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As the new year approaches England Touch is taking the opportunity to announce a number of new faces within the Association’s management structure. Mark Croston formally stepped down as Chair in September 2022 to concentrate on his role at the helm of the Federation of International Touch. His place has been filled by Non-Executive Director, Justin Conway, who will be Acting Ch ...

As we come to the end of another significant year in the development of England Touch, the Association’s management would like to wish everyone in the Touch community a very restful, enjoyable, safe and healthy Christmas and festive period. On the field our sport continued on its upward path over the last 12 months. England won more gold medals at the European Championships th ...

The Federation of International Touch (FIT) and England Touch Association (ETA) have today announced that the 2024 Touch World Cup will be hosted at the University of Nottingham’s Highfields Sports Complex between July 15th and 21st, 2024. Highfields Sports Complex has become synonymous with major international Touch events over the past few years, having hosted the European To ...

Manchester-based PFT Foxes have come on in leaps and bounds over the last year. James Warrener caught up with the club to find out more. How did you get started and why PFT? PFT means “Politics Free Touch”, but nowadays it can mean whatever you like! (“Pretty Friendly Touch”, “Practice For Tom” and “Pretty Funky Tunes” are some of our personal favourites). It started as a bit o ...

Lexie Williams, a member of the England Touch Association’s High Performance coaching group, was named UK Coaching’s Young Coach of the Year in a gala ceremony in Leeds on Tuesday, December 6th. Williams was recognised for her commitment to creating an environment focused on empowerment and motivation for the players within the group, whether through identifying areas where pla ...

The Federation of International Touch has announced Vichy as the host city for the 2023 European Touch Championships in August. The 2025 Euros will also be contested in France, and the consecutive events are expected to build significant momentum for Touch in France, arguably one of Europe’s sporting powerhouses. Hosted by Touch France, the tournament will see Europe's best ...

As autumn began to turn into winter, University teams once again headed to Sheffield and Guildford for Round 2 of the University Touch Championships Regional Qualifiers where results and standing became anything but expected or straightforward! Round 2 North - Sheffield - 19th November Edinburgh 2 and Birmingham 2 joined teams who had taken part in Round 1 for a 14-team competi ...

Galaxy London added the European Club Championships title to their 2022 list of trophies in Spain this weekend. Galaxy pipped Nottingham to the title, the two teams dominating their pools and then the knockout stages over the course of the tournament. Galaxy’s Saturday could not have been better, with wins over Berlin, Utrecht, Sofia, Vallecas and Verona, 46 tries scored and ju ...

England Touch has today released the 2023 domestic Touch calendar, with a new format for club competitions and a new date for The Nationals which puts it at the heart of the domestic game. The calendar has been put together in collaboration and consultation with Regional Leads and clubs, along with the England Touch Events team, as the Association seeks to balance the needs of ...

The first BUCS University Touch Championship Events did not disappoint with Loughborough and Cardiff taking home the silverware. Twelve teams took part in Round 1 North at Sheffield Hallam University Sports Park, with Nottingham Trent 2s joining the competition for the first time. Loughborough 1 and Durham 1 remained undefeated in the pool stages with Nottingham Trent 1 and Cam ...