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The team of Regional Leads has been announced for the 2019 season. The Leads will be responsible for: Managing all high performance activities within a region Devising the strategy, systems and tools required to get the best long-term performance goals for the region and England Touch Driving the growth, reach and profile and elite touch within the region. This includes linki ...

The dates and venues for the 2019 Sporttape Elite Men's and Women's National Touch Series have been confirmed. This Series is returning to Oxford (July 13-14) and Canterbury (July 27-28), who both hosted successful events last year, for the two weekend-long tournaments. 2019 has seen the Sporttape Men's and Women's NTS split into distinct events for Emerging and Elite teams, to ...

The Federation of International Touch has announced the schedule for April’s World Cup. Men’s Open CLICK HERE to see the schedule Pool A Australia, South Africa, ENGLAND, Scotland, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Singapore Pool B New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, France, Wales, Ireland, Cook Islands, Philippines, United States, Netherlands Each team to play every other team in their pool. Top ...

Bath Hawks consolidated their place at the top of the Uni National Touch Series standings by taking home the Cup title from Loughborough last weekend. The Hawks took on the hosts in the Cup final, and while they won 5-2 the final result belied the closeness of the match overall. Indeed both of the semi-finals showcased the quality and competitiveness that the Uni NTS has been d ...

The 2019 Belief Sport Elite National Touch Series dates and venues have been announced. The Series is heading to two new venues for this particular competition - Banbury RFC in Round 1 and Trafford MV RUFC in Manchester (which hosted the Men's and Women's National Touch Series and Development National Touch Series in 2018) in Round 2 - before rounding off in Oxford for Round 3. ...

Five England players have been included in the Women’s 35s team which will represent Europe at the 2019 Touch World Cup. Holly Birch, Kirsty Prior (team manager)(Bristol Fijians), Leanne Simm (Manchester Chargers), Lesley McCallion (coach)(Percy Park Pirates) and Renee Watson (Oxford) are part of a team featuring eight different nationalities that will be heading to Malaysia at ...

The Federation of International Touch has announced the pools for the 2019 World Cup. In all there will be 117 teams from more than 20 countries in Putrajaya, Malaysia, at the end of April as the Touch World Cup shows dramatic expansion from the 2015 edition in Coffs Harbour. Every continent will be represented during the six days of competition, and with different numbers of t ...

England Touch has made two appointments to help grow the Association’s revenues to underpin future growth and development. Chris Powell (Commercial Partnership Services and Sponsorship Manager; sponsorship@englandtouch.org.uk) will be working to maximise the commercial potential of England Touch through sponsorship, major events, marketing partners and broadcast partners. He wi ...

England Touch is seeking individuals who can help the Association's development in a number of areas. As England Touch continues to grow so does the importance of good governance. The Association is seeking a Governance Director who can bring the experience and expertise to lead this vital work. The role's responsibilities include: Ensure England Touch’s compliance with a ...

England Touch is seeking individuals to help increase the Association’s grassroots development provision. England Touch has undergone recent rapid expansion in this area, bringing on board a number of new school development officers and agreeing a partnership with Koi Sports CIC. Two new roles have therefore been created to underpin this work and build resilience within what is ...