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St. Paul’s School, Barnes Sunday, 18th March 2018 STOP PRESS: There were 37 representatives, boys and girls, from Alleyn’s Junior and Alleyn’s Senior School, Bedford Modern, Blundell’s, Pilgrims’ and St. Olave’s at this National Championship. In the Singles 16 players emerged from 6 pools to contest the main knock-out. Eventually there was one all-Alleyn’s semi-final […]

Bradfield College and Winchester College Sunday, 11th March 2018 Organiser Harry Akerman reports:  With 9 of the top 10 ranked players in the draw for this year’s Barnes Bridge it was the most eagerly awaited Winchester Fives competition in years. There were 9 previous winners, including a first appearance for many years for Roger Layton, […]

National Doubles Championship Alleyn’s School, Dulwich, Sat/Sun April 14/15th Organiser Hamish Buchanan is now accepting entries for the 2018 National Doubles Championship, which will be held at Alleyn’s School two weeks after Easter. However, rather than publishing a physical entry form for players to fill in and return, Hamish is running the event through a […]

NATIONAL VETERANS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS Marlborough College, April 7/8th Organiser John Hawke is now accepting entries for the National Veterans’ (over 45s) Championships, which are making a return to Marlborough College this year. To be held over the weekend of April 7/8th, the tournament will include both singles and doubles championships. Matt Cavanagh is the defending singles […]

St. Paul’s School, Barnes Sunday 4th March 2018 In a match moved from Cambridge to St. Paul’s because of the bad weather an extremely strong RFA side reversed the result of the previous two years in their annual match against a representative student team. The RFA side — the RFA All Stars — selected and […]

Rugby Fives Association, Friday 2nd March 2018 As a result of the adverse weather conditions this weekend, there are three changes to the RFA programme of Fives: Sunday March 4th RFA VI v. BUSF VI will now be played at St. Paul’s School, starting at 11.30  CHANGE OF VENUE AND TIME Ladies’ Winchester Fives Championships […]

Durham, Saturday/Sunday, 24-25 February 2018 STOP PRESS  At this year’s North of England Open, with a record-breaking entry, Dan Tristao retained his Singles title, which he has now won 5 times, by beating Will Ellison in the final. In the Doubles Dan Tristao and Dave Butler combined to regain the title they won in 2015, […]

Edinburgh, Thursday 22nd February 2018 We are delighted to report the success of an inaugural Doubles championship for Scottish Schoolgirls. 8 pairs contested the event, which was held on the courts of Fettes College. The competition was won by the 1st Pair from Edinburgh Academy, Meryl Smith & Olivia Tofts, who beat the Fettes top […]

The Rugby Fives Association,  20th  February 2018 The RFA is delighted to publish the latest rankings for Women’s Fives following the Ladies National Singles and Doubles championships 2018. They see Kathleen Briedenhann regain the top spot from Tessa Mills after her victory in the National Ladies Singles. Similarly Louise Mathias leapfrogs Shinan Zhang after her success […]

The 88th Varsity Match: Oxford v Cambridge Played at St. Paul’s School, Barnes on Saturday 17th February 2018 David Barnes reports:  In the closest Varsity Match for more than a decade, Oxford ended Cambridge’s seven-year-long domination of the event with a well-earned 38 point victory. Despite Cambridge’s expertise at the top, with Kay and Shaw […]