The nominations have been announced for the 2018 England Touch Volunteer Workplace Awards. This is the first year that England Touch has presented these awards, which have been introduced to recognise the dedication and commitment of the volunteers who have helped to drive the recent growth and success of the sport in England. The winners will be announced this weekend as part ...
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St Albans take the Cup, Thorns take the Series
The Steeden Development National Touch Series was rounded off in Manchester this past weekend. Long gone was the heat and sun which had been the hallmark of the Series throughout the summer, but the dedication and competitiveness of the 15 teams who headed to Trafford MV RUFC was as intense as ever. Yorkshire Thorns' back-to-back Cup titles in Lincoln and Oxford had put them fi ...
Male and Female High Performance Training Squads named for World Cup training
England Touch has announced the Male and Female High Performance Training Squads for initial World Cup training until the end of 2018. Forty-two men and 38 women have been named in the squads along with a further eight train-on athletes. They will have three training camps in September, October and November, with a final selection camp in early January, after which the Men’s Op ...
England sending largest team to 2019 Touch World Cup
England Touch has confirmed that it will be sending teams to compete in 10 categories at the 2019 Touch World Cup in Malaysia, the most ever in the nation’s history. England will be represented in the Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Mixed Open, Women’s 27s, Men’s 30s, Mixed 30s, Women’s 35s, Men’s 35s, Men’s 40s and Men’s 45s in Kuala Lumpur next April. This is up from seven in 2015, ...