The Rugby Fives Association
May 2026
The RFA is pleased to announce the end-of-season National Rankings for 2025-26, kindly compiled by Will Ellison.
In Singles the rankings are headed by Ed Kay, Ben Beltrami and Dan Tristao, maintaining their clear dominance in this category. In Doubles these three are joined by Charlie Brooks, this group of four maintaining their advantage over the rest.
There are several major upward moves in the Top Twenty of the Singles: Dan Grant up from #13 to #4, Freddie Hammond Giles from #14 to #6, Penn Chai from #20 to #10, Gwydion Wiseman from #17 to #11, Terry McElvaney from #27 to #13, Cameron Low from #26 to #14, Charlie Lacewing from #25 to #16, Ollie Arnold from #22 to #17, and Theo Vernacchio from #47 to #20.
In the Doubles rankings there are also several upward movers in or into the Top Twenty: Ollie Arnold from #15 to #5, Dan Grant from #12 to #6, Penn Chai from #11 to #9, Archie McCreath from #13 to #11, Terry McElvaney from #21 to #15, Val Fikhter from #20 to #17, and Freddie Hammond Giles from #25 to #19. Special mention should go to Theo Vernacchio, who adds a rise from #52 to #18 in Doubles to match his equally impressive rise in the Singles.
In all 204 players are ranked in Singles and 211 in Doubles. The rankings can be viewed here.