Year: 2018

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Rob Cleave: Update on Robertsride1800

Rugby Fives Association 29th December 2018 Rob Cleave reports from Thailand on his fund-raising round-the-world cycle ride so far: Having set off from Nottingham in April 2018 I have covered 8,500 miles and cycled through 19 countries; England, Morocco, Gibraltar, Spain, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, India […]

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Entries open for 2019 Ladies National Championships

Ladies’ National Championships Y Club, Manchester, January 26/27th 2019 It’s all change for the Ladies Championships this season – new date, new venue and new management – and entries are now being accepted for the event. The organisers are Louise Mathias (current Under 23 and Winchester Fives Mixed Doubles champion) and Julie McIntyre, who runs […]

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Christmas 2018 Rankings

These end of calendar year rankings take account of the West of England, Universities, and National Singles events. Normally I would publish a full rankings update following the WofE championships ahead of the National Singles, but moving house in recent months has diverted my attention a little, for which my apologies. However, I did actually […]

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Young players excel at the President’s Cup

Marlborough College, Wiltshire Sunday, 9th December 2018 Youth very much triumphed over experience in the final of the President’s Cup when Ed Kay & Martha Nugent teamed up to defeat Tom Kiggell & Dick Warner. The same was true in the Love Mug and the Mate’s Plate where the trophies were won by Charles Compton […]

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A fourth National Singles title for Dan Tristao

National Singles Championship Cambridge University Sports Centre; Saturday/Sunday, 1-2 December 2018 Dan Tristao won his third consecutive National Singles title (and fourth overall) in Cambridge, beating Ed Kay in the final, and what a final it was! There was superb shot-making from both players, off both hands and from seemingly every corner of the court. […]

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Marlborough and Blundell’s boys win titles at Colquhoun Trophy

Colquhoun Trophy Sherborne, Dorset, December 2nd 2018 Boys from Marlborough and Blundell’s won the two big titles at this year’s Colquhoun Trophy — the RFA’s South West Regional Schools’ tournament. It was Harry Powell from Marlborough who beat Harry Harvey from host school Sherborne in the Open final, while the Colts title went to Boris […]

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Draw for final rounds of National Singles Championship

National Singles Championship Last 16: Cambridge, December 1st/2nd Organiser Charlie Brooks has now published the draw for the last 16 of this season’s National Singles Championship – and there are plenty of talking points even before the first ball of the first match is struck. Primarily, that’s because the top seed is neither Dan Tristao […]

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Results from the Ladies’ Under 23 Championships

St. Paul’s School, Barnes Sunday, 18th November 2018 Bob Dolby reports: Various factors made this third running of the event a gruelling day for the eleven competitors. Firstly, four of them were also competing in the British Universities championships being conducted on the adjacent courts; secondly, the traditional heat of the St. Paul’s courts was […]

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First-time winners at Student Championships

British Universities & Student Fives Championships 2018 St Paul’s School, Barnes, London Saturday/Sunday, 17-18th November STOP PRESS After several years of domination by players from Cambridge University, it was all change in this year’s Student Championships. In fact, neither the singles nor doubles champions had previously won a title at this level. David Butler took the singles […]