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BBR continued as the team to beat in the Belief Sports Elite National Touch Series, but the gap is certainly closing. BBR had tough competition in both the semi-final against Cambridge Hornets and in the final against CSSC London 1. But they saw off both teams to win the Elite Cup and put themselves at the top of the table in the process. This was the first Elite NTS event sinc ...

The four #OneEngland teams for the 2019 Junior Touch Championships have been named. England won medals in all four categories – Mixed 15s, Boys 18s, Girls 18s and Mixed 18s – in 2018 and has a strong record in the tournament. This year will see 27 teams from 10 nations head to Marcoussis, the home of French rugby located just to the south of Paris, for three days of action betw ...

Twenty-one teams are heading to Banbury for the opening of the 2019 Elite club season. Belief Sports have once again sponsored the Elite National Touch Series, which brings together the best mixed teams in the country across three events, the first coming on the Northamptonshire/Oxfordshire border. There are two new teams making their debuts at this level, including Exeter Rapt ...

Manchester Chargers remain the team to catch in the 2019 Steeden Development National Touch Series, after taking home a second successive Cup title. After coming through a challenging pool unbeaten against Percy Park Pirates, Warwick Knights, Thames Valley Vikings and EY London Vipers, the Chargers then saw off CSSC London and Norwich Rebels en route to a final against Cheltenh ...

Banbury RFC hosts an England Touch event for the first time this weekend, with the Steeden Development National Touch Series heading to the town. Once again this event was fully booked weeks in advance with 20 teams taking part. Peterborough Tropics and Derby Merlins, who made their Development NTS debuts in Chester in Round 1, are having their trails followed by Didcot, EY Lon ...

England Touch and the European Federation of Touch have unveiled a new International Series as part of the 2020 European Touch Championships. The new International Series will give teams from across the globe the opportunity for an organised tournament as part of their development towards the 2023 Touch World Cup. It follows the success of having invitational teams such as Chil ...

England Touch has made some significant appointments at board level. Governance Director - David Bagshawe-Cope David is a strategy and transformation leader, having held executive and non-executive positions in the education and environment sectors. He is a keen Touch player and is looking forward to bringing his professional experience to helping England Touch develop. Non-Exe ...

England Touch has released its Annual Report after an outstanding year for the Association. Highlights include: England retaining its place as the number one nation in Europe, winning the Opens, Seniors and Overall titles at the 2018 European Touch Championships England Touch hosting the biggest ever European Touch Championships, with 63 teams from 17 nations heading to Nottin ...

It was an intense six days for #OneEngland at Touch World Cup 2019. The team won a pair of bronze medals in the Women’s 27s and Women’s 35s categories, with the Men’s 30s, Men's 35s and Mixed 30s also reaching their respective semi-finals. In all there were 82 matches played by the 10 teams, with more than 500 touchdowns scored. Overall, all-bar-one of the teams finished in the ...

Here are the England team results for the sixth and final day in Putrajaya. All timings are UK time. 1:00am Mixed 30s (team sponsor: Peter Armitage Builders) lost 3-11 to Australia (semi-final) 2:10am Men’s 30s lost 7-8 South Africa Mixed Open (team sponsor: Champion Power UK) lost 9-10 to Wales (5th/6th place play-off) 3:20am Women’s Open (team sponsor: Champion Power UK) beat ...