Fives Newsletter Winter 2016 An official publication of the Fives Federation December| 2016

The Fives Federation Fives galore at Cambridge Three years after the official James Powley celebrates It’s good we can follow up opening of the indoor courts at completing his Level 2 our last Newsletter’s Cambridge University, things coaching qualification with tutor Wayne Enstone exciting developments with are buzzing. The three Rugby more of the same, but the and three Eton courts are in use buzzword of the moment virtually every day in term-time seems to be strategy. The and regularly in the holidays. RFA Board is in early stages Two people are particularly to of planning to create a be congratulated on their work development plan for the next with the game. James Powley, five years; like any business Head Squash Coach at the we can’t stand still. Sports Centre, who has taken a In Rugby Fives we’ve had a shine to both games, and Nick record-breaking British Preston, an Old Uppinghamian Universities’ Tournament, an Eton Fives player who has inaugural Ladies U23 launched an adult club: The tournament, and a 46-strong Cambridge Chroniclers. National Singles. Supporting them are University In Eton Fives there are 27 Club captains, Ben Beltrami, teams in three divisions – a lot Annie Cave and Sudhir Balaji. of Fives – and we’re happy to report that Marsh Education Eton’s promising future Practice has renewed its Nick Preston reports joyfully: sponsorship of the National “We’re writing the next episode in Schools’ Championships for a Cambridge’s history of Eton 34th year. The Westway Fives. We have a group of 10 “Fives will project, with new coaching players and are often joined by team, has made remarkable visitors from North Oxford and be played progress. The EFA is aiming Ipswich, as well as enjoying high in its new seven-year regular appearances from throughout strategic FiveStar project. We University players. Evening the year” have to raise £4m to make it games are held on Wednesdays happen, so watch this space. or Thursdays and we’re trying to Encouraging youth Fives, have signed up for regular In Wallball, we’ve done a establish a Saturday session. James Powley, who recently sessions – St John’s Prep School huge amount from schools to “We’ve launched adult taster completed his Level 2 coaching and King’s College Prep.” tournaments, training to sessions and, with the under legendary player Wayne As a result we will see players healthcare. This is building to introduction of Fives membership Enstone, is equally upbeat: from Cambridge schools entering next summer when we’ll host as part of the 400 squash “Since I started sessions I’ve the Eton Fives Prep Schools our flagship event – the UK members’ package, we inducted some 30 people into the Competition and Rugby Fives Open and a festival of sport anticipate numbers to increase. world of Fives, as well as National U13 Championships for and art in the Olympic Park. “We’ve had two matches, a members of staff at the Centre. the first time in 2017. Richard Black friendly against Ipswich and visits We’re running Club nights, When Bob Dolby and Rodney Chairman EFA from Old Citizens, Highgate and coached by Ed Kay, Ben Knight set about raising the Westway. Next term we hope to Beltrami, Matt Shaw or myself. money to build the courts it was Bernard Atkinson President RFA host clubs from around the I’m planning a league in January always hoped they’d be used by country who wish to experience and will deliver a workshop to a a wider community than the Dan Grant President UK Wallball the unique indoor first-floor group of deaf children. students – and by both sexes. setting of the courts.” “Two schools, both new to That hope is being fulfilled. Rugby Fives Association Doubles treble President’s Report for Tessa Mills It was a treble for Tessa Mills at this year’s inaugural Ladies It struck me the other day that we Under 23 Championships as she added the U23 Doubles to her hear much about corruption in other two National Doubles titles: the National Winchester Fives almost every aspect of human Doubles title won in March and the National Rugby Fives Doubles activity, not least sport, but it seems title gained in January, both with Kathleen Briedenhann. not to have touched the game of Fives. There is a This time Tessa’s partner was Freya Harrison from Rugby School, financial spectrum in sport headed by the likes of FIFA, the herself a National Schoolgirl Doubles champion at U16 level. In a final UK Premier League, the Olympic Games and so on, with the RFA and our colleagues in the other ‘handball codes’ of exceptional quality Tessa and Freya beat two other former clinging to the bottom end of the spectrum with very little to schoolgirl champions, the 2015 winner Louise Mathias from Bristol be corrupt with. That is both our good fortune and our University and Shinan Zhang of the University of Southampton major drawback. (champion in 2014) 11-8, 10-12, 11-7. To cap a great day for the Canterbury Christ Church University As with almost all sports, Fives needs sufficient income student, Tessa also won the U23 Singles, beating Shinan Zhang who centrally to help with court maintenance, coaching of young had in turn defeated Louise Mathias in the semi-final. Tessa’s semi- players, subsidies for student players’ travel and final opponent had been accommodation costs when they play in tournaments, and National U14 Singles much else besides. Local clubs simply have to pay their champion Katie Sumner. own way. As the actors in the drama that is Fives, we do The event was a wonderful not expect to get paid, but we are serially guilty of advert for student and undervaluing our sport by what we consider reasonable to schoolgirl Fives. While the put into it. We are prepared to lay out serious money to see tournament took place at St. a football or cricket match, and a visit to a regional theatre Paul’s School, the men’s with a programme and drink sets us back say £40 – not to British Universities and mention London venues. Student Championships were being held on the “Ask not, ‘what can If we can get an adjoining courts, with players evening of pure joy and from 16 English and Scottish my sport do for me, fun playing Fives for a universities. Perhaps soon there will be ABOVE Winners Tessa Mills fiver or less, and keep an equivalent event for the ladies. and Freya Harrison but what can I do fit into the bargain, for my sport?’” perhaps it could be said that this is where our corruption lies? It is a simple fact of business life that without adequate investment a business is doomed. As a 150 years of Fives business model, Fives does not work longer term. Ask not, “what can my sport do for me, but what can I do for my at Uppingham sport?” Nearly 100 OUs and partners The celebrations concluded gathered in Uppingham on with an evening dinner where There continues to be much upbeat news, however, to give Saturday 12 November to OUs were welcomed by the us cheer; our assiduous David Gardner reports that he had celebrate 150 years of Eton Headmaster, Dr Richard representatives from no fewer than 16 universities in the BUSF Student Championships – an all-time record for this Fives at the school. The game Maloney, and listened to event – with individual entrant numbers up on last year. Our was introduced to Uppingham speeches by President of the thanks to the Jesters must be recorded for their generous by the great Victorian Eton Fives Association, Richard help in enabling the RFA to cover some of the costs of Headmaster Edward Thring. Barber and the instigator of the bringing students from far and wide to St Paul’s for this To mark the occasion, OUs event, OU Nick Preston, who three-day spectacular. played against each other in the outlined the history of recently restored Constables Uppingham Fives. As part of our drive to boost Ladies’ Fives we saw the first Fives courts, as well as playing Since then the Uppingham ever Ladies U23 Tournament take place at St Paul’s on the against the young school Fives team has played fixtures final day of the BUSF Championships. What a weekend it team, recently re-established, against Berkhamsted and was! Presidents now have to be supremely fit just to cope where the OUs were able to Oakham as the sport goes from with hanging medals on so many worthy winners and pass on their expertise and strength to strength at the runners-up; but it is well worth it. experience. school.

On a final note to demonstrate my confidence and optimism, I am challenging qualified players to join us next spring in a new tournament – The Grand Masters – for players over 75 on the day. After all, tennis players have competitions for the over 80s. If you know anyone eligible, please persuade them to contact me, but stop short of twisting their arm...

Bernard Atkinson Uppinghamian Fives players of all ages gather to celebrate the game BELOW Dan Grant celebrates his win in Valencia North Oxford’s coast to coast

Grant victorious in Valencia Dan Grant has won the 2016 Spanish Open. The number two ranked European Wallball player stormed through his group, but things weren’t so easy in the quarter finals, where he scraped past up- and-coming Irish player Paudi Quish. It was nip-and-tuck until the final few points where the Irishman missed a couple of ABOVE The NOEFC team on the last leg of their journey at Ipswich kills by millimetres, leaving the The players of North Oxford Mitchell, Mandie Barnes, Nick weeding the courts before door open for Grant. EFC have a reputation in the Shaw and flag waver and play at Wrekin, barefoot Fives In the semis he played world of Eton Fives for taking photographer-in-chief Michele at KES, the mini courts at Spanish newcomer Jose Marti. on daft challenges. This year’s Shaw – made their way to Oakham and playing in a sauna Marti’s resilience stood him in adventure was a June weekend Rydal Penrhos School in North at Uppingham – and added to good stead, but he couldn’t “Coast to Coast” tour, which Wales on Friday, arriving in time the enjoyment of the weekend hang on as Grant moved him started in Colwyn Bay and to take on the school in a pre- as players got a chance to play left and right. Unfortunately top finished in Ipswich, playing tour match. Saturday started at places they’d never been seed Sacha Kruithof was games on the most westerly back at Rydal and the group to before. The matches also injured in the quarters and was and most easterly (well, nearly) then proceeded to Shrewsbury, featured a welcome assortment forced to retire, leaving the Eton Fives courts in the UK, Wrekin, Wolverhampton, KES of guest players to stave off path open for Belgian captain, stopping for a game on each Birmingham, Repton, Oakham, the repetition of the same pairs Seb Potiez in the final. Seb’s set of courts on the way. Uppingham, Cambridge and and the tour finished in Ipswich powerful left spiked Dan far off The crack team of troops – Ipswich, stopping overnight in with a shoot out to determine the right of the court, but Dan Gareth Hoskins, Karen Hird, Solihull. the winner of the most shots in has learned to defend and Spencer Chapman, Ashley The variety of courts was a the hole competition, won by counter-punch well and he Lumbard, Chris Ballingall, Ian delight – black walls at Rydal, Spencer Chapman. accrued an unassailable lead, eventually winning comfortably. Wallball launches in East London Saturday 6 August saw the Development Commission, UCL- official launch of Wallball in East and Genesis Housing. The East London. Carpenter’s Court, court was decorated with a mural a stone’s throw from the Olympic incorporating ball patterns Stadium, saw dozens of local designed by children from kids and families enjoy a fun day Carpenter’s Primary School. of face-painting, BBQ, football, Following this event UK spike ball and Wallball under the Wallball is running regular mentorship of Team GB. sessions with West Ham, Active The project was hatched as Newham and London Lions, has part of a partnership between UK started a new club and has Wallball, London Legacy launched in five schools. ABOVE Action at Carpenter’s Court in East London Eton Fives Association Chairman’s Report

The FiveStar Project arrives The EFA Board agreed a historic, seven-year strategy at its meeting in October, with the aim to create many new centres across the United Kingdom.

Why The FiveStar Project? Under the plan there will be a step-function increase in Eton Fives activity in five areas: Wallball: a game for all H Schools H Universities FiveStar H PROJECT Community Centres HHHHH Wallball goes down H Coaches H Organisers a treat at GoFest UK Wallball headed to the Inside, two squash courts This cannot be achieved without a large sum of money and University of Surrey’s Sports were buzzing with new Wallball the target is £4m, to be raised over the first two to three Park on 13-14 August to run enthusiasts ranging from three years of the project. sessions and a stand at to 74 years old and around 200 GoFest – the UK’s premier people took part over 12 The following years will be taken up with the family festival of sport, dance, sessions on the two days. The implementation of the plan using the funds raised. New health and fitness. sessions involved ball skills, courts will be built, and paid organisers and coaches will The stand was a great hand-eye co-ordination and be recruited to spread Eton Fives into new communities success and the “Mini Minute games on the mini walls. and areas of the UK. Challenge” on the new mobile Parents loved the transferability wall attracted families walking of the skills and spoke of the The game is played by far too few people. The FiveStar past. The challenge – how benefits of Wallball for their Project will represent a major expansion – a dramatic but many times can you hit the logo child’s development. carefully controlled expansion over a manageable time. We in one minute – created a The Wallball Starter Kits, need to allow many more people to play our wonderful competitive spirit and kept comprising a ball, a piece of game and, once the targets are achieved, Eton Fives will people coming back to try and chalk and a small leaflet have significantly greater critical mass and presence. beat the top score. The mini outlining the rules, were a big wall got people talking and hit with families who wanted to Without such an expansion we may not be able to wanting to know more about keep playing. guarantee a viable existence; any game where the grass- Wallball. The slogan “Any Ball, It was heard many times over roots playing membership is low risks gradually Any Wall, Any Time” came to the weekend that the sport is disappearing. We need new centres to retain the many life and many spoke about the so accessible and we gained a players that play at school and to attract new players who, simplicity and accessibility of lot of interest from parents who at the moment, do not have a local court to play on. the sport and the instant fun would like to see Wallball in that they had whilst taking part. their local schools. “The FiveStar project will represent a major expansion” Players sought for RFA tour The fundraising will be a major challenge. We are very An RFA Club tour of Edinburgh is taking place this coming fortunate that an anonymous donor has given £100,000 to February, and the Club is inviting players to come and support be spent on professional fundraising over the next few the game in Scotland’s capital. This is the first tour of its kind for years. This support gives us confidence the Eton Fives the RFA Club, and Club captain Hamish Buchanan is intending to community will get behind this project in a major way. take a team of eight players. Matches are planned against all four five-playing schools in the city – Edinburgh Academy, Fettes, Loretto In the first six months of 2017 the Board will be and Merchiston – while the communicating in a professional and thorough way the Club will also take on the local aims and objectives of the FiveStar project and the detail Caledonian Club. of the way forward to everyone in the Eton Fives The plan is to fly up on Friday evening and back on Sunday Association and beyond. evening, giving three or four slots for five matches. “All Although the project will be driven by the EFA, there could volunteers are extremely be opportunities for Wallball and Rugby Fives to participate welcome to help support the in some of the projects and there will certainly be the game in Scotland” said opportunity to share ideas. Hamish. “Contact me as early Richard Black as possible to arrange accommodation.” ABOVE Jez Sinton on court at Fettes First Introduction to The battle Coaching Wallball of Trey The first ‘Introduction to experiences and were Building a full-sized Rugby Coaching Wallball’ course has given an opportunity to Fives court in the heart taken place at UK Wallball’s coach their own planned of Switzerland was an community court in Stratford. Wallball session. There is irresistible plan to Angus The course was run by leading a wealth of knowledge Hanton, keen player and players Kathleen Briedenhann amongst the coaches and member of a strong Fives and Tessa Mills, and five multi- it was great to be able to family. skill coaches spent the morning share and build upon this. With a court built, what learning Wallball and coaching The course was could be more logical than to skills and are now ready to hailed as a success by run a tournament, for equally introduce the game into local participants, with Shareen of the keen players? That is how 13 ABOVE The UK Wallball schools. Community Health Newham, team in Stratford players found themselves on The session focused on East London NHS Trust saying: a plane to Switzerland in July, several key areas, including “It was an amazing experience. health and wellbeing.” before heading to Granges ‘Wallball Rules and Game Play’, The delivery of the course was The coaches took their sous Trey, a delightful, rural ‘Coaching Tools’, ‘Session very easy to follow, it was very newly acquired Wallball skills village to the east of Lac de and Tournament Planning’ and well planned with simple demos. into schools in preparation for Neuchâtel. ‘Delivering a Planned Session.’ I’m sure everyone will benefit the first East London School’s 13 being an unlucky Coaches shared their ideas and from Wallball as it will improve tournament in November. number, 12 players got to compete in the tournament, ably organised by James Aldenham pupils past and present Tilston and Julian Aquilina. After two days of top class Fives, the eventual winners of the official doubles tournament were Henry Jefferies and Dave Hebden, the oldest participant, still with the ability to hit the nick with his right hand, and still trying to do so occasionally with his leaning hand. For those not pot-hunting there was lots of doubles, and many games of singles. Alongside the competition ran an endless series of singles face-offs between Peter Hanton and Julian Aquilina – whose feral noises caused cattle in the valley below to stampede – and many rotations between 100 year anniversary of James Tilston, Henry Jefferies and Adam George – which kept them away from all Fives at Aldenham school kitchen porter involvement. Aldenham celebrated the motivation to add their names to the Eton Fives Association was Other highlights included a centenary of the Fives courts courts’ roll of honour. a more successful occasion in pizza feast, a BBQ to delight in the 2016 autumn half term. It was a steep learning curve terms of results but was equally any carnivore, topped off by The courts have produced many for the school as the Heath enjoyable on the night. School a visit to the local mountain fine players over the years team maintained their first pair Anthony Jacovides and thermal baths. An occasion including national champions dominance to win each match Nick Fallekos put on a great to savour, and – with luck – to and the historic landmark was down to fifth pair, but the school display against Jack Travers repeat frequently. marked with two fixtures. was always going to struggle and OA Andrew Rennie and, In late September the school against seasoned veterans who despite losing, the boys pushed took on the might of the Heath play every week. Advice was the more experienced pair all Club, a collection of players dished out alongside some the way in each game. The dominated by OAs. The fixture pizza to end a thoroughly second pair lost narrowly 1-3 was preceded by a history of enjoyable evening for all but the school third pair the courts from Alex Smith, concerned. recorded an excellent 3-0 win to which gave the players The second fixture against cap a fine effort. ABOVE Rugby Fives, Swiss style UK Wallball News in brief

President’s Report ■ Five years after the first edition, the second Lancing I’m really pleased with the last six months. We’ve focussed on Tournament took place at the the right areas, we’re working with the right people and we’re Sussex school in September. making some real change. A mixture of school pupils, old The articles in this newsletter give you more of an idea of what’s boys and girls, staff and been going on both here and overseas, but I’ll give you just one guests all took part in a fun picture complete with stats that speak for themselves. weekend of Fives, as well as It goes without saying that a few people have made all this attending a splendid dinner in possible and you know who you are. Worthing on the Saturday If you want to see what it’s all about then why not come down to evening. our beginners’ tournament on March 11-12 in Stratford. ■ Katie and Joseph Sumner of “We’re working Bedford Modern School became the winners of the with the right 2016 Lady’s Cup, beating people and Rugby’s Anastasia de Clermont and Tom Beal in the we’re making final and becoming the some real youngest winners of the trophy in its three-year history. In the change” beginners’ event Alice Day Dan Grant (Rugby) and Alina Guna (Cambridge) won Le Petit Pot by beating the Rugby pair of Liv Theaker and Trevor White.

Tributes Lady’s Cup winners Joseph paid to and Katie Sumner ■ Gareth Price has become the first full-time Fives coach David at Merchant Taylors’, in a bid to revive and promote handball sports at the school. Arnold Gareth is working closely with It is with great sadness that the school sports department we report the death of David and master-in-charge of Fives Arnold at the age of 65. He Simon Hardman and is collapsed and passed away on providing coaching sessions court at Eastbourne College on five days a week, offering nine 25 October, while playing the hours of Rugby Fives, and game he had loved all his life. David Arnold (left) on the Cambridge courts three hours of Wallball tuition David was a devoted Fives each week. He is also hoping player who holds an unusual Cambridge six times in the immediate consolation to his to expand coaching to primary record: he appeared in the Varsity Match between 1971 and family and friends, but in due and secondary schools in the British Universities Doubles final 1977, each time finishing on the course we can celebrate the fact local area, and has started a six years running, losing the winning side. He went on to be that David played Fives on the Wallball club on a Tuesday first three but winning the rest. a outstandingly loyal member last day of his life and played night, 6-8pm, with all welcome In 1976, after his final win, he of the Cambridge Sparrows, winners to the end.” to join. presented an engraved silver attending and playing in almost He is survived by his wife trophy for the event, a cup which every Past versus Present fixture Angela and his two sons, and ■ A special dinner celebrating is still awarded to the winners since he left university. the heartfelt condolences of the Howard Wiseman’s first 25 each year. David Barnes led the tributes Sparrows, the RFA and the whole years of Fives coaching was >> David also represented to David, saying: “It’s no Fives community go to them all. Fives returns to News in brief >> held at St.Olave’s in September. More than 100 St Andrew’s Prep people attended what doubled The newly refurbished court as a fundraising event for the at St Andrew’s Prep School in four new Fives courts that are Eastbourne has been soon to be built at the school. christened by four players More than £150,000 has been with a strong local raised so far towards the total connection. Old Androvians needed of £250,000. Further Andy Pringle and Simon Beal information can be found at were joined by reigning national www.olavianfives.com. ladies champions Kathleen Briedenhann and Tessa Mills ■ Westway has had its first during a school open day. visits from the Certitude Out Andy and Tessa won 2-1, but and About Group – a London- more importantly the match drew based charitable organisation interested crowds with many providing personalised support expressing an interest in starting, for people with learning or restarting, to play the game. disabilities, autism and mental With prospect of some coaching health needs. Darren Doherty, help from Eastbourne College, the Fives Manager and Coach the RFA hopes the game is set at Westway had previously met for a successful re-introduction the group and the result was and a long-term future. that Monique, the Out and This should help to ensure a About group leader, brought good Fives future for Eastbourne Kathleen, Andy, Simon and Tessa on St Andrew’s court five of the group to Westway for College, as many St Andrew’s their first taste of Eton Fives. pupils go on to the College. played very well, with a clean bits and pieces intruding into They all thoroughly enjoyed The court was refurbished by bounce and excellent lighting. the playing area. However, these themselves, had great fun the school with some financial Naturally, being a Fives court hazards, such as a fire alarm and learning the rudiments of the help from the RFA Charitable more than 100 years old, it has some wood below the viewing game and will hopefully be Trust and advice from the RFA’s a few idiosyncrasies: it is a little window, are at the back of the back on a regular basis. technical expert, Stuart Kirby. longer than average, with a low court and will be unlikely to affect The players reported the court front wall and a couple of odd play too much.

New faces on the EFA Board The EFA AGM in October in the form of Old Ipswichian Hughes both bring a great deal saw four new faces join the Simon Woolfries, who will take of passion for the game and a EFA Board as directors in the on the chairmanship of the newly contemporary viewpoint. With biggest influx of new talent in formed Marketing and the recent launch of the EFA’s recent years. With the EFA Communications sub-committee, FiveStar project, as described The Certitude group at Westway taking on increasingly and former Summer Fields elsewhere in this newsletter by ambitious projects, it is more Deputy Head and Master-in- Chairman Richard Black, the ■ The first regional Rugby important that there are more Charge of Fives Andrew Bishop, sport is embarking on an Fives tournament of 2017, the volunteers willing to help take who will be helping out Paul exciting new era and there is North West Open at on responsibility for different Bowden with schools liaison. no doubt that Simon, Andrew, Manchester, will be celebrating aspects of the EFA’s agenda. It is also important to have Chris and Ashley will all be its 50th anniversary. Dan Grant The Board is delighted to new young faces involved, and playing a significant part in and Will Ellison will be have acquired great experience Ashley Lumbard and Chris shaping the sport’s future. defending the Doubles title, while Will be attempting to win for a third time the Singles title that Wayne Enstone won an astonishing 27 years in a row. Wayne is leading a campaign to restore the glory days to the Y Club after a period where a lack of players threatened the existence of the two glass- backed courts. Organiser John Beswick is looking forward to a FROM LEFT Andrew Bishop; Ashley Lumbard; Chris Hughes; Simon Woolfries record entry. Hoskins and Wagland end the OI trophy drought Forthcoming events The Old Ipswichian Fives Eton Fives Club trophy cabinet has January 2017 lain empty for some time, Sun 15 EFA Trophy Qualifying Rounds Eton but in the club’s 50th Sun 29 Alan Barber Cup Semi-Finals Eton anniversary year, it was Sun 29 Universities Mixed Tournament Highgate decided this must February change. A simple (and W/e 4/5 Northern Tournament Shrewsbury probably the only) solution Sun 12 U21s Tournament Eton was found by holding a W/e 18/19 Kinnaird Cup Preliminaries Eton tournament solely for OIs. Sat 25 Ladies Championships Eton Nine pairs split into Sun 26 Alan Barber Cup Final Eton three groups, with day March one a qualifying round, placing ABOVE Winners Isaac Wagland pairs into top, middle and lower and Gareth Hoskins Sat 4 Varsity Match Eton groups for Sunday’s finals. Most Sun 5 Williams Cup Eton notably, Boughton and Caudle anticipated as Burnell and Sun 12 EFA Trophy Semi-Finals and Final Eton beat Woolfries and Collett, with Gregory beat Graves and Levick. Sun 12 Kinnaird Cup Semi-Finals Eton 130 years on each side. The top group was the Fives Sun 12 Ladies Championship Final Eton Saturday evening was spent in to watch, as top seeds – Gareth Sun 19 – Sat 25 National Schools’ Championships Eton the Greyhound and while Club Hoskins and Isaac Wagland – April legend Mike Fenn was unable to proved too strong for the Sun 2 Kinnaird Cup Final Eton be present, Skype and the mute Fletcher brothers and Will Sun 2 Aberconway Cup Eton button allowed him to make one Gibbons and Alex Yusaf. Sun 23 Mixed Tournament Eton of his more popular speeches! Helpfully for the eventual Sun 30 Veterans Tournament Eton Sunday’s play saw pairs in winners, their opponents tired

well-matched groups. Bland and themselves out in an epic five- Cass won the lower group and game match, won by the Rugby Fives the middle group went as Fletchers from two games down. January W/e 7-8 West of England Schools Sherborne

EFA Tournament LONDON OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS W/e 14-15 North West Open Manchester Results Round-up 2016 Singles: W.Ellison Sun 15 Ladies National Championships Barnes Doubles: W.Ellison & D.Tristao OWERS TROPHY February WESTWAY SUMMER SUPERLEAGUE: Cambridge Old Paulines Jesters beat Westway W/e 4-5 National U25s Oundle THE LADY’S CUP UNDER 25S: K.Sumner & J.Sumner Sat 18 Oxford v Cambridge Barnes Men: R.Houlden & T.Gallagher beat S.Welti & H.Hardman 2-0 YORKSHIRE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS W/e 25-26 North of England Durham Ladies: A.Reimer & P.Bracken beat Singles: W.Ellison M.Briscoe & V.Ruggi 2-0 Doubles: O.Arnold & T.Parker Sunday 26 Midlands Schools Bedford UNIVERSITIES: WEST OF ENGLAND OPEN March Men: Oxford (T.Kirkby & J.Piggot) beat CHAMPIONSHIPS Cambridge (R.Houlden & S.Balaji) 2-0 Singles: W.Ellison Sun 5 Ladies Winchester Fives Malvern Doubles: W.Ellison & E.Kay Ladies: Oxford (R.Parr & H.Pritchard) RFA v BUSF Cambridge beat Cambridge (E.Hullis & SCHOOLS WINCHESTER FIVES E.O’Keeffe) 2-0 DOUBLES Sun 12 National Winchester Doubles Sedbergh RICHARD BARBER CUP: Old Olavians Winchester College (P.Kullavanijaya & A.Song) National U13 Championships Barnes MIDLANDS TOURNAMENT: A.Theodossi & P.Roper beat M.Yates & NATIONAL STUDENTS (BUSF) Sun 19 National Vintage Cambridge A.Rennie 3-0 CHAMPIONSHIPS Singles: E.Kay Mon/Thurs 27-30 National Schools Barnes RICHARD BLACK CUP: Highgate beat Doubles: B.Beltrami & M.Shaw North Oxford 2-1 April LADIES U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS LONDON TOURNAMENT: T.Dunbar & Singles: T.Mills W/e 1-2 National Veterans & Masters Marlborough S.Cooley beat J.Toop & M.Wiseman 3-0 Doubles: F.Harrison & T.Mills W/e 8-9 National Doubles Dulwich TURNBULL TROPHY: COLQUHOUN TROPHY St.Olave’s (S.Cooley & T.Gallagher) U18 Singles: A.Chai (Blundell’s) W/e 22-23 Club Knockout (Wood Cup) Barnes beat Berkhamsted (G.Campbell U16 Singles: B.Mercer (Sherborne) & C.Nicholls) 2-0 Sun 23 National Girls Championships Marlborough NATIONAL SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS D.Tristao W/e 29-30 Scottish Open Loretto RFA PRESIDENT’S CUP RFA Tournament May Results Round-up 2016 M.Spillane & D.Tristao Sun 7 Winchester Mixed Doubles Bradfield

DERBY MOOR DOUBLES Wallball Tournament June H.Buchanan & L.Keates Results Round-up 2016 Sun 25 Derby Moor Doubles Littleover SOUTH WEST OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS SPANISH OPEN: D.Grant, champion Singles: W.Ellison Doubles: C.Brooks & W.Ellison BELGIUM OPEN: D.Grant & D.Tristao, Wallball quarter-finals SOUTH EAST OPEN March 10: Schools spring tournament Straftord CHAMPIONSHIPS DUTCH OPEN: D.Grant, singles Singles: D.Tristao quarter-finals, D.Grant & D.Tristao, March 11: UK Beginners Tournament Stratford Doubles: A.Ainsworth & W.Ellison doubles quarter-finals August 26-28: UK Open & FreeFest 2017 Olympic Park

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