The Derby Moor Fives website

www.derbymoorfives.org

Fives is one of the many games which has developed from the desire to hit a ball. Instead of with a bat or a racquet, the ball is hit with the hands; so it is a kind of handball, similar to Irish Handball. In its earliest form the game was probably played against a wall, then perhaps against adjoining walls. Eventually the game was formalised at Rugby School (hence the name 'Rugby Fives') and courts began to be built.

armadilllojam provided the website design and build and illustrations showing the game being played which can be seen through the site.