Year: 2016

Will Ellison finishes the 2015-16 season at the top of both the Singles and Doubles rankings following some great results over the year, including wins in both the National Singles & National Doubles. This is the first time that Will has headed both lists at end of season. Dan Tristao achieved that distinction last season, […]

Winchester Fives Mixed Doubles Championship Bradfield College, Berkshire; Sunday May 8th Two new names will be engraved on the Mixed Doubles trophy this year, after Ben Beltrami and Kathleen Briedenhann emerged as champions from a record-breaking field of 11 pairs – and Kathleen set a record of her own. Now that she holds this title […]

The Rugby Fives Association, May 2016 The RFA is delighted to publish the second set of Women’s rankings below. The rankings have been prepared by a director of the RFA, Chris Burrows, using a specially designed programme. They are up-dated after each of the 7 ranking events which we have identified: The Ladies National Singles and […]

The Scottish Open Championships at Loretto School, Musselburgh Saturday-Sunday, 30th April and 1st May 2016 The Scottish Open 2016 demonstrated its international appeal by attracting entrants not only from the traditional Scottish and English powerhouses of Fives but also players from Spain and the United States, writes organiser Neil Roberts. It also showcased the emerging […]

Marlborough College, Wiltshire Saturday, 23rd April 2016 STOP PRESS Martin Wilkinson and Dave Hebden successfully defended the Master Doubles title they first won together last year, but for Martin it was his fifth in a row, having previously won three years in succession in tandem with John East. Runners-up were Bernard Atkinson and John Ogle. One piece […]

South West Open Championships Blundell’s School, Tiverton, July 9/10th Organiser Wayne Enstone is now accepting entries for the South West Open Championships. Held at Blundell’s School in Tiverton, Devon, the tournament has both singles and doubles tournaments started on the Saturday, with only the finals played on the Sunday morning. As usual, there will be a […]

NATIONAL VETERANS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS Marlborough College, April 23rd/24th The entry for this year’s Veteran’s singles was not as big as in some previous years, though the quality was superb. Newcomers to the event included Rick Carr, playing his first games for 18 years, Matt Cavanagh, and Raoul Sbaiz. Raoul’s interest in Fives has been inspired by […]

Marlborough College Sunday, 17th April 2016 STOP PRESS  There were a record-breaking 68 competitors from 11 schools playing in this year’s 7th National Girls’ Rugby Fives championships at Marlborough College. Among the winners in the four age categories a different school was represented each time, and in every case the winner of the Singles was able […]

NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP St. Paul’s School, Barnes, Sat/Sun April 16/17th STOP PRESS There was a slight air of Deja Vu in the final of the Club Championship this year. Not only did the match feature the same two teams, no less than seven of the eight players were the same as in 2015; and, perhaps […]

NATIONAL WINCHESTER FIVES MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Bradfield College, Sunday May 8th Organiser Alex Steel is now accepting entries for the National Winchester Fives Doubles Championship. In recent years, this has become one of the most fun and enjoyable events on the calendar, encouraging entrants from all codes of Fives and players of all ages. The […]