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Layo Aromire is a returning referee for England Touch, she has previously reffed in Australia for a few years and has played Touch and Premiership Rugby as well as other codes of oval ball sport. England Touch’s Diversity and Inclusion Officer Tatchen Dawodu-Alcide spoke to Layo about her Touch journey.  Tae: What was your journey into Touch? Layo: My background in playing spor ...

The 2021/22 Junior HP squads have been announced. Fifty-nine girls and 99 boys have been selected for the initial training weekend in November, after which the specific training squads for Boys 18s, Girls 18s, Mixed 18s and Mixed 15s will be chosen for subsequent training groups. While next summer's international Junior programme is still to be confirmed, this year's squads wil ...

Maylene is a referee and venue manager for In2Touch. She has reffed for England Touch and has previously played and reffed touch in Singapore for a number of years. Equality and Diversity Officer Tatchen Dawodu-Alcide spoke to Maylene about her Touch journey. Tae: What was your journey into Touch? Maylene: My eldest daughter was playing and she kept saying, “Mum, Mum, you shoul ...

Soul Phoenix is an England Touch Regional Development Officer, Schools Development Officer and proud member of the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Working Group. He is the coach of the current Men’s 45s National Touch Champions - Midlands Tigers, manages Nomads Touch club and is an ambassador and advocate for positive mental health. He is also an accredited Life Coach. Engl ...

The University National Touch Series’ traditional pace-setters, Exeter and Bath, split the Cup titles between them at the Men’s and Women’s social event at Banbury RFC on Saturday. The two Cup finals lived up to the competition which the pair of clubs have enjoyed over the last few years, with Bath beating Exeter 7-6 in the Men’s Cup and Exeter gaining revenge in the Women’s Cu ...

The University National Touch Series becomes the last England Touch Series to return to the field this weekend with a one-off Men’s and Women’s event in Banbury. While the Uni NTS itself will be for Mixed teams split into northern and southern events during the Autumn Semester, the season taps off with 22 Men’s and Women’s teams heading to the heart of the country for a day pac ...

England Touch is launching a brand new event this October, Regional Touch Rugby Roadshows, which will give both social teams and more established clubs the opportunity to take part in a fun and informal tournament close to them! The Regional Touch Rugby Roadshows will all be held across the weekend of October 30th and 31st, with venues located across the country. Events will be ...

Galaxy London and NQ Rebels were the big winners at Round 2 of the 2021 Elite Men’s and Women’s National Touch Series in Oxford, taking home the Cup titles. Conditions for the final tournaments of the domestic club season could barely have been any better, with balmy, sunny and calm weather descending over Oxfordshire. And the teams made the most of it, too, serving up a cracki ...

The rain has gone and we are set for a great day of Elite Men's and Women's Touch action in Oxford this weekend! Although there were no trophies handed out in Horsham at the end of the shortened Round 1, the results in Sussex have informed the seedings for Round 2, and there are some mouthwatering match-ups in both the Men's and Women's tournaments, not least Galaxy London faci ...

The England Men’s 50s continue their Autumn Series campaign next Saturday, October 16th, with a pair of Test matches against Wales in Cardiff. The teams have already met this summer, with England clean-sweeping Wales in Cheltenham in August, and continues the run of the two close international rivals meeting each other at Masters level over the last few weeks. A 20-man squad is ...