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The England Touch Association has named the 13 teams which will travel to Vichy for the 2023 European Touch Championships in August. This represents a record squad for England, which retained the overall European title in 2022’s showcase in Nottingham, winning seven Gold medals and a further two Silver medals. Indeed it is a record number for any National Touch Organisation at ...

The seven England teams have been announced for the first ever Atlantic Youth Touch Cup, being hosted at the University of Nottingham’s Highfields Sports Complex between Thursday, July 20th and Sunday, July 23rd, 2023. Teams have been selected across the following categories – Mixed 15, Boys 18, Girls 18, Mixed 18, Boys 20, Girls 20 and Mixed 20 – with England the only nation t ...

There was a weekend packed with action at Burton RFC, as 50 Mixed teams headed to the north midlands to open up the Mixed National Touch Series. Divisions 1 and 2 were on Saturday, with Divisions 3 and 4 on the Sunday, with plenty of trophies up for grabs as well as the league points that will decide the overall title. Division 1 was as competitive as predicted. Galaxy London, ...

We head to Burton RFC this weekend for the opening round of the 2023 Mixed National Touch Series. For the first time the Mixed NTS has been organised in divisions, with divisions 1 and 2 on Saturday and divisions 3 and 4 on Sunday. Results during the weekend will see teams promoted and relegated between divisions 1 and 2, and between divisions 3 and 4, which will bring some add ...

We head to Burton RFC this weekend for the opening round of the 2023 Mixed National Touch Series. For the first time the Mixed NTS has been organised in divisions, with divisions 1 and 2 on Saturday and divisions 3 and 4 on Sunday. Results during the weekend will see teams promoted and relegated between divisions 1 and 2, and between divisions 3 and 4, which will bring some add ...

The inaugural Atlantic Youth Touch Cup will be hosted at the University of Nottingham from Thursday 20th to Sunday 23rd July 2023.  The event will feature teams from across Europe, South Africa, the USA, the Cayman Islands and China, as well as seven teams from England. It is expected to be the largest international Youth Touch event this year. Like most other sports events, it ...

Temperatures are forecast to continue being high this weekend, so whether you are in a team in the National Touch Series or just playing in a local social tournament, here are some top tips to help you stay healthy in the heat. Find shade regularly and/or bring an umbrella Bring a cooler full of ice Bring cotton shirts to wear between games, to allow kit to dry If you have ice ...

This year, as part of your National Touch Series entry, you’re also entered into the Green Challenge Trophy. The Men's NTS and Women's NTS competitions saw 19 teams participate, and as we celebrate the winners from Banbury, we look forward to even more teams competing in the Mixed NTS at Burton. The Women’s Green Challenge Trophy competition was hotly contested, with four teams ...

The Men’s National Touch Series and Women’s National Touch Series 2023 titles were handed out in a sundrenched Banbury last weekend. For the first time, a domestic club series was decided over the course of multiple weekends in a league format, with Divisions 1 and 2 having 40 minute games with the women having their round-robins spread over rounds 1 and 2, and the men playing ...

Saturday is crunch day for the destiny of the Division 1 and 2 titles of the Mens National Touch Series and Womens National Touch Series for 2023. For the men, Saturday starts straight off with knockout matches based on the finishing positions in the opening day round robins. The league placings have decided who is playing who in the quarter finals, with the top teams in pools ...