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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

Long Live Lancing!Richard Black reports:11/09/17: This was the third weekend of fives which the Lancing Fives Club has organised at The College and it was by far and away the most successful and in a…

Chris (left) with Chris Lloyd at the 2013 Veterans TournamentChris Davies Set To Become New EFA ChairmanChris Davies is set to become the new Chairman of the Eton Fives Association this autumn. Curre…

Red Bull Fives Film Goes Live18/08/17: Following on from the successful visit to Westway and Eton earlier in the year by Timbo Gonzalez, Safe Stadick and a Redbull film crew, the results are now out …

A Long Way From Paume16/08/17: An intrepid band of Eton Fives tourists made their way to France last weekend to take part in the 2017 World Cup of Paume Artignoscaise, a traditional handball game pla…

Late Thoroughbreds Charge Wins The 2017 Superleague03/08/17: The Aston House Thoroughbreds finished off a magnificent Superleague campaign with a heart-stopping come from behind victory in the final …

Southern Stars02/08/17: North Oxford EFC went on their summer tour over the weekend, playing on the courts at Torry Hill, High Elms, Friston Place and Sunningdale, with an overnight stop in Eastbourn…

Free Eton Fives and Wallball for Grenfell kidsJuly 2017: The Eton Fives Association is delighted to announce that thanks to generous donations from EFA members and a grant of £1,500 from City Bridge …

Yates Hits The Heights In The Three Peaks ChallengeMark Yates reports:16/07/17: After 1000 miles around three countries, scaling three peaks and playing three games of Fives the challenge is finally …

Scholars And Rogues 2017Anthony Theodossi reports: The 11th annual Berkhamsted Scholars & Rogues competition - which pairs up staff and pupils - took place on Friday 16th June.

Sensational Semis Send Superleague SoaringAfter last week's rather low key quarter-finals, the 2017 Summer Superleague really took off last night with an absolutely sensational pair of semi-finals, w…

Superleague Semi-Finalists Decided07/07/17: The 2017 Westway Summer Superleague is getting down to the business end, with only four teams left in the competition.

Roland Williams, back row, far left, in a St.Olave's school team from the early 1960s.Roland WilliamsDick Spooner writes: Roland Williams, whose career was as a broker and underwriter in the City, wa…

Benny Oei Tournament 2017John Reynolds reports:30/06/17: A weekend's fives, camaraderie with players from perhaps a dozen countries, supper on Lake Geneva, warm sun and stunning sunsets - what more c…

Development Managers Wanted for EFA FiveStar ProjectThe EFA are looking for two development managers to work on the sport's exciting new FiveStar expansion project.*** APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED ***

Eton Boys Go Back In Time22/06/17: The original court at Eton doesn't have much Fives played on it these days, but some of the current school team took to the court in period costume on this year's E…

Westway and Grenfell Tower: Please SupportThe Grenfell Tower block is situated in the heart of the Latimer Road area within a very short reach of the Westway Sports Centre. The Centre is being used a…

Heath Tournament 2017: Hird & Rennie Shine BrightlyGraham Pulsford reports:14/06/17: A great afternoon of fives concluded with Andrew Rennie and Karen Hird edging past Chris Cernuschi and Paul Kendal…

WSSL 2017: All Set For Final Week Showdown09/01/17: It's been another week of thrills and spills in the Westway Summer Superleague with just one more round of group games to go to decide the quarter-…

Westway Summer Superleague 2017The Westway Summer Superleague has been sadly overshadowed this week by the tragic fire at the nearby Grenfell Tower. Any Fives players wishing to help should CLICK HERE

2016/17 School ReportsRead on to find out the schools' views on the 2016/17 season. Missing reports will hopefully appear in the next few days!

2016/17 Club ReportsRead on to see what the clubs thought of the 2016/17 season. Missing reports should hopefully appear over the next few days!

    Round 1: to be played by October 22nd 2017   Old Olavians BYE   Old Citizens lost to Old Westminsters 0-3 at Highgate 23/09/17: S.Chapman & N.Gill lost to L.Brock & M.Lewin 1-3 (13-14, 12-4, 12-4…

Westward Ho!The Old Citizens tour of the West Country and Wales May 2017John Reynolds reports: Three-a-side fives exists! Bat fives lives! Handball is still being played in Wales!The Old Citizens hav…

Mike HardingTributes to Mike Harding, former Honorary Secretary of the Old Salopian Eton Fives Club from 1979 to 1998, have been pouring in since his untimely death at the age of 68.