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  30th May 2026
  Malvern College
  The Women’s Winchester Fives Singles and Doubles Championships are being held at Malvern College. This event is great fun and . . . . . .
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  National Open Mixed Doubles Championship
  13th June 2026
  Alleyn's School
  Sign up for an action-packed day of fast-paced Rugby Fives at the National Open Mixed Doubles Tournament at Alleyn’s School . . . . . .
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  National Schools Mixed Doubles
  14th June 2026
  Alleyn's School
  This is a relatively new event for the RFA schedule, first run at Oundle in 2023, but heading to South . . . . . .
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  Derby Moor Invitational
  28th June 2026
  Derby Moor Academy
  Derby Moor Fives Club will hold its annual invitation tournament – the final event of the 2025/26 season – on . . . . . .
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  South West Open Championships
  11th July 2026
  Blundell's School
  And so the 2026/27 season starts – in Tiverton for great fives (certainly), sunshine (hopefully) and (probably) more sandwiches than . . . . . .
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News Schools Tournaments

26th February 2025 Comment off

News from the Scottish Schools U18 and U16 Championships

Scottish Schools U18 and U16 Championships 2025 Fettes College, February-March 2025 Richie Murby reports on the three Scottish Schools Championships 2025 The Boyd Trophy for U18 Singles Group Stages Group A – 1st: Reggie H (MCS); 2nd: Monty D (Fettes); 3rd: Freddie J (EA); 4th: Ben L (Fettes) Group B – 1st: Jock L […]

News Tournaments

24th February 2025 Comment off

A new name on the Roll of Honour at the latest Challenger

Rugby School Saturday, 22nd February 2025 Chris Blakeley reports: We had a great day of Fives at Rugby. Two courts in continuous use from just after 10am until soon after 5pm concluding with, appropriately, two former Rugbeians playing the deciding match in the Plate, William Milne getting the better of Arthur Noble. In the main […]

News Schools Tournaments

10th February 2025 Comment off

News from the Midlands Schools Championships 2025

Oundle School Sunday, 9th February 2025 STOP PRESS 5 schools took part in this year’s event with its customary Open and U15 categories. Rugby dominated the Open Singles, providing both finalists, while the Plate went to the Oundle player in a very close final. The Open Doubles was won by the experienced Stamford 1st pair, […]

News Schools Tournaments

9th February 2025 Comment off

News from the South East Schools Championships

Christ’s Hospital, Horsham Saturday, 8th February 2025 Michael Lacewing and Ed Hatton report: Following the absence in recent years of historical attendees Whitgift, St Dunstan’s and St Olave’s to the South East Regional Schools championships, last year’s participating schools – Tonbridge, Christ’s Hospital and Eastbourne – opened the competition to Alleyn’s School as well. It […]

News Schools Tournaments

3rd February 2025 Comment off

Medals galore at the Northern Schools Championships

Durham University Fives Courts Sunday, 2nd February 2025 Julie McIntyre reports: Good on-court conditions greeted players from Sedbergh, Manchester and the City of Durham club this year, and the kettle was on as we got underway. A few dropouts, a burst pipe in the toilet block and a lock failure on the day did not stop […]

Mens News Tournaments University Womens

3rd February 2025 Comment off

News from the British Universities Men’s and Women’s Championships

Cambridge University Sports Centre Saturday/Sunday, 1-2 February 2025 STOP PRESS With players from 9 universities — Bristol, Cambridge, Derby, Durham, Edinburgh, Oxford, Oxford Brookes, Warwick and West of England — co-organisers Andrew Boyd and Ben Jourdan achieved a long overdue double, with Andrew winning the Open Singles title at the expense of defending champion Marcus […]

News Tournaments Womens

28th January 2025 Comment off

A Women’s National Championships to remember

Oundle School Saturday/Sunday, 25-26 January 2025 Bob Dolby reports : Despite the absence of a number of leading players like multiple champion Louise Mathias (working in Australia), former Schools champions Martha Nugent (studying in the USA) and Ibby Lee, as well as Martha’s sister Holly and Phoenix Fleming, the general standard of play at this […]

News Tournaments

27th January 2025 Comment off

It’s Double-Dan at the North West Open 2025

Derby Moor Academy, Derby Saturday/Sunday, 25-26 January 2025 STOP PRESS Dan Tristao did the double for the second time, registering his 7th North West Open Singles title and his 3rd Doubles title, this time with Dan Grant, in a three-game epic against Ben Beltrami & Charlie Brooks. National Schools U16 champion Val Fikhter won the […]

International Mens News Tournaments Uncategorised

20th January 2025 Comment off

Report from pre-Christmas Basque event

2024 Hilario Azkarate Memorial Tournament San Ignacio municipal sports centre, Bilbao, August 7 2024 The RFA is delighted to report on the latest Rugby Fives event held in Bilbao. The second playing of this tournament, named in honour of a famous Basque pelota player, was held on the squash courts of the San Ignacio sports […]

News Schools Tournaments

20th January 2025 Comment off

Titles for St Paul’s and Winchester at the West of England Schools Championships

Sherborne School, Dorset Saturday/Sunday, 18-19 January 2025 STOP PRESS Players from St Paul’s School and Winchester College dominated this event, winning the four main titles between them. Freddie Hammond Giles successfully defended his U18 Singles title by beating Charlie Lacewing from Christ’s Hospital and then, with partner Josh Ferro, their U18 Doubles title against the […]