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About usWe are the governing body of Touch (Rugby) in England and as custodians of the sport, we encourage, promote, foster, develop and extend the sport of Touch in England, under the Federation of International Touch rules and guidelines.With national coordination and administration of the sport, England Touch ensure standards are preserved and maximum cooperation and competi ...

Today, in a formal presentation in Saint Helier, Jersey, the following players were awarded with their first senior team England jersey.These players will make their debut for England at the 2016 European Touch Championships to take place on 7th to 10th July. Women’s Open2              Bronte Sykes12            Carlie Hoffman13            Adeline Drut14            Charlott ...

It is with great please that today we are able to formally announce the England Captains and Vice Captains for the 2016 European Touch Championships in Jersey.Women’s OpenCaptain:Kylie HutchisonVice-Captain:Sadi MeakinMen’s OpenCaptain:Dom TrippMixed OpenCaptains:Ryan MiemczykGabe PenningtonVice-Captain:Alison Hogg Women’s 27sCaptain:Kate Hyde Men’s 30sCaptains:Zhayne ...

When England take on Scotland in the M40 division on day 2 of the European Touch Championships in Jersey this year, there will be more to play for than just points and bragging rights. Traditionally this fixture also sees the winner take home the first piece of silverware handed out at the Euros – the Simon Yarrow Memorial Trophy. After winning the cup on home soil in 2010, Eng ...

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Perform Better and staff from the University of Chester Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences have joined forces to support England Touch Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Open teams at the upcoming European Touch Championships in Jersey.Perform Better have very generously provided enough Catapult GPS units on loan to collect data on all England open athletes performance for the dur ...

Congratulations to our 5 new L1's today, following their successful upgrades at the Lincoln DTS. Lynn Astley (Orrell St James) Kieran Burke (OSJ) Gary Povall (OSJ) Nicolas VdR Danni Payten (Canterbury) Charlie Meredith (Canterbury) ...

Saturday June 4th saw the inaugural Northern Touch Cup held at Percy Park with 5 teams from the north of England coming together for a Touch filled day by the coast.Percy Park Pirates, Percy Park Buccaneers, Rocklciffe Blackadders, Cumbria Cyclones and Tynedale Touch made up the 5 teams with the tournament being played in a league format. The rain threatened to spoil the day ea ...

Warwick managed to negotiate all hurdles to bring the perfect setting to gather for DTS3 2016 on the 15th May.As all 16 teams arrived in the land of the King maker, the battlefield was set and players ready to commence competition right on time at the home of the Knights.As Warwick, Nottingham, Chester, Crewe & Nantwich, Bournemouth, Halton, Sillians, Guildfordians, Thames ...

Canterbury Touch have developed very dynamically over a short time, turning itself from a social 6 weeks a year ‘off season Rugby club’, to a 3 times a week, all year round, Touch club competing in National Touch Series.  Within 3 years they have managed to achieve and produce the following:• 16 England representative players including 8 X Open & 6 X 18s players Over 500 r ...