Alleyn’s School, Dulwich
Sunday 3rd April 2022
STOP PRESS In 2019 the RFA staged the first National Rugby FIves Mixed Doubles Championship, which was won by Helena Tunks & Douglas Law. After a 2-year gap 22 players came together this season to contest the title for a second time. Organiser Ashwin Ahuja paired them up in President’s Cup style and split the resulting combinations into 2 groups. After a series of group matches two knock-out draws resulted, for the Silver Salver and for the Plate.
In the Plate final Ibby Lee & Ashwin Ahuja were unable to cope with Douglas Law’s power, however much they tried to target his steady partner Julie McIntyre. In the main final Camille Beattie & Nick Whitney were a shade too consistent for Savanna Leboff & Emrys Thursfield.
This event has the potential for considerable further growth. What better than convivial but competitive mixed doubles on a sunny April day on the splendid indoor courts at Alleyn’s?!
Results
Group A: 1st Martha Nugent & Joe Garratt 4 wins/73 points; 2nd Lizzie Ware and Will Hanley 4/70; 3rd Ibby Lee & Ashwin Ahuja 4/70; 4th Helena Tunks & Will Edmonds 2/62; 5th Lois Conway & Lewis Keates 1/39; 6th Kirsten Bell & Adam Hicks 0/26
Group B: 1st Camille Beattie & Nick Whitney 4 wins/60 points; 2nd Savanna Leboff & Emrys Thursfield 3/57; 3rd Julie McIntyre & Douglas Law 2/42; 4th Dana Wilson & Oscar McIntyre 1/37; 5th Shinan Zhang & Liam McKnight 0/19
Main semi-finals: Beattie & Whitney bt Ware & Hanley 11-4, 11-0; Leboff & Thursfield bt Nugent & Garratt 11-6, 11-8
Main final: Beattie & Whitney bt Leboff & Thursfield 11-3, 11-9
Plate semi-finals: Lee & Ahuja bt Wilson & O McIntyre 15-11; J McIntyre & Law bt Tunks & Edmonds 15-4
Plate final: J McIntyre & Law bt Lee & Ahuja 11-9, 11-4
The players
National Champions!
All smiles
The medallists