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News Tournaments

15th December 2025 Comment off

A second President’s Cup for Helena Tunks

Winchester College Sunday, 14th December 2025 STOP PRESS The event was held this year for the first time on the new courts at Winchester College. 32 players as usual, familiar names, new ones, players returning to the game, both sexes, past winners, all involved in the usual long and demanding day’s play with frequent three-gamers. […]

News Tournaments

1st December 2025 Comment off

Ben Beltrami wins his second National Singles title

Cambridge University Sports Centre Saturday/Sunday, 29-30 November 2025 STOP PRESS Ben Beltrami was able to win his second Jesters Club Cup by beating 8-time champion Dan Tristao in a hard-fought three-game final. Dan had earlier overcome number one seed Ed Kay. With 24 players, three courts and two full days at his disposal, organiser Charlie […]

News Schools Tournaments

27th November 2025 Comment off

Title retained at the Schools Winchester Fives Doubles

Winchester College Sunday, 16th November 2025 St. Paul’s 1st pair, Ferro & Hammond Giles, retained their title at the expense of the Winchester College 1st pair, winning the final 15-2, 15-4. A healthy 13 pairs from 5 different schools contested this year’s Schools Winchester Fives Doubles Championship on the new courts at Winchester College. The […]

News Tournaments Womens

24th November 2025 Comment off

Back to winning ways in the Durham Women’s Championships

City of Durham Fives Club Saturday/Sunday. 22-23 November 2025 The 7th Durham Women’s Fives Championships, organised by Julie McIntyre and Tom Wakelam, featured 30 players, who completed a total of 105 matches in three age categories over the course of two days. Louise Mathias returned to competitive action, winning her second Singles title after a […]

News Tournaments

23rd November 2025 Comment off

Draw for the National Singles Championship 2025

Rugby Fives Association 22nd November 2025 This year’s National Singles Championship, organised by Charlie Brooks, will have a new format. Play will be conducted over the weekend of November 29-30 on the courts at the Cambridge University Sports Centre, with no preliminary qualifying rounds. In a draw conducted online on Saturday 22nd November, the 24 […]

News Tournaments

10th November 2025 Comment off

The Owers Trophy 2025

Stoke Newington School, London Sunday, 9th November 2025 Chris Blakeley reports: The Owers Trophy, which was not staged last season, was held this year on the newly renovated courts at Stoke Newington School. The weather stayed dry, and there was general agreement that that the renovation has produced a much more satisfactory playing experience. The […]

News Tournaments

27th October 2025 Comment off

Tristao and Beltrami dominant at the West of England Championships

Sherborne School, Dorset Saturday/Sunday, 25-26 October 2025 STOP PRESS Dan Tristao and Ben Beltrami dominated these championships, contesting the Singles final, which Tristao won in three games, and then partnering to win the Doubles with some ease against the regular pair from the West of England Club, Cameron Low & Archie McCreath, who had won […]

News Tournaments

20th October 2025 Comment off

Report from the Men’s National U25 Championships

St Paul’s School, Barnes Saturday/Sunday, 17-18 October 2025 Bob Dolby reports: In a slightly smaller entry than in previous years there was no lack of hard-fought contests, even a surprise or two. In the Singles Joe Sumner had his traditional strength-sapping three-gamer, this year with Jeremy Hughes, which ended 16-15 to Joe; Theo Vernacchio […]

News Tournaments Womens

20th October 2025 Comment off

Results from the Women’s National U25 Championships

St Paul’s School, Barnes Saturday, 17 October 2025 There was a disappointingly small entry for this event, which was compounded by an injury to one of players early in the proceedings. However, the 2024 Singles champion Kirsten Bell was outstanding in defence of her title, beating Lena Barton and Savanna Leboff with relative ease in […]

News Tournaments

13th October 2025 Comment off

Terry McElvaney wins the Challenger Singles at Rugby School — his second

Rugby School Saturday, 11th October 2025 Stop Press Executioner Terry McElvaney won his second Challenger event at the expense of Derby Moor’s Anthony Goodwin. Rugby schoolboy Vincent Barnes won the Plate against Nick Geere. The Bowl for quarter-final losers went to Dwight Schultz. Chris Blakeley reports: We had a busy day of Fives at Rugby […]