#TouchNationals 2015 is here!

The England Touch Association are excited about upcoming the 4th Annual Touch Nationals to be held at One Leisure in Cambridge on 8th & 9th of August 2015. Over the next 2 weeks, we will be publishing info on each region and highlighting players to watch out for.

The 2 Day tournament will be the biggest National Championships held by the ETA, with the following divisions competing;

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Men’s Open:

North West Blades
Midland Tigers
West Wildcats
South West Saxons
South East Taipans
South East Sharks
Middle East Touch (Invitational)

Women’s Open:

North West Blades
Midland Tigers
West Wildcats
South West Saxons
South East Taipans
South East Sharks

Developing Regions (Mixed):

Midlands Panthers
North East Raiders
South East Renegades
Southern Suns
Middle East Touch (Invitational)

Masters:

Midlands Storm
Northern Monkeys
South East Samurai’s
Southern Suns
Middle East Touch (Invitational)

U18s:

Midlands Cubs
Northern Stars
Southern Mavericks

Any player not playing at the 2015 Nationals as part of a regional franchise will still have the opportunity to trial for an England Squad at the 2015 Open Trial. The Open Trial will be for any player NOT playing in a regional franchise.

The tournament will showcase the best players in England from each region and will be used as the selection pathway into the Open’s, Senior’s and Master’s squads for the 2016 European Championships, in Jersey.

Note: All players looking to take part in the Nationals will require to be an individual ETA member. Details on how to purchase membership are on the membership pages.

If you have any questions about the ETA 2015 Nationals, please contact Ben@englandtouch.org.uk