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Updated rankings reflecting results from the North West and Under 25 Championships have now been posted. Dan Tristao’s win in Manchester strengthens his position at the top of the Singles, but there is very little to separate U25 champion Ed Kay and Will Ellison at numbers 2 and 3. Will reached the final in the […]

Cambridge and Barnes Saturday, 10th February 2018 As is now traditional the two universities warmed up for this week’s Varsity Match with matches against sides consisting of former players. Both universities lost by small margins and gained valuable experience for a fixture which promises to feature several new players and some fresh pairings. The Cambridge […]

Ladies’ Winchester Fives Championships Bradfield College, Berkshire; Sunday March 4th 2018 Organiser Maddy Raynor is now accepting entries for the 2018 Ladies Winchester Fives Championships, which will be held at Bradfield College on Sunday March 4th. Both singles and doubles titles will be contested on the same day, with players of all ages and abilities […]

Oundle School, Saturday/Sunday, 3-4 February 2018 STOP PRESS: Organiser (for the last time) Ed Kay went out on a high by defending his Singles title once more against Ben Beltrami — that makes four in a row; and then Ed and Matt Shaw went on to win their fourth Doubles title in as many years, beating […]

Winchester Fives Championship Bradfield College, Sunday March 11th Organiser Harry Akerman has now published the entry form and details for the 2018 Winchester Fives Championship (current holders David Butler and Ben Beltrami, pictured above). The event – for the famous Barnes Bridge trophy – will take place at Bradfield College, near Reading, and Harry is […]

North of England Championships Durham, Saturday/Sunday February 24/25th Organiser Julian Aquilina (pictured, above, flanked by last year’s doubles champions, Dan Grant and Will Ellison) is now accepting entries for the North of England championships. However, rather than publishing a physical entry form, which players need to complete and return, he is running everything online – […]

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 […]

LADIES’ NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS St. Paul’s School, Barnes, Sunday, 14th January 2018 STOP PRESS: A change of names on both trophies this year as Kathleen Briedenhann regained the Singles title she had previously won three times, while Alexandra Steel & Maddy Raynor finally secured the Doubles title in their 4th consecutive final. Organiser Alexandra Steel reports:  […]