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News Tournaments Womens

29th January 2024 Comment off

New champions at the the Women’s National Championships

Manchester Y Club Saturday/Sunday, 27-28 January 2024 Stop Press: In the absence of the reigning champion, Louise Mathias, the Singles Championship was won for the first time by Camille Beattie from the City of Durham Club. In the final Camille beat Shinan Zhang, who plays her Fives with the London-based Executioners Club. A strong squad […]

News Womens

28th December 2023 Comment off

Updated Women’s Rankings after the Durham Ladies

The Rugby Fives Association 28th December 2023 With just the one Women’s tournament since the end-of-season Rankings were published in July, those who entered the Durham Ladies Championship in November have benefited substantially. Runner-up Rosa O. from the Edinburgh Academy rises to number 3 in the Singles rankings, while Durham players past and present Kirsten Bell […]

News Tournaments Womens

6th November 2023 Comment off

Titles retained at the Durham Ladies Championships

Durham University Fives Courts Saturday/Sunday, 4-5 November 2023 STOP PRESS At these fifth Durham Ladies Championships Camille Beattie won the Championship Singles for a third consecutive time, and then Camille and Imogen Wright retained the Doubles title they first won last year. There were 22 competitors in all, from the City of Durham Club past […]

Mens News Tournaments University 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 […]

Mens News Tournaments Womens

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 […]

News Womens

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 […]

Mens News Tournaments University Womens

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 […]

Mens News Tournaments Womens

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 […]

News Tournaments Womens

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 […]

News Schools Tournaments Womens

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 […]