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The first Cumbria Cyclones Touch competition was held at Whitehaven Rugby League club on Sunday. Ten teams graced the hallowed turf of the Recreation Ground, where two pitches had been freshly mowed in by Tommy the groundsman just before everyone arrived. There were fears of a wet and windy competition but the Cumbrian sky held firm for the entire tournament.What started as an ...

Following a great season England Touch are pleased to release the confirmed dates for the National & Challenge Touch Series for 2016 and the Touch Nationals, which is being extended to 3 days.Three bank holidays will be utilised to make the most of the extra days which will also allow the delivery of Open Men's and Women's tournaments on the Sunday of NTS 2 & 3.Venues a ...

Following the receipt and review of applications, England Touch would like to congratulate the following individuals on their coaching appointment to England junior sides that will compete at the Junior Touch Championships in the Netherlands in 2016.England Boys 18s​ - Doug BenzieEngland Mixed 15s​ - Ben PowellEngland Mixed 18s​ - Leah CuthbertsonEngland Girls 18s​ - Marnie Wil ...

England Touch are excited to announce the introduction of the University Touch Series (UTS) to the Touch calendar following a successful pilot scheme, the formulation and consultation with the UTS team and the growth of Touch at universities across England in the past few years.The series will follow a similar structure to the current National Touch Series (NTS) structure with ...

During the recent #TouchNationals (Cambridge) and the 2015 Junior Touch Championships (Nottingham) selectors were busy watching the best junior talent from England. From these two tournaments, the following development squad will train for the 2016 version of the Junior Touch Championships to take place in The Netherlands on 12th – 14th August next year.Lizzie AdamPoppy Ashwell ...

During a hugely successful and competitive #TouchNationals and Open Trials, national selectors were kept very busy watching some incredible Touch talent on display. The Coaches and selectors  along with the England Touch High Performance Team have now finalised their training squads for the 2016 European Touch Championships that will take place next year on July 7th – 10th in J ...

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The 22nd of August 2015 was to mark an historic moment in European Touch as youngsters gathered from across 7 Nations to represent their country and take part in the first stand alone Junior Touch Championships and we were honoured to be able to host this in Nottingham, England.It started as a vision, a discussion between two gentlemen, Matt Reid and Kevin Hobbs, keen to see th ...