Rugby Fives is a game that is fast,
fun and great for fitness, and can be enjoyed
by players of all standards. It is played in both
the singles and the doubles formats in a four-sided
court. Players – using leather gloves worn
on both hands – aim to hit the ball above
the bar running across the front wall, so that
the opposition cannot return it before the second
bounce.
A Fives ball is slightly larger than
a golf ball, leather-covered and hard. The court
is slightly smaller than a squash court and has
a stone, rather than wooden, floor. The game is
played in a court enclosed by four walls. The
'front' wall has a board of wood running across
it at an even height from the floor.
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to download the rules of the game
[PDF, 64KB]
CLUB LIST
This guide indicates the whereabouts
of most Rugby and Winchester Fives courts currently
in use in the United Kingdom. Winchester courts
are similar to Rugby courts but with a buttress
on the lefthand wall. We are aware of the existence
of a number of other courts but they are not in
current use, as far as we know.
The RFA would always be interested
in receiving corrected and updated information
about any of these sites or news of any others.
Please contact the General
Secretary.
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