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England Touch has today announced the 13 teams which will be competing at the 2024 Touch World Cup in Nottingham, the largest squad ever assembled by the Association for an international event. England is one of just two nations to be entering into every category within the Touch World Cup, along with Australia, with the Women’s 40, Men’s 50 and Men’s 55 teams participating at ...

The Federation of International Touch has announced the match schedule for the 2024 Touch World Cup. Around 1,000 matches will be played in Nottingham, beginning on Monday, July 15th and with the Mens, Womens and Mixed Open finals bringing the event to a close on the afternoon of Sunday, July 21st. England’s Mixed Open starts the live streamed (via the Federation of Internation ...

A dramatic fightback from London Scorpions’ Men and a relentless 40 minutes from NQ Rebels’ Women saw them win their respective National Touch Series Division 1 titles at Old Leamingtonians RFC. In the Men’s Final an unbeaten London Scorpions took on reigning champions, Old Wesley, who made the final despite losing two pool matches. The Dubliners certainly brought purpose to th ...

England Touch has made a number of new appointments within the Association’s delivery, management and governance areas. These appointments, which are both paid and voluntary, will help to ensure the successful delivery of the 2024 Touch World Cup - the biggest ever - and reinforce England Touch’s plans to make Touch one of the biggest participation sports in England. Two short- ...

With two months to go until the biggest ever Touch World Cup, the England Touch Association (ETA) has partnered with Championship Rugby club, Nottingham Rugby, to both promote the event within the East Midlands and deliver exciting community projects at Highfields Sports Complex. As the build-up to Touch World Cup (TWC) 2024 continues to accelerate, the ETA’s management has ide ...

The 2024 Opens, Seniors and Masters Nationals delivered an outstanding weekend of Touch yet again. For a second successive season England Touch combined the three divisions into a single weekend, providing more people with an opportunity to represent their region in their chosen category. The competition was fiercer than ever, with some extremely close matches, especially in th ...

England’s best players will be at Highfields Sports Complex in Nottingham this May Bank Holiday weekend, going toe-to-toe in the 2024 Touch Nationals. With 40-minute games and a multi-day tournament lasting across the Bank Holiday weekend, the Nationals provides the closest conditions that players and referees will experience on the international stage. Many involved this weeke ...

After the success of the Green Challenge Trophy in the 2023 NTS competitions, we’re bringing England Touch’s unique green competition to the Touch Nationals 2024. Everyone is entered automatically and all you need to do to help your team win is to take some green actions over the tournament weekend. From considering how we travel to the tournament and around Nottingham, to how ...