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NATIONAL WINCHESTER FIVES MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Bradfield College, Sunday May 6th STOP PRESS Ollie Arnold won his second consecutive Winchester Fives Mixed Doubles title this weekend, but this year with a new partner, fellow Bristol student Louise Mathias. As ever, the tournament brought together a wide range of competitors, with relative veterans such as three-times […]

Loretto School, Musselburgh Saturday/Sunday, 4-5 May 2018 STOP PRESS: 24 year-old Dave Butler wins the Scottish Open Singles for the second time, while Archie McCreath, who left Fettes last year, & U16 Winchester schoolboy Seb Fraser pick up the Doubles. Organiser Neil Roberts writes: This year’s championships, held on the Loretto School courts, were blessed […]

Rugby Fives Association 4th May 2018 The latest rankings, compiled by Chris Burrows, show a gradual narrowing of the gaps at the top, with Maddy Raynor and Alexandra Steel closing in on the long-standing leaders Kathleen Briedenhann and Tessa Mills as a result of their success in the Ladies National Doubles in January and in […]

Bradfield College Sunday, 15th April 2018 In the enforced absence of defending champions Kathleen Briedenhann and Tessa Mills new champions were bound to emerge from this rearranged fixture. Organiser Maddy Raynor reports:  The Ladies Winchester Fives Championships were held on Sunday, 15th April at Bradfield College. This was a rearranged date due to the competition […]

Fettes College, Edinburgh Thursday, 26th April 2018 Merchiston win the Boyd Trophy and retain the McKeown Plate in the second-ever Scottish Schools’ Singles tournament  Richie Murby reports:  Due to the mid-March snow the Boyd Trophy tournament was moved to late April, but the players seemed not to have lost any momentum in the interim, with […]

St. Paul’s School, Barnes Saturday/Sunday, 21-22 April 2018 STOP PRESS: The Wessex Club regain the trophy from the Old Paulines in a close final. The West of England IV win the Plate competition. Organiser Tom Dean reports:  For any club member reading this whose club was not involved: Get next year’s date in the diary […]

Marlborough College, Wiltshire Sunday, 23rd April 2018 The 9th National Championships for Schoolgirls’ Rugby Fives saw a healthy entry of players from 8 schools, though this year no representatives from Eastbourne, Fettes, Rossall or Sedbergh. The standard undoubtedly continues to rise, and players are improving not just from year to year but visibly develop their […]

National Doubles Championship Alleyn’s School, Dulwich, Sat/Sun April 14/15th This year’s contest for the Cyriax Cup figured 18 pairs, with a predictably strong showing of Old Paulines and a significant contingent of  players from the Alleyn Old Boy Club, plus several with university status.  Clubs from the Scottish Caledonian Club to the Winchester-based Wessex Club […]

SCOTTISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Loretto School, Musselburgh, May 5/6th Organiser Neil Roberts is now accepting entries for the Scottish Open Championships, which will be held at their traditional time, over the first May Bank Holiday weekend. The event – played using the Cliff ball – includes both singles and doubles championships, with plate competitions. However, as […]