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The organisers of the 2018 European Touch Championships believe that the tournament can be a springboard for future growth at all levels of the sport in England and beyond. Over 1,500 players, coaches, referees, support staff and volunteers headed to Nottingham University last week for four days of non-stop action which included 312 matches across eight fields, an opening cerem ...

Now that things have (just about!) settled down after an amazing week in Nottingham it is worth reflecting on what we have achieved in the past six months here at England Touch. When I took up the role as Chief Operating Officer, our first full-time paid position – and the only full-timer at any National Touch Association outside Australia and New Zealand – I was excited about ...

It was another successful European Touch Championships for England, who retained the overall title along with the Seniors and Opens trophies, too. Every team ended with a medal, with four teams winning their categories: CHAMPIONS Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Women’s 27s, Men’s 30s RUNNERS-UP Mixed 30s, Men’s 40s, Men’s 45s BRONZE Mixed Open TEST SERIES VICTORIES Women’s 35s, Men’s ...

England Rugby and the England Touch Association (ETA) have formalised a new partnership to grow Touch across the country to coincide with the European Touch Championships currently being staged in Nottingham. This new partnership will see England Rugby and the ETA work together to increase adult participation in O2 Touch and the ETA performance Touch leagues, underpinned by inc ...

Yorkshire Thorns were all smiles in the sun after taking home the Cup title from the third round of the 2018 Steeden Development National Touch Series. The Thorns had reached the semi-finals at both of the opening two rounds of the competition, and they made the most of their first final by seeing off St Albans to lift the trophy. Fourteen teams headed to Lincoln, with the refe ...

There are a number of players who are making their international debuts for England during the European Touch Championships. Congratulations to all of them - we're sure they will do England proud over the next few days! MEN'S OPEN Angus Gough, Tom Hall, Dan Mayall, Oliver Maynard, Miles Partridge, Toby Phillips MIXED OPEN George Price, Sophie Arbuthnott, Nye Davies, Charlotte R ...

The England Touch team captains have been announced for the 2018 European Touch Championships. Eleven players have been handed armbands – one for each group with two for the Mixed Open – and they will lead teams in all 10 categories in Nottingham. The captains are: Men’s Open Dom Tripp (London Scorpions) Women’s Open Susannah Hudson (London Scorpions) Mixed Open Leah Cuthbertso ...

The organisers of the 2018 European Touch Championships are delighted to announce that the tournament will be streamed live by BBC Sport Online. England Touch has been live streaming from all of its elite club events in 2018, and the quality of the coverage – produced in association with broadcast partner 24/7 Media – has been such that the BBC have agreed to carry the European ...

The European Federation of Touch has confirmed the fixtures for the 2018 European Touch Championships. There are a number of divisions, and while the overall best country will be crowned as Europe's number one Touch outfit there will also be separate titles for Touch European Cup Open Division and Touch European Cup Senior Division. In all there will be 312 matches played acros ...