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In the week of International Women’s Day, England Touch has taken another step forward in making the Association’s Board more representative with the appointment of a new Non-Executive Director. Amy Gardner will bring extensive experience from top level sporting organisations onto the Board, having been the Head of National Delivery at British Cycling for the past 18 months, wi ...

Lincoln Touch and Isle Touch Rugby are inaugurating the 'Mike Beard Lincolnshire Touch Shield' on 12th March at Lincoln Rugby Club. Mike Beard established Lincoln Touch in 2012 and was a well-liked face on the sport's national circuit. He sadly lost his life in March 2015 following a collision with a school bus while cycling to a rugby match. In recent weeks Sam Rowland from Li ...

The Federation of International Touch (FIT) has announced Vichy in France as the venue for the 2022 European Junior Touch Championships. Hosted by Touch France, the tournament will see Europe’s best and brightest juniors competing for glory in several divisions between Friday, August 12th and Sunday, August 14th 2022. England will go into the event as the reigning champions ...

Global Beach Rugby returns to St Anne's Beach, just south of Blackpool, at the end of March. Global Beach Sports host large scale beach sports events, promoting sport to the local community by bringing a range of sports and activities to the sand. They work with a number of national governing bodies and sports organisations, supporting the development of sport in the community. ...

Planning for the 2022 National Touch Series can now take a step forwards with the confirmation of the dates and venues for the Elite and Development Mixed and Men’s and Women’s events. As with 2021, the Elite and Development levels of the same Series will occur over the same weekend at the same venue, which allows for more referees to officiate on both days and players to poten ...

A number of Head Coach and Assistant Coach positions are available within the England High Performance Pathway. The England Men's 30s and Men's 35s teams are needing Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches for the upcoming European Touch Championships, which are being held in Nottingham during the first week of August. Head Coaches need to be able to commit approx. 10 hours per week ...

After a two-year Covid hiatus, the Midlands Ladies Touch League is set to return with a flood of action across the region over the next eight months. One of the country’s most established Touch leagues, the Midlands Ladies Touch League (MLTL) includes teams from a wide area, including Lichfield in Staffordshire and Nuneaton in north Warwickshire, through to Leominster and Ross- ...

British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) has progressed a proposal from the England Touch Association (ETA) to introduce Touch Rugby and the University National Touch Series into the student sport programme, and the two organisations will work together with the aim of integrating the sport ahead of the 2022/23 academic year. The ETA made the initial application to BUCS in ...

The England Touch Association (ETA) has confirmed that On The Seven Events (OT7) is now an affiliated event organiser. Following the satisfactory closure of an investigation, and several successful conversations, both parties have acknowledged that an effective and more collaborative relationship, will maximise opportunities for the Touch community in the future. This confirmat ...

The England Touch Association (ETA) is seeking candidates to fill several positions at the upcoming Annual General Meeting on Sunday, March 6th, 2022, including the role of Chair. Mark Croston’s appointment as Chair of the Federation of International Touch means that he will be reluctantly stepping down at the ETA’s AGM. It brings an end to a term in office which will pass the ...