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"We’re excited for what 2024 will bring,” Richard Lilley of Percy Park Pirates tells James Warrener. He adds that the club, who operate out of North Tyneside "are looking forward to helping as many people in the area who want to play touch, to do so." The Pirates are working hard at to encourage players of all ages, with a lot of newer faces participating at both social and com ...

The pools and Round 1 fixtures have been confirmed for Divisions 1, 2 and 3 of both the Mens National Touch Series and Womens National Touch Series. England Touch takes the National Touch Series to Fullerians RFC on the outskirts of Watford for the first time this Saturday (Divisions 1 and 2) and Sunday (Division 3). Fullerians was one of Hertfordshire Rugby Union’s founding cl ...

The England Touch Association (ETA) would like to confirm that last year we ruled on a complaint regarding the use of unacceptable racial language at a European Federation of Touch (EFT) event in November 2022. This was brought to our attention in the absence of a process with EFT. The ETA completed the process in April 2023, suspending the offending party's ETA membership and ...

With 100 days to go until the 2024 Touch World Cup, the Federation of International Touch has confirmed the pools and format for the 13 categories featuring in Nottingham during July. Some 190 teams from 39 nations have confirmed their entry, making this tenth edition of the Touch World Cup far and away the largest ever. “With the announcement of the pools, excitement and antic ...

Ahead of hosting the largest Touch World Cup in the history of the sport, the England Touch Association’s Annual Report has confirmed the positive direction that Touch is heading in England. From an organisational perspective the England Touch Association (ETA) received formal recognition by Sport England as a National Governing Body for Touch, along with the awarding of Tier 1 ...

The Midlands Ladies Touch celebrates its 15th anniversary this year and continues to attract new teams. One of the country’s most established and largest all-women Touch leagues, the Midlands Ladies Touch League (MLTL) includes teams from a wide area, including Rugeley in Staffordshire, Nuneaton in north Warwickshire, Daventry in Northamptonshire, through to Pershore in Worcest ...

International Women’s Day is about celebrating women across all areas of society, and there is plenty to cheer within the sport of Touch. In July, England will be hosting the largest ever Touch World Cup in Nottingham, which in 2024 not just features more Womens Open teams than Men’s Open teams, but also a Womens 40 category for the first time, and the most ever number of Women ...

Entries are now open for the 2024 National Touch Series. All NTS events will follow the same format as 2023, bringing more competitive action between similarly matched teams. As with 2023, Divisions 1 and 2 for the Mens NTS, Womens NTS and Mixed NTS will be invitation-only, while Divisions 3 and 4 are open to all clubs to enter. CLICK HERE to download the full rules and regulat ...

Entries are now open for the 2024 National Junior Touch Cup, being held at Old Leamingtonians RFC, near Royal Leamington Spa, on Saturday, June 1st. CLICK HERE for the entry form. The event is designed to allow junior players from U12 to U17 to represent their Touch Club or team and play with their peers. This is an important step in the development of Junior Touch in England, ...

The England Touch Association is now accepting applications to join its Board of Directors as an appointed Non-Executive Director. on-Executive Directors provide a creative contribution to the England Touch Association's Board. The six NEDs, together with the Chair, help the organisation set its Vision, Mission and Strategy, and provide a check and challenge of the Executive Of ...