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News Tournaments Womens

22nd December 2021 Comment off

Up-dated Women’s Rankings for Singles and Doubles published

The Rugby Fives Association December 2021 The RFA is delighted to publish up-dated Women’s Rankings in Singles and Doubles after the successful staging of three events since the beginning of the 2021-2022 season: the National Schoolgirls’ Championships in August, the Northern Ladies’ Tournament in October and the National Ladies’ U23 Championships in December. Those players […]

News Tournaments Womens

12th December 2021 Comment off

New champions in the Ladies’ U23 Championships

St Paul’s School, Barnes Saturday, 11th December 2021 STOP PRESS With Louise Mathias and Shinan Zhang no longer eligible we looked to see new names on the trophies this year. It was Schools champion Martha Nugent who took the Singles title, and Holly Nugent & Savanna Leboff from Cambridge the Doubles. The entry was small […]

News Schools Tournaments University Womens

1st December 2021 Comment off

Entries open for Ladies National Championships

Ladies National Championships Y Club, Manchester, Saturday/Sunday January 22/23 2022 Entry is now open for the Ladies National Rugby Fives Championships. These will be held at the Y Club in Manchester over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday January 22nd/23rd 2022. This means the event is sticking with the successful new formula introduced in 2019 […]

Mens News Publications Schools University Womens

29th November 2021 Comment off

Latest RFA President’s newsletter published online

RFA Newsletter 28 November 2021 The RFA has today published its latest newsletter, written by President David Parlby (above). It’s the second in a series of quarterly (or thereabouts) newsletters designed to inform the association’s members of the extensive work that is going on behind the scenes. In this issue (originally sent to members in […]

Mens News Tournaments University Womens

26th November 2021 Comment off

Change of venue for 2021 President’s Cup

RFA Club President’s Cup Oundle School, Northants, Sunday 12th December 2021 The RFA has announced a change of venue for this year’s traditional pre-Xmas celebration, the RFA Club President’s Cup. It will now be held in Oundle (rather than Marlborough, as originally planned), although the event will still take place on Sunday December 12th. Following […]

Mens News Tournaments University Womens

25th November 2021 Comment off

Entries open for second RFA Challenger tournament

RFA Challenger Tournament Cambridge University Sports Centre, Sunday December 5th Entries are now open for this year’s Challenger Tournament – the second time the RFA has run the event after a successful 2019 debut, when the competition was won by Christian Blackaby (above). This tournament is different from other RFA ranking events, in that it […]

News Schools Tournaments University Womens

10th November 2021 Comment off

Entries open for Ladies U23 Championships

Ladies Under 23 Championships St Paul’s School, Barnes, Saturday December 11th Entry is now open for the Ladies U23 Rugby Fives Championships. These will be held at St Paul’s School in South West London on Saturday 11th December 2021 (a week later than previously advertised). Both singles and doubles competitions will be played on the […]

Mens News Schools Tournaments University Womens

9th November 2021 Comment off

Honours shared at the Durham Ladies Championships

Durham University Sports Ground Saturday/Sunday 6-7 November 2021 The 3rd Durham Ladies Championships were played on the University Courts over the first weekend of November, featuring 14 players from the University, the City Club and the Edinburgh Academy. This is the first of the ranking events this season, to be followed in December by the […]

Mens News Tournaments Womens

9th November 2021 Comment off

Updated singles and doubles rankings published

RFA Rankings 9 November 2021 Now that tournament Fives is back up and running again, the RFA has today published the latest Open Singles and Doubles Rankings (which you can see on the Rankings page on this website), along with the following update from the RFA’s Rankings Tsar, Dave Hebden: This update reflects the singles […]

Mens News Tournaments University Womens

20th October 2021 Comment off

2021 BUSF Student Championships entry open

British Universities & Student Fives Championships Marlborough College, Wiltshire, Saturday/Sunday November 20th/21st The organisers have now published the official entry form for the 2021 Student Championships, and it can be downloaded by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page. The event is open to men and women in full-time Higher Education at […]