Edinburgh, 18-20 January 2018 The 28th Jesters Fives Tour to Edinburgh proved to be the biggest ever, with 38 players in total, including 8 undergraduates, 2 postgraduates and 2 ladies, themselves students. This year the tour was run by Ben Hale and Dave Butler, having taken over from Frank Akerman and his son Harry, who […]
The RFA is sad to report the death this month of Alleyn Old Boy fives player Bob Dorey. Bob (second from the left above) is shown in 1955 as one of the 1st IV at Alleyn’s School. In 1957 he won the Public Schools Singles at Whitgift School. A left-hander of notable elegance, Bob Dorey went […]