2026 Touch Nationals - all you need to know

The best in England head to Nottingham Highfields for Touch Nationals 2026 - here's all you need to know about the May Bank Holiday action!

Teams from England's six regions will be joined by invited national teams from France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to participate in eight categories - Men's, Women's and Mixed Open, Senior Men and Senior Women, and Women's 40, Men's 40 and Men's 50. With 56 teams entered across all competitions 2026 will be the biggest ever year of England Touch Nationals.

Event programme

The Event programme can be seen for free - yes, FREE! - by CLICKING HERE. It includes team lists, players to watch, insight from coaches, competition formats, and venue rules and regulations.

Day timings

	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Venue opens	0800	0800	0800
First match	1000	0900	0900
Last match	1730	1750	1605

Match schedule

CLICK HERE for the Tournify link to all the fixtures and results.

Travel

All car parking for players, referees and spectators is at Nottingham Hockey Centre, immediately adjacent to Highfields Sports Complex. Car parking is £8 per day, payable at the gate. Car parking is available from 0800 each morning. Please note that cars cannot be left on site overnight.

The nearest Park-and-Ride on the Nottingham Tram network is at Teton Lane, with a direct service to University Boulevard. CLICK HERE for more information.

Catering

There is plenty of on-site catering with Boxed Drinks, Sammy's Kitchen, Chef Stef and Big Melt.

Live streaming

If you cannot make it to Highfields (or want to watch matches back at the end of the day) then Field 1 will be live streamed across the weekend on the England Touch YouTube channel and website home page.

Finals day will also have the big matches streamed from the stadium pitch.

Search for England Touch on your YouTube app and on your smart TV.