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The 19th August 2016 marked the beginning of an epic weekend for Junior Touch.After months of preparation, 59 juniors from across England headed off to Arnhem, Holland to compete in the third annual Junior Touch Championships.The venue was the National Sports Centre at Papendal, a high performance centre that is proud to host Dutch National Teams and Olympic Champions and the f ...

England Touch has commenced the process to appoint Head Coaches for our teams to compete in the new European Federation of Touch Permit Premiership (EFTPP) tournament in 2017.While names are still TBC, there will be three England Permits and six England EFTPP teams (see a map of the Permit boundaries here): Southern Permit Women’s Open Men’s Open Western Permit Women’s Ope ...

Nine England teams competed in this year’s biennial European Touch Championships in Les Quennevais, Jersey.The event was attended by 14 nations, 53 teams and 793 players. England had 144 touring players in attendance making them the highest represented nation at the event.In a dominant display, England finished with six top-ranked teams with three teams coming second, giving th ...

Bournemouth and Poole Touch Group were delighted to welcome over 100 players to their "Olympic" themed Touch event last Saturday to mark the launch of their England Touch Affiliated group thatoffers an all inclusive minimal contact sport for all.The community sports festival ran from 9am- 6pm at Iford playing fields thanks to the support of Bournemouth Council's Parks Departmen ...

RespectRespect for the opposition instils in children that conflict is also healthy.TeamworkTeaches essential social skills, co-operation, team spirit and sportsmanshipCompetitionPromotes motivation to achieve and a healthy sense of competition.FUNBrings boys and girls from all backgrounds together to have FUN!PersonalityDeveloping an ‘on field’ personality can help children le ...

[av_textblock size='' font_color='' color='']England Touch is proud to announce the first ever National Schools Touch Championships. This will see the first tournament specifically open to school teams coming together to battle it out for a national title. The tournament will be run over one day playing under the Federation of International Touch Rules.[/av_textblock][av_textbl ...

Having topped the group in previous Euros and narrowly missing out on a gold medal to Scotland in Swansea 2014, Coach Wright and his squad were determined that this time around that they were ready to take on the challenge in the beautiful Island of Jersey. The goal, to win a gold medal for England, and once more be crowned the Senior Mixed European champions wasn’t going to be ...

England Touch and SPORTTAPE have signed a 1-year extension to their partnership with the joint aim of helping to develop the sport throughout the UK, and help the England Touch Elite teams continue to compete at the highest level.Touch is one of the fastest growing sports in England and one of the only sports that promotes inclusivity through mixed team competition. To facilita ...

On Sunday 10 July 2016, England Touch hosted their European Touch Championships post-tournament reception in Fort Regent. Overlooking St Helier as the sun set after the final day of competition, the 200-strong England touring party celebrated their collective success as well as recognising both contributions from staff and individuals player achievements.Firstly, the wonderful ...

Congratulations to all our referees who achieved upgrades, finals appointments and other notable performances and achievements last week at the 2016 European Touch Championships. (Rankings in brackets)UpgradesAdam Brimelow (L2)Melissa Day (L2)Rebecca Maxwell (L2)Layo Aromire (L3)Kevin Hill (L3)Mike Green (L3)Alice Watchorn (L3) - Most Improved RefCatriona Weir (L3)Gareth Hinds ...