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Perform Better and staff from the University of Chester Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences have joined forces to support England Touch Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Open teams at the upcoming European Touch Championships in Jersey.Perform Better have very generously provided enough Catapult GPS units on loan to collect data on all England open athletes performance for the dur ...

Congratulations to our 5 new L1's today, following their successful upgrades at the Lincoln DTS. Lynn Astley (Orrell St James) Kieran Burke (OSJ) Gary Povall (OSJ) Nicolas VdR Danni Payten (Canterbury) Charlie Meredith (Canterbury) ...

Saturday June 4th saw the inaugural Northern Touch Cup held at Percy Park with 5 teams from the north of England coming together for a Touch filled day by the coast.Percy Park Pirates, Percy Park Buccaneers, Rocklciffe Blackadders, Cumbria Cyclones and Tynedale Touch made up the 5 teams with the tournament being played in a league format. The rain threatened to spoil the day ea ...

Warwick managed to negotiate all hurdles to bring the perfect setting to gather for DTS3 2016 on the 15th May.As all 16 teams arrived in the land of the King maker, the battlefield was set and players ready to commence competition right on time at the home of the Knights.As Warwick, Nottingham, Chester, Crewe & Nantwich, Bournemouth, Halton, Sillians, Guildfordians, Thames ...

Canterbury Touch have developed very dynamically over a short time, turning itself from a social 6 weeks a year ‘off season Rugby club’, to a 3 times a week, all year round, Touch club competing in National Touch Series.  Within 3 years they have managed to achieve and produce the following:• 16 England representative players including 8 X Open & 6 X 18s players Over 500 r ...

Following their first ever Belief NTS title in 2015, Wigan Touch Warriors have started the 2016 season with a bang as the countries top teams converged on Nottingham and Cambridge. In winning both Cups, Warriors have set a high bar for the remainder of the seasons and showcased great play and expansive touch skills on their way to the initial titles.The Sporttape CTS has also s ...

It wasn't just the weather hotting up this weekend as the heatwave swept across England. Many Referees were hotting up on their rules and fine tuning their whistle shrills as they gathered to take part in some of the coaching courses up and down the Country.There were two Level 1 courses running. 6 newbies attended in Hammersmith, London, ran by Nicolas Van de Rijt and 12 atten ...

It is with great excitement that we are able to formally announce the 4 Junior England Teams that will be representing England Touch at the 2016 Junior Touch Championships this summer. To those who have not made a team this year…Commiserations, you are no doubt extremely disappointed. Collectively, we recognise your commitment shown to date. Hopefully you will have learnt ...

As England Touch grows, we ensure our board is constantly evolving, to keep ahead of the game. With this in mind, we are excited to announce the two newly appointed Non-Executive Board Members, who will look to make a significant contribution in maximising the opportunities for growth while delivering senior level expertise on strategy, finance and governance. Chris Martin ...

Entries for the 2016 Community Sport and Recreation Awards are now open, with cash prizes of up to £2500 on offer to the winners.The Sport and Recreation Alliance’s Community Sport and Recreation Awards showcase the very best that sport and recreation activities bring to communities up and down the country.There are several categories of awards all designed to highlight the bre ...