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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 ...

The University National Touch Series returned with a bang this weekend with a day of thrilling action which belied the freezing temperatures and strong wind which swept across the University of Nottingham’s Riverside Sports Complex. Twenty-two teams from 14 universities descended on the Midlands, with the teams divided into Cup, Plate and Bowl competitions based on their seedin ...

The University of Nottingham’s Riverside Sports Complex hosts the first national action of 2022 in the form of University NTS Round 3. Twenty-two teams are heading to the midlands from across the country, representing 14 different universities. Loughborough 1 will be looking to continue their good form from the pre-Christmas northern round, while Exeter 1 and Bath 1 split the s ...

There are a couple of notable events to get into your diary later in 2022. Pride in Touch 2022 Following an incredibly successful inaugural event last summer, Pride in Touch heads to Manchester on Saturday, June 25th, where it will be hosted by Manchester Village Spartans Touch. Pride in Touch was co-founded by England Touch internationals Tom Hall and Nick Heath, to promote LG ...

There are plenty of opportunities to get your boots on and get playing and reffing in February and March, before the National Touch Series gets underway at the end of April. Dates and details are below! February 12th University NTS Round 4, Nottingham Team bookings have now closed Referees can confirm their attendance via the Spond app February 20th Winter Elite Series North R2 ...