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Due to the dramatic growth of Touch in England, England Touch launched a new two tier system in 2012. The top flight National Touch Series (NTS) and the second tier the Challenge Touch Series (CTS).The 2013 season sees the CTS in its second year with its popularity on the increase as it is now also attracting some European club entries.   The aim of the CTS is to develop the cl ...

England 40's travelled to Dublin with high hopes of success, having finished as runners up in the European Championship 2012. The bulk of the squad remained, as did the experienced coaching team, but there was strong competition for every position. The preparation and training was extensive and thorough and we could not have been better prepared. Huge dedication was shown by al ...

On behalf of Manchester Chargers, thanks everyone for coming to the 4th leg of the National Touch Series, we hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did!We’d just like to say thanks to everyone who helped to organise today:Cathryn Ogle for running the desk/timingsEmma/Cari and the physio students for patching people up,Burnage RFC for allowing us to host the event at their facili ...

England Men’s 30s Home Nations 2013 Campaign – The True Underdog StoryThe England Men’s 30s (M30s) pre-tournament preparations were not ideal, yet the lack of a permanent coach being appointed until late did not stop the squad training. Men’s 35s coach Mike Roa and interim M30s Captain, Ruez Durani, were instrumental in keeping the training momentum going until Tracy Andrew was ...

Where: Swansea University Sports Village, Swansea, Wales.When: 7th - 10th August 2014Host: Wales Touch AssociationDivisions: tbcNotes: International Tournament for European national sides. Dependent on team numbers, the tournament may start on 6th August.More information to follow. ...

For the astute amongst you, you may have noticed that England has been excellent in filling the shortfalls of the wider referee group who attended the Home Nations 2013 event.  The ETA supplemented and supplied 9 full time referees, our requirement was only 8.  A great achievement and testament to the work the association (under the guidance of National Director of Referees, Sh ...

On Saturday 29th June 2013, 16 teams turned out to take part in the first CTS tournament to be held in Widnes, home of Halton Touch.The start of the day did not look promising with grey clouds looming. However, the North West of England didn’t falter and was drenched in glorious sunshine more suited to a scene from Eldorado than Widnes!Overall all the groups were competitive an ...

When: Saturday 13th JulyWhere: Canterbury RFC, Merton Lane, Canterbury, CT47AZCosts: £150 per teamOther: Camping available for £5 per tentContact: canterburytouch@gmail.com or 07795 546455 ...

Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, some of the original coaching courses have been postponed. The new dates are below and we're full steam ahead! Registration for the coaching courses is now openThere are limited spaces on all courses and places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.Please download, complete and submit your application to De ...

With the success of the euros still fresh in our thoughts and the core of players remaining in the squad to take through to the next campaign, the MX30s team were heading to Dublin quietly confident of their ability to bring home some silver wear.Most of the team got there early Thursday, to have a recce of the place and get settled in to their surroundings. The Irish weather w ...