Womens

21st October 2023 Comment off

Entries open for National Singles Championship

National Singles Championship Regional qualifying events – November 11/12; Final at St Paul’s School, Barnes, December 2/3 Entries for the National Singles Qualifiers are now open. The regional tournaments will be held on the weekend of November 11th/12th in London, Rugby and Edinburgh. Please contact organiser Charlie Brooks if you would like to play, as […]

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21st September 2023 Comment off

New London League kicks off with win for Executioners

Rugby Fives Association, 21st September 2023 The new (well, technically revived) London League started last night at St Paul’s School, with a match between the Executioners and the UCS Old Boys clubs, which was won by the home club. Inspired – and organised – by Shinan Zhang, the league also includes the Stoke Newington Swifts […]

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3rd July 2023 Comment off

End-of-Season Women’s Rankings published

Rugby Fives Association 3rd July 2023 The Rugby Fives Association is delighted to publish end-of-season Rankings for Women. There are 69 names in the Singles Rankings and 65 in the Doubles — they can be viewed in full here. Below are listed the top 20 in each category. They show little change in the top […]

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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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2nd May 2023 Comment off

Great day’s Fives at the National Schools Girls’ Championships

Marlborough College, Dorset Sunday, 30th April 2023 49 girls, from 11 schools, took part in this year’s National Schools Girls’ Championships, the 14th of its kind since the inception of this event in 2010. In the Under 18 category defending Singles champion Camille Beattie from the City of Durham Fives Club and her club partner […]

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2nd April 2023 Comment off

Holly & Nick win the National Mixed Doubles at Alleyn’s

Alleyn’s School, Dulwich Sunday, 2nd April 2023 STOP PRESS Holly Nugent from the Cambridge University Fives Club teamed up with defending champion Nick Whitney to win the third staging of this tournament, beating Ladies National Doubles champion Shinan Zhang and her partner, Eton Fives player Abhishek Bhattacharya, in the final. Viola King Forbes and Emrys […]

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29th March 2023 Comment off

Success for Eastbourne and Alleyn’s at the Girls’ South East Regionals

Christ’s Hospital, Horsham 23rd February 2023 A small tournament but notable in being the only regional competition on the RFA Fixtures calendar for schoolgirls, set up in 2017. This year it was run on the courts of Christ’s Hospital, with players from Alleyn’s School , Christ’s Hospital and Eastbourne College. Alleyn’s provided a substantial squad […]

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7th March 2023 Comment off

Latest Women’s Rankings published

Rugby Fives Association 6th March 2023 The RFA is delighted to publish the latest Women’s Rankings in Singles and Doubles as compiled by Chris Burrows. They reflect performances in the recent Ladies’ National Championships held on the courts of the Manchester Y Club in late January. Below we reproduce the top 20 rankings, which show […]