Hall of Fame

This page is designed to contain a statistical record of men’s and women’s open tournament winners since 1925 and will constitute an updating of the statistical record contained in The RFA Record Book 1926-2004.

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Men’s Rugby Fives Open winners

Last updated: 1st March 2026 (after the North of England Open in Durham).
Comprises: all Rugby Fives open events  i.e. Singles: Nationals, South West, South East, London, Yorkshire, West of England, North West, North, Scottish; Doubles: Nationals, South West, London, Yorkshire, West of England, North West, North, Puckle Cup, Scottish 1950-1990, 2025).
Excludes ‘invitation’ or President’s Cup-style events. Winchester Fives also excluded.

Players from before WW2 excluded, as are a number of players no longer playing, with a small number of titles.

Name Singles Doubles Total
Enstone, W 94 47 141
Roberts, N 33 59 92
Ellison, W 34 54 88
Hebden, D 10 68 78
Tristao, D 42 33 75
Buchanan, H 23 44 67
Fuller, I 15 47 62
Gardner, D 13 49 62
Kay, E 26 20 46
Beswick, J 5 35 40
Reid, S 35 35
East, J 8 22 30
Howe J† 7 15 22
Minta, J 8 13 21
Beltrami, B 7 14 21
Grant, D 1 19 20
Holt, S 0 18 18
Perry, R 0 17 17
Toop, J 14 2 16
Brooks, C 0 16 16
Marsh, E† 10 4 14
Bishop, P 3 10 13
Wynn, A 3 9 12
Arnold, O 1 11 12
Parlby, D 0 11 11
Pretlove, J† 4 7 11
Puckle, K 4 7 11
Turner, D 0 11 11
d’Ancona, P 5 5 10
Butler, D 5 3 8
Fuller, E 6 2 8
Watkinson, J† 4 4 8
Cavanagh, M 6 1 7
Schroeter, J† 0 7 7
Wilson, A† 0 6 6
Cowie, A† 3 2 5
Parker, T 0 5 5
Bate, M 0 4 4
Watkinson, T 2 2 4
Chai, P 0 2 2
Murby, R 2 0 2
Keates, L 0 2 2
Aquilina, J 0 1 1
Goodwin, An 0 1 1

Women’s Rugby Fives and Winchester Fives Open winners

Last updated: 9th February 2026 (after National Women’s Championships in Cambridge)
Comprises: Women’s National Rugby Fives Singles and Doubles, Women’s Durham Open, Women’s Scottish Open, Women’s Winchester Fives Singles and Doubles
Excludes: Winchester Fives Mixed Doubles, Rugby Fives Mixed Doubles, Women’s U25 Singles and Doubles.

Name Singles Doubles Total
Smith, P 26 18 44
Knowles, C 12 11 23
Hall-Wilton, D† 0 18 18
Briedenhann, K 8 9 17
Mathias, L 7 7 14
Whitehead (Haslam), M 0 11 11
Zhang, S 2 9 11
Beattie, C 6 4 10
Mills, T 2 8 10
Raynor, M 2 3 5
Redmond, D 2 2 4
Steel, A 0 4 4
Tunks, H 0 4 4
Wood, C 1 2 3
Fleming, P 1 1 2
Hird, K 1 1 2
Howie (Seton), E 1 1 2
White, K 1 1 2
Nagle-Wood, R 0 2 2
Vallascas, E 0 2 2
Wright, I 0 2 2
Elliot, Z 1 0 1
Nugent, M 1 0 1
Barnes, F 0 1 1
Bell, K 0 1 1
Breese, S 0 1 1
Chenall, J 0 1 1
Ganguly, A 0 1 1
Leboff. S 0 1 1
Redmond, L 0 1 1
Tustin, S 0 1 1
Wells, M 0 1 1