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2016 EFA Award WinnersWell done to this year's EFA award winners, who were presented with their prizes at the annual dinner at Abercorn School on Friday evening. Thank you to everyone who voted. The …

2016 Veterans Tournament: Williams & Hughes Defy The March Of TimeGraham Pulsford reports:26/04/16: Playing in the Veterans Competition is a great way to round off the fives season and a unique oppor…

Aberconway Cup 2016: New Management, Same ResultChris Hughes reports:19/04/16: There were lots of firsts at the annual Fathers and Sons competition this year. Most notably, a legend of the game, Mike…

Mixed Emotions as Cooleys Continue to DominateWatch the final here: GAME 1 GAME 211/04/16: The 2016 Mixed tournament at Eton yesterday lived up to its reputation as a one of the most friendly,…

Kinnaird Cup Final 2016: Glorious Twelfth for DunbarWatch the whole match by CLICKING HERE04/04/16: The Kinnaird Cup Final at Eton yesterday was won for the sixth successive year by Tom Dunbar and Se…

Marsh National Schools' Championships 201628/03/16: 510 pairs from 32 schools - including Malay College and the Lyceum Alpinum, Zuoz - took part in this year's Marsh National Schools' Championships a…

Prep Schools' Tournament 2016James Woodcock reports:21/03/16: On Friday 18th March we returned to Harrow by kind permission of the Headmaster. It was a cold day and with 31 pairs representing 8 schoo…

Spreading Fives in HarrowGraham Dunbar reports:21/03/16: Amongst many partnerships with our local schools and the community, Harrow School has an introductory fives programme for Year 6 children from…

Roger Radford OBE (1944-2016)Roger Radford, who died in January after a two year battle with prostate cancer, will be remembered as Hon Secretary of the Old Citizens Fives Club when he took over from…

Williams Cup 2016: Four in a Row for EtonMark Williams reports:06/03/16: Eton College won the national 3 pair team competition for the Williams Cup, where each school plays every other school in a ro…

Varsity Match 2016: High Class Blues Fives07/03/16:Men’s Blues Match. Rodney Knight reports:After a fine display of fives from the Oxford and Cambridge Blues teams in this much anticipated encounter,…

Hutchinson & Taylor into the Kinnaird SemisOld Salopians Ian Hutchinson and Ed Taylor claimed the last Kinnaird Cup semi-final spot at Eton on Saturday with a comfortable three game win over Old West…

2016 Torch Trophy Trust Awards04/03/16: Congratulations to EFA Director Paul Bowden, who yesterday received a Torch Trophy Trust Award from HRH Prince Michael of Kent and Torch Trophy Trust President…

Gown Beats Town To Win The EFA Trophy29/02/16: Finals day of the EFA Trophy often produces some of the most exciting matches of the season and the 2016 edition certainly delivered its fair share of t…

Ladies Championships 2016: A Record-Breaking EntryIan Mitchell & Mandie Barnes report:On a bracing February morning, 37 pairs – continuing the record-breaking trend – assembled for the 2016 Ladies Et…

Kinnaird Cup 201622/02/16: The qualifying rounds of the 2016 Kinnaird Cup took place at Eton over the weekend; 29 pairs entered the main tournament and the depth of quality of the entry was the best …

Universities Mixed 2016: Roses Are Red, Trophies Are Dark Blue15/02/16: What better way to spend Valentine's Day than playing mixed Fives? None according to the pairs who made it to Highgate on Sunda…

A Fives RevolutionEleven-time Kinnaird Cup winner John Reynolds give his verdict on the 2016 Barber Cup final and how the game has changed in recent years:The game of Eton fives is undergoing many ch…

Dunbar and Cooley Show Northern Composure08/02/16: The 2016 Northern Tournament took place on Saturday and Sunday with 55 pairs braving the traditional Shrewsbury cold, wind and rain to produce the e…

At third pair, Howard Wiseman and Dave Mew were too strong for Henry Lewis and Chris Hughes and won comfortably in 3 games. The second pair match was the best contest, with all three games being har…

Under 21s: All The Young Dudes01/02/16: The 2016 Under 21 tournament took place at Eton yesterday and was an absolute cracker, with heroes everywhere. The star man of the men's tournament was James P…

Feb 2016: Third Berkhamsted Girls FestivalPaul Bowden reports:On Tuesday 26th January 2016 44 girls from seven different schools gathered for the third Girls’ Fives Festival at Berkhamsted. Oakham an…

EFA Trophy 2016: Slippery When Wet25/01/16: The qualifying rounds for the 2016 EFA Trophy took place at Eton on Sunday with the damp and slippery courts almost giving Fives a bad name and the ten tea…

Jan 2016: Homerton Win Cambridge CuppersRiki Houlden reports:On Sunday 24th January, 15 players came to the Cambridge University Sports Centre Eton Fives courts for Eton Fives Cuppers 2016, the tourn…