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March 2014: Eton retain the Williams CupMark Williams reports:Seven schools entered the Williams Cup this year, and so it was a round-robin event with each pair playing 2 games up to 9 in each match.…

2014 Ladies Championships: A Festival of FivesMandie Barnes reports:The 2014 Ladies National Championships saw a pleasing increase in size of entry with 29 pairs taking part this year; for the first …

March 2014: Girls' Festival at BerkhamstedFollowing on from the highly successful Ladies Championships at Eton at the weekend, it was great to see nineteen pairs of girls from Berkhamsted, Aldenham a…

March 2014: New Patron for the EFAMarch 2014: Ian Davis has been delighted to accept the EFA's invitation to be the Association’s new Patron in succession to Lord Kingsdown who sadly died last Novemb…

EFA Trophy Final 2014: Super Salopians Strike AgainThe 2014 EFA Trophy was retained by the Old Salopians at Eton yesterday after a pulsating day of Fives, which saw four well-matched teams battling i…

2014 Varsity Match: Champagne FivesRodney Knight reports:If victory in this historic encounter were to be measured in bottles of Pol Roger Champagne, the laurels this year would go to Oxford 9-3. The…

2014 Jesters Universities Mixed: London Lay Down the LawThe Jesters Universities Mixed pairs tournament is a fairly recent addition to the Fives calendar, created in 2011 by Elli Hullis, and this, th…

EFA Dinner 2011

2014 EFA Trophy Qualifiers: Harrow to the rescueThe qualifying rounds of the 2014 EFA Trophy took place at Harrow yesterday and produced a highly enjoyable day's Fives, with eight teams taking part a…

Under 21s 2014: Wilson and Abbott win again; Highgate's girls prove unstoppableThe 2014 Under 21 Tournament took place at Eton at the weekend, with 20 pairs braving the flood waters around Eton to co…

Northern Tournament 2014: Cooley and Dunbar win again but are pushed all the wayThe 2014 Northern Tournament saw a record (surely?) 72 pairs take part over the weekend in the main tournament, the fes…

Peter KnowlesJan 2014: It is with great sadness that we report the death last week of Peter Knowles. Peter was one of the great servants of the game, as a player then as a coach, especially at Highga…