducing the entry to 14 Singles players and just 5 pairs for the Doubles. In Saturday’s Singles, matches went with seeding, but not before Val Fikhter and Simon Beattie had taken Stuart Scott and […]
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1st March 2025 Comment off

Alleyn’s dominate at the Girls’ South East Regional Championships

Christ’s Hospital, Horsham Thursday, 27th February 2025 A small but traditionally enjoyable tournament with three schools competing in three age categories, dominated this year by young players from Alleyn’s School. Several of those involved will compete in the Girls Schools National Championships at Marlborough College in late March. Selected Results U18 Singles Winner: T-R Foo […]
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