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25th March 2025 Comment off

Report on the National Schools Girls Championships

Marlborough College Sunday, 23rd March 2025 STOP PRESS  The senior pair from Blundell’s, Mitchell and Talbot, did the double once more, winning the Singles and Doubles as they had done last year at Oundle. The substantial squad from Alleyn’s dominated the three younger categories, winning Singles and Doubles titles at U16, U14 and U13. Congratulations […]
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1st March 2025 Comment off

Alleyn’s dominate at the Girls’ South East Regional Championships

Christ’s Hospital, Horsham Thursday, 27th February 2025 A small but traditionally enjoyable tournament with three schools competing in three age categories, dominated this year by young players from Alleyn’s School. Several of those involved will compete in the Girls Schools National Championships at Marlborough College in late March. Selected Results U18 Singles Winner: T-R Foo […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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1st December 2024 Comment off

University players dominate the Durham Women’s Championships

Durham University Saturday/Sunday, 30th November-1st December 2024 STOP PRESS Players from the City of Durham Fives, the University Club and the Edinburgh Academy contested this year’s Durham Women’s Championships. The event was played out in festive mood, with ample sustenance and characteristic good spirits. The Open Singles was dominated by the two players from the […]
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14th August 2024 Comment off

End-of-Season Women’s Rankings 2023-2024

Rugby Fives Association 14th August 2024 We are delighted to publish End-of-Season Women’s Rankings for 2023-2024, as kindly compiled by Chris Burrows. They incorporate performance in events staged since the National Schools Girls’ Championships in April, principally the Ladies’ Winchester Fives Singles and Doubles Championships at Bradfield College in June. There is little movement in […]
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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 […]
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