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  Women’s Winchester Fives Championships
  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 Tournaments

30th September 2024 Comment off

Success for Old Paulines at the London Open Championships

Alleyn’s School, Dulwich Saturday/Sunday, 28-29 September 2024 Stop Press Ed Kay won his third Singles title of the season, beating Julian Aquilina in the final. Aquilina had beaten National U18 Champion Freddie Hammond Giles from St Paul’s School in the semi-final, who had upset seeding in beating top ten player Lewis Keates in their quarter-final. […]

News Tournaments

16th September 2024 Comment off

A double for Ben Beltrami at the Yorkshire Open

Derby Moor Academy, Littleover Saturday/Sunday, 14-15 September 2024 STOP PRESS Ben Beltrami won his first Yorkshire Open Singles title, beating Julian Aquilina in the final, while Ander Iraizoz beat Emrys Thursfield in the Plate, with both finals won in straight games. The 2nd Plate went to three games, with Gwydion Wiseman beating Marcus Cloke Browne […]

News Tournaments

18th August 2024 Comment off

Familiar faces at the South East Open

Christ’s Hospital, Horsham Saturday, 17th August 2024 STOP PRESS Ed Kay successfully defended his South East Open Singles title in the latest of a series of finals against Dan Tristao. They had beaten Theo Parker and Julian Aquilina respectively in their semi-finals. It is the fourth time Ed has won the title. Charlie Lacewing from […]

International News Tournaments

16th August 2024 Comment off

Report from the latest Basque Fives tournament

Third Basque Rugby Fives (Doubles) Championship San Ignazio municipal sports center, Bilbao, August 7 2024 The RFA is delighted to report the latest in a series of competitions held in the Basque Country: the third Basque Rugby Fives Doubles Championship was played on 7th August on the squash court of the San Ignazio municipal sports […]

News Tournaments

15th July 2024 Comment off

Kay and Beltrami dominate the South West Open

Blundell’s School, Tiverton Saturday/Sunday 13-14 July 2024 STOP PRESS Ed Kay won his fourth South West Open Singles title in five seasons, following it with his third Doubles title, won twice previously with Ollie Arnold but this year with Ben Beltrami, whom he had defeated in the Singles final. Both Singles and Doubles were played […]

News Tournaments

1st July 2024 Comment off

First-time winners at the Derby Moor Invitation Doubles

Derby Moor Academy, Littleover Sunday, 30th June 2024 Bob Dolby reports: 28 competitors, club members, friends, family, supporters, the President, the General Secretary gathered as is traditional on the last Sunday of June for the 20th playing of the Invitation Doubles on the courts at Derby Moor Academy. Players came from Durham, Manchester, Winchester, Bedford […]

News Tournaments Womens

18th June 2024 Comment off

New champions at the National Open Mixed Doubles

Cambridge University Saturday, 15th June 2024 STOP PRESS 9 pairs contested the Rugby Fives National Open Mixed Doubles Championship on the courts at the Cambridge University Sports Centre. After group matches were completed two tightly contested semi-finals were played, from which Shinan Zhang & Penn Chai emerged to play Camille Beattie & Theo Parker in […]

News Tournaments Womens

3rd June 2024 Comment off

Champions again at the Women’s Winchester Fives Championships

Bradfield College Sunday, 2nd June 2024 STOP PRESS It was a repeat of 2022, with Shinan Zhang winning the Singles, having earlier paired up with her opponent Helena Tunks to win the Doubles — for the second time in both cases. Rachel Wood and Freya Butler achieved an impressive treble, Rachel winning the Singles and […]

News Tournaments

20th May 2024 Comment off

Much to celebrate at the Vintage Championships

Cambridge University Sports Centre Sunday, 19th May 2024 Bob Dolby reports: On a warm day on the superb Cambridge courts, with the traditional smallish entry for the Singles it was possible to play the morning matches at a comfortable pace with no need for a shot clock on the services! The scores show that matches […]

News Tournaments

13th May 2024 Comment off

New champions at the Winchester Fives Mixed Doubles

Winchester College Sunday, 12th May 2024 New names on the Paula Smith Trophy: In the absence of last season’s champions Louise Mathias & Ollie Arnold, Shinan Zhang, the organiser, and fellow Executioner Penn Chai paired up to defeat Derby Moor’s Karen Hird & Lewis Keates in a long and hot day of closely contested Winchester […]