Season Archives

REFCA Tournament Round-Up29/11/18: The last few weeks have seen several REFCA schools competitions taking place, featuring young players from schools from all over the country, including a welcome re…

Anne, with David Guilford, at the opening of the sixteenth court at Eton Elizabeth Anne Shortland-Jones - Nee Young (1931 - 2018) Anne Shortland-Jones will be remembered in Fives circles as the devot…

Nearly 100 Players Take Part In The EFA Trophy Qualifiers19/11/18: 14 teams, many of whom brought squads of 7 or 8, took part in the EFA Trophy in association with Advanta Wealth qualifying rounds at…

Black To Black Wins For North Oxford12/11/18: In an exciting sporting weekend, some will have gone for England v New Zealand at Twickenham as their highlight. For some it will have been the Mancheste…

Cambridge Courts Celebrate Their Fifth Anniversary05/11/18: The fifth anniversary of the new Cambridge courts was marked on Saturday by a large and distinguished gathering of Fives players with a spl…

Barker & Ravi Win In Repton30/10/18: The 2018 edition of the revived Midlands Tournament at Repton last weekend was won by Olavians Tony Barker & Josh Ravi, who bounced back from a 0-12 second game d…

Fives: The Rolls-Royce Of Sports24/10/18: Just about everyone who has ever played the game will tell you that Eton Fives is undoubtedly the Rolls-Royce of sports. Well now it's official!

Universities 2018: Oxford Win Again22/10/18: An exciting and well-supported Jesters Universities tournament at Eton on Saturday ended with Oxford winning both the men's and women's titles for the thi…

Over 45s Pack A Suffolk PunchTim Gregory reports:22/10/18: The Suffolk Championships were held at Ipswich on Saturday with the format this year a challenge match between the Over and Under 45s, with …

Wolverhampton Fives CelebrationMark Yates reports:15/10/18: Celebrating 50 years (at least) of Wulfrunian Fives, the largest gathering of OW Fives players seen for many a long year assembled on 8 Sep…

Aldenham Ladder: Everyone's A Winner!Phil Lyndon reports:10/10/18: Aldenham’s six-weekly ladder turned up a remarkable scenario last night when eight players walked away with a cup.

Zuozers Hold Festival Of Fives In The MountainsJohn Reynolds reports:Some 40 players have taken part in the latest edition of the Engadin Challenge - a cup held from time to time at the Swiss fives s…

Under 25s 2018: Houlden & Bracken Extend Their Dominance24/09/18: The traditional season opener at Eton yesterday - the U25 tournament in association with Advanta Wealth - produced a fourth and fifth…

Westway Win The Inaugural Vargas SalverDale Vargas reports:19/09/18: This competition, played at Charterhouse on Sunday 13 September after postponement due to bad weather in March, was won by Westway…

Pool A In Pool A, Matthew Lewin & debutant Alex Vinen got off to a poor start in their first match against Callum Brock & Hugo Young, who stormed out of the blocks to take a 4-1 and then an 8-3 lead.…

Double Delight For Fiorita At The Welsh Invitational18/09/18: The sixth edition of the now well-established Welsh Invitational tournament took place at Rydal Penrhos in Colwyn Bay at the weekend and …

Summers Cup 2018Andrew Rennie reports:10/09/18: On Sunday 9th September we had the second annual Summers Cup competition where a current Mill Hill/Belmont pupil plays with an Old Millhillian.

Derek Whitehead Trophy 2018Anthony Theodossi reports:09/09/18: On a pleasant Sunday the Derek Whitehead 2018 Tournament took place, now in its 4th year. The tournament was commissioned by the Old Ber…

Eton Fives Association And Advanta Wealth Ltd Announce Three-Year Sponsorship Of Eton FivesThe Eton Fives Association (EFA) and Advanta Wealth Ltd are delighted to announce that we have agreed an his…

Lancing Fives Bridges The Age And Gender GapMatthew Beard reports:03/09/18: It was a busy few days for fives at Lancing recently, with a tremendous amount of fives being played at the college.

Advanta Wealth League Tables 2018/19

Advanta Wealth League Division 1 results 2018/19

Advanta Wealth League Division 2 results 2018/19

Advanta Wealth League Division 3 results 2018/19

The Big Interview: Mike HughesAugust 2018: Mike Hughes, recent winner of the EFA Lifetime Achievement award, has been in conversation with his veterans-winning partner Grant Williams about his life i…

World Cup Glory For Team GB16/08/18: Following on from the voyage of discovery that was the 2017 Coupe du Monde de Paume Artignoscaise, the same group of Eton Fives players - plus a couple of reinfor…

NOEFC Head Up North03/07/18: This year's North Oxford EFC summer tour took them up to the most northerly Eton Fives courts in the world, with a trip to the beautiful village of St.Bees in Cumbria.

Norwich Fives En Fete25/06/18: City of Norwich school may only have one court and be something of an outlier in the world of Eton Fives, but the sport retains an important role in the school.

Will Thomas Appointed as Regional Organiser for the Thames Valley26/06/18: The Eton Fives Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Will Thomas as its first professional Regional Organise…

WSSL Final: Unstoppable Desperados Win The Crown27/06/18: Tournament favourites Dossi's Desperados completed an almost flawless Superleague campaign with a comfortable 6-0 win in last night's final a…

Red-letter day for Eton Fives and for Dover CollegePaul Bowden and Dale Vargas report:22/06/18: Thursday 21st June 2018 marked not only the Summer Solstice but also the re-opening of the first of the…

Highgate And Desperados Into The Superleague FinalThe two group winners Highgate Bizzle and Dossi's Desperados won their Superleague semi-finals at Westway last night in a terrific evening of Fives.

Berkhamsted Scholars & Rogues 2018Anthony Theodossi reports:20/06/18: The 12th annual Berkhamsted Scholars & Rogues competition took place yesterday on Tuesday 19th June.

  Round One   Old Olavians (1) BYE   Old Ipswichians lost to Old Harrovians 1-2 at Ipswich 14/10/18: G.Hoskins & A.Yusaf lost to J.Fleming & R.Bryan 1-3 (2-12, 12-4, 6-12, 7-12) T.Gregory & I.Weaver …

Pulsford & Scoones Prove Age And Gender Are No Barrier To Fives SuccessGraham Pulsford reports:11/06/18: Emily Scoones/Graham Pulsford edged past Andrew Rennie/Jack Travers in a highly watchable fina…

No Surprises In Superleague Quarter-Finals07/06/18: There were no surpises in the WSSL quarter-finals at Westway this week, with Aston House Thoroughbreds, Exiles, Dossi's Desperados and Highgate Biz…

2017/18 Club ReportsRead on to see what the clubs thought of the 2017/18 season. Missing reports should hopefully be added in shortly!

2017/18 School ReportsRead on to find out the schools' views on the 2017/18 season. Missing reports will hopefully be added shortly...

WSSL 2018: Week 3 ResultsThe group stages of the 2018 Westway Summer Superleague have now been completed and the quarter-final line-up decided.

WSSL 2018: Week 2 Results24/05/18: The 2018 Westway Summer Superleague is now well into its stride with two further nights of full courts this week.

Conference And Common Room21/05/18: Eton Fives finds itself on the front cover and featuring heavily in the latest edition of Conference and Common Room thanks to Dale Vargas.

Highgate Win The Turnbull21/05/18: The 2017 Turnbull Tropy unfortunately fell victim to the weather back in December. The tournament was rescheduled for yesterday at Eton and despite the inevitably m…

U12s Triumph For Berkhamsted18/05/18: Following swiftly on from the U13 final, the postponed U12 final took place at Eton earlier in the week and completed the full set of matches at this year's Nati…

Summer Fields Win U13 Final17/05/18: The delayed National Schools' Championships U13 final was played at Eton on Friday and was won by Summer Fields, who defeated St.Olave's 3-1 in a close and exciti…

2018 Westway Summer Superleague Up And Running17/05/18: The 2018 WSSL season got underway at Westway this week with the eight teams all in action.

EFA Awards Winners12/05/18: After weeks of busy voting and fevered speculation, the 2018 EFA Awards winners were revealed and presented with their prizes at the EFA Dinner at Abercorn School last nig…

The EFA’s FiveStar Project Secures a Major Grant for the New Courts at St.Olave’s School OrpingtonA major step has been taken by the Eton Fives Association towards raising the money to build four new…

Old Citizens 125 Not Out08/05/18: The Old Citizens EFC celebrated their 125th anniversary with a magnificent gala dinner in the Long Room at Lord's on Friday night, featuring a veritable \"Who's Who\…