Touch continued to increase its profile at this year's Bournemouth 7s Festival.[caption id="attachment_3504" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Thames Valley Vikings celebrate cup win"][/caption]The event attracts 20,000 people, with national 7s rugby and national netball competitions taking place. But increasingly the focus on Touch has grown.This year there was both a mi ...
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NTS 1 - Nottingham results and league table
Nottingham hosted the first round of the NTS on 12th May with the rain subsiding for a day whilst the top 16 club teams descended on the new facilities at Gresham.The new format proved to be a great success as everything seemed to run smoothly – even the weather.After some tight pool matches, Galaxy, Scorpions, Tumeke and Durka progressed to the Cup semi’s with Galaxy beating S ...
NTS 2 - Oxford fixtures announced
NTS 2 is taking place in Oxford this weekend.Full details on the tournament's fixtures have been announced. Follow the link below to find out what games are happening when:http://www.sportingpulse.com/comp_info.cgi?client=1-8967-0-224306-0&pool=-1&action=FIXTURE&round=0 ...
CTS 1 and 2 - Thames Valley and Newcastle
Apologies for the delay in announcing CTS results, we are working hard to make this competition work in its first year. There have been a couple of issues in agreeing final standings and points.As soon as these issues are resolved we will update you with the points standings and league table.Meanwhile, Cambridge will be taking place on Saturday, June 16, and is set to be a grea ...
London '10s and Touch' festival
The 2nd Annual London 10s and Touch Festival was held at Grasshoppers RFC in conjunction with the Church Charity Sports Day on Saturday 26th May.Due to clashing with a number of other events this year, 4 mens open teams and 8 mixed social teams took part, however the event was an unmitigated success judging by how much all the teams enjoyed themselves.There was some great touch ...
Cambridge CTS - Open for entry
Date: Saturday, 16 JuneVenue: Coldham’s Common, CambridgeCost: £150Captains’ briefing: 9:30amContact: Kellie-Lee James kellie@cambridgetouch.comEntries close: Friday, 8 JuneLUNCH PROVIDED ∎ FULL SIZED FIELDS ∎ CTS POINTS ...
Tournaments, training and referees
Hi everyone,I hope that everyone is in the full swing of the touch season, with so much on it's hard to avoid!As I keep mentioning there is always lots on and below if an outline for you:FIT Playing Rules 4th Edition 2012There are new FIT Playing Rules 4th Edition. These rules come into effect from 1st July 2012. Take the time to read them and be sure to ask any questions you m ...
National festival supports growth of Touch
England Touch has welcomed the efforts the organisers of Bournemouth Sevens Festival have gone to this year to promote the sport of Touch, and they have today announced that five extra Mixed Touch team places will be available for teams registering before 5pm tomorrow (May 16th).The B7s Festival has already completely sold out in the Men’s Touch Cup, and there are 11 teams ente ...
National Squads - To be announced soon!
The teams are almost ready to announce, the High Performance Team and coaches are currently double and triple checking all player information, eligibility and team preferences. The selection announcements is likely to be within the next 24hrs... Keep an eye on the website and your email inbox for details! ...
XBlades Footwear sponsors NTS
England Touch has teamed up with XBlades Footwear as new sponsors of the National Touch Series, offering players at all levels some great benefits.Full details of the deals available will be announced soon.Shane and Dave at XBlades Sports Ltd said: "We are honoured to sponsor England Touch and expect our partnership to be long standing and be of great benefit."Not only to all r ...
