Rugby Fives in the USA! Say whaaat?!

The old English game of Rugby Fives (a 4-wall handball game) did indeed spread around the world a little about 150 years ago. It's now only really played in the UK, but at the Union Boat Club in Boston, deep in the basement, there's still one active foreign court. Join me as I check out one of the oldest handball games in the world that's still being played at one remaining court in the USA.

If you want to find out more please check out the following:

WATCH:
Rugby Fives National Doubles Final and ‪@therfa8874‬ YouTube Channel    • Rugby Fives 2018 National Doubles Fin...  

What is Eton Fives:    • Eton Fives  

Timbo Gonzalez (Top US Handball Player) discovers Eton Fives:    • Timbo Gonzalez Discovers Eton Fives  

Rugby Fives Custard:    • Custard - the best Fives sponsor matc...  

READ:
The official RFA website: https://therfa.uk/

2023 Airmail Article about Fives in the USA - https://airmail.news/issues/2023-7-1/...

An unabridged version of the article with extra pictures: https://therfa.uk/wp-content/uploads/...

2016 Neil Butterfield revisits the USA: https://therfa.uk/wp-content/uploads/...

Tennis for savages: https://timeline.com/urban-handball-h...

1979 Yankee Doodle Dandies: https://therfa.uk/wp-content/uploads/...

1984 Rugby Fives in the USA: https://therfa.uk/wp-content/uploads/...

2017 US Handball player tries fives: https://wphlive.tv/wph-rfc-outdoor-di...