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27th August 2023 Comment off

Multiple winners at a busy South East Open and Challenger

Christ’s Hospital, Horsham Saturday, 26th August 2023 Ed Kay won his third South East Open Singles title, beating Ben Beltrami in the final. Bart Callaghan won the Plate final versus Vishal Singh. In the Doubles it was a new pairing, Bart Callaghan & Anthony Goodwin, who took the title, beating Lewis Keates & Charlie Lacewing. […]

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4th July 2023 Comment off

A double for Ed Kay at the South West Open

Blundell’s School, Tiverton Saturday/Sunday, 1-2 July 2023 STOP PRESS 10 pairs entered the Doubles, from which Ed Kay & Ollie Arnold emerged victorious for the 2nd time, beating Charlie Brooks & Will Ellison in the final. Cameron Low & Tom Watkinson won the Doubles Plate, beating Anthony Goodwin & Bally Singh. In the Singles Ed […]

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26th June 2023 Comment off

Anthony and Karen win the Derby Moor Invitation Doubles

Derby Moor Fives Club, Littleover, Derby Sunday, 25th June 2023 Bob Dolby reports: With the 12 pairings concocted by Lewis Keates, matches became closer and closer as the day progressed until we eventually concluded proceedings towards 6.00pm with a three-gamer. What more could we want for the 19th running of this friendly tournament first played […]

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22nd June 2023 Comment off

Official 2022/23 End-of-season Rankings published

Rugby Fives Association, 22nd June 2023 Dan Tristao finishes the 2022/3 season on top of the official RFA singles rankings, with Will Ellison leading the Doubles standings. Ed Kay, Will, Ben Beltrami and Julian Aquilina complete the top five spots in Singles, with Julian climbing from seventh last year. In the Doubles, Ben (up to […]

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19th June 2023 Comment off

Victory for Louise Mathias & Ollie Arnold at the inaugural Open Mixed Doubles

Cambridge University Sports Centre Saturday, 17th June 2023 STOP PRESS Nine pairs contested the inaugural National Rugby Fives Mixed Doubles competition organised by Savanna Leboff and Helena Tunks on the courts of Cambridge University. In the main draw, arrived at after the initial two Pools had been played out, Louise Mathias & Ollie Arnold added […]

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7th June 2023 Comment off

New champions at the Ladies Winchester Fives championships

Bradfield College Sunday, 4th June 2023 Ladies Rugby Fives champion Louise Mathias won the Ladies Winchester Fives Singles title for the first time, then won the Doubles with Savanna Leboff, also for their first time. Multiple Eton Fives champion Karen Hird won the Singles Plate and then the Doubles Plate with Maddy Raynor, to whom […]

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4th June 2023 Comment off

Christie & Kiggell triumph in the Rugby & Eton Fives Medley at Marlborough

Marlborough College Saturday, 3rd June 2023 Last played in the early 2000s this dual event has been revived by organiser Lewis Keates. Six pairs of mostly Rugby Fives players took part, the majority from the two clubs who play both codes, the Marlborough Town Club and the Derby Moor Fives Club. They were joined by […]

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22nd May 2023 Comment off

Four in a row for Louise & Ollie at the Winchester FIves Mixed Doubles

Malvern College, Worcestershire Sunday, 21st May 2023 Louise Mathias and Ollie Arnold successfully defended their title at the Winchester Fives Mixed Doubles, making it four in a row. In the final they beat Shinan Zhang and her partner Penn Chai, having won a tough three-game semi-final against Eton Fives Ladies Champion Karen Hird and her […]

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15th May 2023 Comment off

New champions and history made at the Vintage Championships

Cambridge University Sports Centre Sunday, 14th May 2023 Bob Dolby reports: With just the one day to complete Singles and Doubles all games were played to 15, which proved quite enough for all 12 players competing and enabled Brian Kirk to express his thanks to all and to award the medals and trophies and have […]

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5th May 2023 Comment off

Old Paulines win their 6th Wood Cup

St Paul’s School, Barnes Saturday/Sunday, 22-23 April 2023 STOP PRESS A small entry, which nevertheless produced a full day’s play on Saturday, followed by a final on Sunday morning. Initially conducted in round robin format, the preliminary matches produced four semi-finalists vying for the trophy, and three remaining sides contesting the Plate. In the main […]