New Women’s Rankings announced

Rugby Fives Association

May 2026

The Women’s Rankings have been updated for the first time in some months, and this time with a twist. The system used to calculate the rankings has changed to be in line with the Open Rankings, which will provide more transparency into how tournament results translate to ranking points. A few months ago we explained how this works. We thank Chris Burrows for his work in compiling the rankings for Women’s Fives since they were introduced in 2016 and commend Will Ellison for taking on the task of compiling these new rankings. Anyone interested to see the evolution of National and Women’s Rankings should go to Rankings Archives.

It is the respective National Champions — Camille Beattie in the Singles and Shinan Zhang in the Doubles — who top these inaugural lists. In both cases, however, the competition is not far behind.

In Singles, Louise Mathias is hot on Camille’s heels, fresh from a couple of years out of the country. Louise is closely followed by Shinan in third place. There are strong moves into the top ten from Eleonora Vallascas, Julie McIntyre, Savanna Leboff and Maddy Raynor. Meanwhile, Zoe Armstrong is the highest new entrant at #12.

Helena Tunks is right behind Shinan in the Doubles, with Louise, Camille and Eleonora close by. As with the Singles, the top twenty showcases an impressive mix of experience and youth. It is Charlotte Smith who is the strongest debutant, coming in at #15.

Take a look – where are you?

It is proposed to increase the number of ranking events for Women’s Fives Singles and Doubles to 7 in all:

— the Women’s Scottish Open Championships in September in Edinburgh

— the Women’s U25 Championships in October at St Paul’s School

— the Women’s London Open Championships in October at Alleyn’s School

— the Women’s North of England Open Championships in November in Durham

— the Women’s British Universities Championships in January in Edinburgh

— the Women’s National Championships in February in Manchester

— the Women’s Winchester Fives Championships in May at Bradfield College