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Fives is an English handball sport derived from jeu de paume, similar to the games of Gaelic handball, Basque pelota, and squash. The game is played in both singles and doubles teams, in an either thr
A game of Rugby fives in progress
Fives wall in South Petherton, Somerset
Fives courts at Eton
Fives court at Abingdon School
Rugby fives
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Rugby fives is a handball game, similar to squash, played in an enclosed court. It has similarities with Winchester fives and Eton fives. It is played mainly in the United Kingdom.
Fives
…the "more sophisticated" game of rackets was already established. Several regional varieties of fives exist; however, most games played are either Rugby fives or Eton fives. Of the two, Etonian fives is the older, being played since the 17th century. The two major variants of the game differ primarily in the…
Rugby fives court dimensions
Rugby fives court, Retford, Nottinghamshire