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The 2013 England Touch AGM will take place as detailed below:When: 3/11/13Time: 11:00Where: Gosford All Blacks RFC, Stratfield Brake, Freize Way, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1UPAll members of the ETA are invited to attend and participate in the meeting. All league operators, clubs or venues that contribute financially to the ETA are invited to attend by sending one representat ...

On Sunday 13th October Bristol Touch hosted a Women’s Development tournament at the Portway Rugby Development Centre.The purpose of this tournament was to develop the women’s game and get more new faces playing Touch including teaching the rugby teams how to play.Originally 8 teams signed up however on the day a few of the rugby teams were nursing a hangover and therefore it le ...

After a hugely successful 2nd Touch Nationals and Open Trials, the England Touch High Performance Team along with the elite coaches have announced players for the upcoming 2014 European Touch championships. Under 18sAaron Cawley, Adam Bimson, Adam Boot, Adam Brimelow, Adam Bailey, Aidan McCallion, Aidan Larsen, Alex Scott, Alexandra Wallace, Anna Goddard, Barney Howard, Ca ...

The teams are almost ready to announce, the High Performance Team and national coaches are meeting this weekend to fight over the clashing players. Following this, the names will be double and triple checked inc all player information and eligibility.The selection announcements is due to be w/c 14th October, keep an eye on the website and your email inbox for details!Good luck! ...

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Dear England Regional Player/Trailing England Player,Thanks again for attending the Nationals/Trials weekend in Droitwich a few weeks back: the weekend was a great success in terms of both the level of participation and talent on display. In the coming weeks the squads for the England sides for Euros in 2014 will be finalised by the selectors and coaches.England squads will ann ...

Wow, what a great day!The sun was shining, the Touch was flowing and we hosted the biggest national Touch trial that the UK has ever seen.This annual tournament works 2 fold. 1, to increases player’s exposure across England to coaching, improve coaches skills and lift the standard of England Touch across the board. 2, to showcase the best players from each region and used as a ...

England are looking to enter a strong mixed U18s team in to the 2014 European Touch Championships, in Swansea. With this in mind we are holding a 2nd trial for all those who weren't able to attend the Open Trials.When:Sunday 6th OctoberWhere:Reading Blue Coat School,Sonning Lane,Berkshire,RG4 6SUhttp://www.rbcs.org.uk/location/Facilities: Registrations and photos will be comple ...

Here at England Touch, we aim to grow Touch throughout the country, encourage more people to get involved with the sport so that they can have fun and improve their performance on the pitch.At the recent Touch Nationals and England Trials, we saw more players than ever before at similar events. Through our partnership with the RFU and their investment in O2 Touch, we are starti ...

After lengthy discussions weighing up the ‘pros and cons’ of combining the NTS and CTS events, it has been decided that in 2014, this will happen.The main benefits being that it will: Free up 4 weekends in the already busy Touch calendar Bring together the 2 events, allowing economies of scale Aid in the logistics for teams to travel Allow pooling of referee resources from ...