2010s

  They have now won the competition 18 times in the last 19 years and their 19 victories overall puts them only four behind the Cholmeleians record of 23. The first modern-era Olavian win in this com…

Jesters Universities Mixed: Oxford On Top12/02/18: Oxford University's golden season continued as they dominated the eighth edition of the Jesters Universities mixed tournament at a bitterly cold Eto…

The final will be at Eton next Sunday afternoon at the same time as the final of the EFA Trophy, whose semi-finals take place in the morning (North Oxford v Oxford University and Old Ipswichians v Ol…

Berkhamsted Win Inaugural Girls U14 CompetitionMark Williams reports:09/02/18: An excellent entry of 36 pairs from 7 schools meant that the inaugural Girls’ U14 competition was a thoroughly worthwhil…

2018 Schools' Championships Up And RunningUnder 13 competitionMark Williams reports:07/02/18: A healthy entry of 65 pairs from 13 schools arrived at Eton on a bitterly cold Monday morning, and we wer…

New North Faces As Cooley & Dunbar Regain TitleWatch the final here: GAME 1, GAME 2, GAME 305/02/18: The top line might have been a familiar one, with Tom Dunbar & Seb Cooley winning their seventh ti…

Girls Festival 2018Paul Bowden reports:01/02/18: It was extremely disappointing that the weather conspired to force us to cancel the first attempt at a girls festival this year. Faye Kerr had managed…

Under 21s 2018: Dark Blue Domination29/01/18: Oxford University EFC followed up their pre-Christmas double at the Universities tournament with another successful day in the U21s at Eton yesterday, wi…

Howard's Way: An Introduction to CoachingPaul Bowden reports:28/01/18: Howard Wiseman ran a Training Session for coaches on Saturday 27th at Eton. Nine coaches attended, ranging from the very experie…

Richard Barber Cup 2017/18: Seven Up For St.Olave's15/01/18: St.Olave's retained their Richard Barber Cup title at Eton yesterday, but were pushed incredibly hard by both Shrewsbury and Westminster b…

Cooley Banks Ipswich Tournament09/01/18: The Fives players of Ipswich celebrated the New Year in the style to which they have become accustomed over the years with the annual running of the Graves Cu…

London Tournament 2017: Groundhog Day at Harrow05/12/17: Tom Dunbar & Seb Cooley started the eighth year of their record-breaking partnership at Harrow last weekend in much the same way as they have …

EFA Successful In Westway Grant Bids22/11/17: Following on from the recent successful free summer holiday and half-term Fives and wallball sessions for local children at the Westway Sports Centre, th…

The Big Interview: Chris DaviesDecember 2017: Chris Davies, recently appointed Chairman of the EFA, has been in conversation with Richard Barber, past President of the EFA, about his background and h…

New Teams Take To The Court At WestwayDaniel Pritchard reports:30/11/17: Imperial College London Vs Cardinal Vaughan Memorial SchoolOn Wednesday 29th November, Westway played host to five Imperial Co…

New Courts Discovered In IndiaThanks to some sterling detective work by RFA colleagues David Barnes and Simon Stokes, the existence of two previously unknown Eton Fives courts has just come to light.

EFA Trophy: Qualification Goes Down To The Wire In Thrilling Finale20/11/17: This year's EFA Trophy qualification round took place at Eton on Sunday in its new pre-Christmas slot, with a large entry …

NO is the New Black13/11/17: There was a new name on the Richard Black Cup at Eton yesterday as North Oxford ended five years of Highgate dominance with a 3-0 win in the final of the most competitive…

Rutland Fives on the Up, Up, UppinghamHoward Wiseman reports:03/11/17: At the recent Uppingham 150th Fives celebration dinner, I was seated with the eight keen young Fives players who are spearheadin…

New Roof Unveiled at RGS High WycombePaul Bowden reports:02/11/17: It was fitting that Richard Barber who had officially opened the refurbished Fives courts at RGS High Wycombe in September 2010 when…

Rennie Rips It Up At Repton31/10/17: The eleventh edition of the revived Midlands Tournament at Repton took place at the weekend and produced a win with a strong Millhillian flavour, coach Andrew Ren…

Universities 2017: Oxford In Overdrive27/10/17: For the second year in a row, Oxford University did the double at the Jesters Universities tournament, which took place at Eton last weekend. Dark Blue…

REFCA Tournaments Produce a Feast of FivesHoward Wiseman reports:16/10/17: The REFCA tournament schedule has started with a bang in October with two successive weekends of action on the courts at Har…

Cambridge Cross-Code Mixed CuppersMatt Shaw and Nathan Turnbull report:14/10/17: Ever inventive — last year it was Mixed Cuppers — the Cambridge University Rugby Fives Club this year organised a Join…

Fives Back in Birmingham02/10/17: King Edward's School is traditionally one of the great Fives schools in the country, so it was fantastic to see the six courts there being played on yesterday for th…

Fiorita on Fire in Colwyn Bay25/09/17: The Welsh Invitational tournament at Rydal Penrhos School in Colwyn Bay is now a well-established part of the Fives calendar and the latest edition at the weeke…

Derek Whitehead Trophy 2017Anthony Theodossi reports:22/09/17: The third annual Derek Whitehead Trophy Competition took place last Sunday 10th September at Berkhamsted. The tournament was commissione…

Under 25s: Old Foes Combine and the Highgate Girls Dominate Again18/09/17: There will be some familiar names engraved on the Under 25 trophies after this year's tournament as Riki Houlden won his thi…

150 Years of Fives at HarrowGraham Dunbar reports:18/09/17: For those with a sense of the history of games at Harrow, Saturday 16 September was a landmark: 150 years of Eton fives at the School.

Summers Time and the Cutting is Easy...Andrew Rennie reports:18/09/17: Sunday 10th September saw the was the inaugural tournament where an Old Millhillian plays with a current pupil at the school. Th…

The FiveStar Project reaches the launchpad!14/09/17: A message from EFA Chairman Richard Black:The EFA is delighted to announce that two part-time Development Managers have started work with us on 1s…

Perhaps we have been spoiled in previous years, but for the first time, the turnout was a little disappointing, with many of the more experienced players (and regulars at the event) unavailable, some…

EFA League Tables 2017/18

EFA League Division 1 results 2017/18

EFA League Division 2 results 2017/18

EFA League Division 3 results 2017/18