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The Men’s Open team have arrived in Port Macquarie this evening ahead of the start of the New South Wales Touch Association State Cup tomorrow.The team spent the day travelling down Australia’s east coast from their training base on the Sunshine Coast, where they had three training sessions at Chancellor College and one trial match against Brisbane Metro Cup Champions the Redla ...

The 2018 England Touch season has a new look to its competitions and structure.This new structure brings greater cohesion to the Mixed and single gender competitions at the elite end of the club game, while also providing the opportunity for clubs to develop within a larger national framework throughout the course of the season. At the top level clubs will be able to focus ...

The England Touch Association has announced a streamlined membership structure for 2018.This streamlining has been implemented both to make the process more straightforward for members and to help the ETA administer what is a rapidly growing membership base.From January 1st, 2018, there will be one flat price for full individuals, whether you are a player, referee, coach or med ...

England Touch are taking their World Cup preparation overseas by entering a Men’s Open team to compete in the New South Wales Touch Association (NSWTA) State Cup in Port Macquarie next week.NSWTA State Cup is one of Australia’s premier Touch competitions with over 200 teams competing.  The England team will be competing in the Men’s Open A division which presents a great opport ...

The 2018 European Touch Championships will see Europe’s top Touch players heading to Nottingham next summer, with the competition set to be bigger and better than ever.With eight months to go until the action taps off at the University of Nottingham nearly 50 teams from 15 countries have been confirmed, with another 30 strong expressions of interest.England Touch Association (E ...

If you want to help grow Touch in universities then check out these new roles with the England Touch Association!The University Touch Series has grown rapidly over the past few years and is now a key part of the England Touch development pathway, with England Scholars men’s and women’s teams representing us at the 2017 EFT Championship Permit competition in France.But we’re not ...

England Touch is running two Community Coaching Courses ahead of the Christmas break, one in Marlow, Buckinghamshire and a second in Catterick, North Yorkshire.Community Coaching Courses last for one day and cover the coaching basics for anyone wanting to start their coaching journey and to learn more about Touch.Topics include:- The role of the community coach- Communication- ...

Round 3 of the University Touch Series was hosted by Exeter at Duckes Meadows, and was run simultaneously with a local South West Series tournament, proving to be a huge day of Touch!The group stages kicked off with some big games; Exeter Hurricanes starting their day as hosts well by beating Loughborough Wolves 3-0, and Bath Hawks beating Exeter Monsoon 2-1. Oxford University ...

The University Touch Series headed to the University of Cardiff for the first time, and Exeter dominated to take home their first ever Cup title.The group stages kicked off with some unexpected scores; hosts Cardiff falling 7-0 to Bath Hawks, Exeter Hurricanes beating Bristol 1 5-0, and Loughborough Wolves losing a tight game 3-1 to Exeter Monsoon.The groups continued with inte ...