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England Touch has now adopted a regional selection policy with the future Elite players being selected firstly at regional level and then entering a two day tournament/Trial to select the England national sides which will be entering the European Championships to be held in Treviso, Italy in September 2012.For more information on this check out the Regional Franchises page on t ...

England Touch have announced 'The Nationals' 2012, a new Touch competition which brings together Men's and Women's sides from 7 regional areas of the UK together for a weekend competition on 21st and 22nd April at Lilleshall National Sports Centre. This new weekend competition will form the basis of England National Squad selections for Open and 30s sides for the European Champ ...

Manchester Chargers in are hosting a Level 1 Referee Course, being run by England Touch™s: Bruce Lockie.When: Saturday 3rd DecemberWhere: Wright Robinson Sport College, Abbey Hey Lane, Abbey Hey, Manchester, M18 8RLTime: 1pm start, the course approximately 3hours, which is both classroom based theory and practical assessment.Cost: £ 20pp. This includes course material, presente ...

The first North East Touch Development Session was held on Sunday 13th November 2011.  The session, lead by Ian Moody and Lesley McCallion, was well attended by men and women, experienced and novice players. Coaching focused on improving basic skills and game sense with significant improvements being seen throughout the day in both individual skills and team work and tactics.Th ...

Due to popular demand, Manchester Chargers are again running their Annual (3rd) 'Invitational Touch Tournament'.This will tie in nicely for those regional teams to have some good competition before heading towards the nationals in April.When: Saturday 25th February 2012Where: William Hulme School, ManchesterTime: 9:30 StartFormat: Mens, Womens and Social MixedCost: £150Entry Fo ...

The aim of England Touch is to develop the sport & ensure people get the most out of it.In order to do this effectively there needs to be agreed and maintained rules, standards and principles of operation.  With this in place England Touch can control and administer the game across the country.  England Touch provide a range of activities and services for local venues, incl ...

When: Sunday 27th NovemberWhere: Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Campus, Clifton Lane, Clifton, Nottingham, NG11 8NSTime: 10:00 - 14:00When: Sunday 4th DecemberWhere: Cambridge, Comberton Village College, West Street Comberton, Cambridge CB23 7DUTime: 12:00- 16:00More info here: http://www.englandtouch.org.uk/index.php/elite-squad/regional-franchises/midlands/ ...

Oxford promised fireworks with their Bonfire Tournament at the weekend, but no one could have anticipated such a nailbiting finish to such a great day's play.Despite the 9.30am start the floodlights were on as the final continued into darkness between the Manchester Chargers and Geezers. With the teams all square at full-time, a drop-off got underway, and still neither team gav ...

The map detailing the new Regions ahead of next year's Nationals competition has been unveiled. Each region is planning Trials and Development Days for their Regional squads. We will endeavour to keep you updated with all developments as they happen.See the new Regional button above for all the latest news and developments. ...

The North East Regional Touch trials are being held on November 13th.Full details here ...