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A coalition of more than 200 bodies, athletes, businesses and charities across health, sport, recreation, and physical activity has written an open letter to party leaders calling on them to use the General Election to #TakeTheLead and commit to making the UK the most active nation in Europe. As the main parties announce their manifestos and the men’s European Football Champion ...

One of Touch’s legends, New Zealand’s Peter Walters, is looking forward to competing in this summer’s World Cup in Nottingham. Walters has represented New Zealand at every Touch World Cup, and has been at the top end of the sport for more than 30 years. Founder of the Galaxy network of clubs, Walters has had a hands-on impact on the growth of the sport in over 30 countries, and ...

With just 30 days until the World Cup taps off, the excitement is really starting to hit for the 39 nations taking part. This World Cup is set to be the largest one yet, with around 1,000 games taking place across Highfields Sports Complex and Riverside Sports Complex throughout the week. Thirty-nine nations as far afield as China and Chile, the USA and New Zealand, are sending ...

After the success of the Green Challenge Trophy in the 2023 NTS competitions and the 2024 Nationals, we’re bringing England Touch’s unique green competition back for our Mixed National Touch Series season. This year, as well as winning the coveted sustainable bamboo trophy we’re offering a £50 bar tab for the winning team at each round of the Mixed NTS! Enter here. Everyone is ...

England Touch is proud to announce Brave Mind as its newest charity partner. Working alongside an existing partner, the British Heart Foundation, the two promote good health and wellbeing in both body and mind, both of which are paramount to the organisation. Brave Mind is a mental health charity that provides support and resources to help educate on mental wellbeing, empowerin ...

England Touch has today announced the 13 teams which will be competing at the 2024 Touch World Cup in Nottingham, the largest squad ever assembled by the Association for an international event. England is one of just two nations to be entering into every category within the Touch World Cup, along with Australia, with the Women’s 40, Men’s 50 and Men’s 55 teams participating at ...

The Federation of International Touch has announced the match schedule for the 2024 Touch World Cup. Around 1,000 matches will be played in Nottingham, beginning on Monday, July 15th and with the Mens, Womens and Mixed Open finals bringing the event to a close on the afternoon of Sunday, July 21st. England’s Mixed Open starts the live streamed (via the Federation of Internation ...

A dramatic fightback from London Scorpions’ Men and a relentless 40 minutes from NQ Rebels’ Women saw them win their respective National Touch Series Division 1 titles at Old Leamingtonians RFC. In the Men’s Final an unbeaten London Scorpions took on reigning champions, Old Wesley, who made the final despite losing two pool matches. The Dubliners certainly brought purpose to th ...

England Touch has made a number of new appointments within the Association’s delivery, management and governance areas. These appointments, which are both paid and voluntary, will help to ensure the successful delivery of the 2024 Touch World Cup - the biggest ever - and reinforce England Touch’s plans to make Touch one of the biggest participation sports in England. Two short- ...

With two months to go until the biggest ever Touch World Cup, the England Touch Association (ETA) has partnered with Championship Rugby club, Nottingham Rugby, to both promote the event within the East Midlands and deliver exciting community projects at Highfields Sports Complex. As the build-up to Touch World Cup (TWC) 2024 continues to accelerate, the ETA’s management has ide ...