Fives As Art In Germany
John Reynolds reports:
26/09/19: Artists in Germany have created a life-size and functional but temporary Eton Fives court for an exhibition.
World Cup Glory For Team GB
16/08/18: 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 reinforcements - returned to Artignosc-sur-Verdon last weekend for a second crack at World Cup glory.
Paume Truths From Abroad
16/08/19: The second weekend in August means the World Cup of Paume Artignoscaise in the South of France and the regular team of Eton Fives players returned last weekend to take part for a third successive year.
Conference And Common Room
21/05/18: Eton Fives finds itself on the front cover and featuring heavily in the latest edition of Conference and Common Room thanks to Dale Vargas.
The Latest Trend In Stag Dos
08/04/19: Since Bernard Montgomery - later Field Marshal Earl Montgomery of Alamein - proposed to his future wife in the courts at Charterhouse in 1927, the links between Fives courts and matrimony have been few and far between.
James Toop and Fives in the TES
07/04/18: This week's Times Educational Supplement features an interview with four time Kinnaird Cup winner James Toop in which Fives features pretty heavily.
1001 Different Ways To Use A Fives Court
17/12/18: Eton Fives courts have been used for all sorts of things over the years, but possibly never before as the backdrop to a music video. CLICK HERE to see the video for the new single "Matter" by the London band Leif Erikson, filmed on the courts at Westway...
The Big Interview: Chris Davies
December 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 hopes for the future of the game.
The Big Interview: Mike Hughes
August 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 in Fives.
An abridged version of this article appeared in the Fives Federation summer newsletter.
New Courts Discovered In India
Thanks 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.