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4 English teams headed for some Touch in the sun and came home with silverware!Hot Custard (Dodging and Catching) and Galaxy London (Knights and Jedis) both sent 2 teams to the established tournament in Valencia, a great showing as they all 4 teams came in the top 5, with female MVP being chosen from the HC team, too!Dodging Custard ensured that the HC name was engraved on the ...

The University of Bath hosted the first ever UK Touch tournament specifically for universities on Saturday 15th March. Seven teams from six universities, with over 70 players and 7 referees taking to the pitches with great enthusiasm as the group games began.First games started and one of the hosting Bath teams, the Hawks, beat Southampton 10-2 while UEA overcame Bristol 8-4. F ...

The next Community Coaching Course in the North West will take place on March 30th at the Sale Sharks training ground.Venue: Sale Sharks Training Ground (Carrington Lane, Carrington M31 4AE)Time: 10:00 - 14:30Cost: £20For further info on any of the above courses, please contact Ben@englandtouch.org.ukPlease CLICK HERE to apply for your place.Course InformationIntroductory/Commu ...

Emma Knott, head physiotherapist for the ETA is heading to the #Glasgow2014 Commonwealth Games, the week prior to this years European Championships.Based at Hampden Park, the athletics stadium. The role of Physiotherapist at Glasgow 2014 will be to provide assessment and treatment of both athletes and Games officials who may present with either acute or chronic sports related i ...

Setanta Sports (Ireland) broadcast the highlights of the Home Nations Championships in 2013.Take a look at some of the highlights of the tournament, where England where crowned champions in both the open and senior categories.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF4m7nNr3go&feature=youtu.be  Related posts:http://www.englandtouch.org.uk/index.php/2013/06/home-nations-champio ...

The first Junior Touch Camp at Maidenhead RFC took place over the February half term holidays and was a great success with players and coaches alike having a great time playing mini tournaments, fun games and developing their handling skills, lines of running and agility...As a special surprise, they were joined by the London Irish 1st XV who were playing on the pitch next to t ...

If proof was needed that Touch is an exploding sport across the UK, the fifth annual Manchester Touch Championships was it.24 teams made their way from all four corners of the country to William Hulme Grammar School, to firstly pitch their tent and secondly try and stake their claim to a piece of silverware.Hosted by Manchester Chargers, this year’s competition was the biggest ...

With the growth of Touch across the country and the new U18 development squad recently announced, England Touch is taking the next steps to develop a Schools Touch programme and we need your help. Touch is an ideal school sport, with minimal contact year groups and boys and girls can be mixed. In addition, no specialist equipment is required, just a ball, making it so simple to ...

Interest from all clubs – old and new - regarding the 2014 XBlades NTS / SPORTTAPE CTS season has been fantastic and we are looking forward to a great year of competition through to the Euros and beyond. There has already been so much Touch taking place in recent weeks, despite the weather, be it training, junior events or winter comps that we are expecting a high standard from ...

Over the valentines weekend, all 9 elite squads headed down to Reading, as part of their ongoing Euros 2014 campaign, embracing their love for Touch!After a lot of rain, last minute logistical changes (nightmares) and eleventh hour schedule alterations, the training camp went without a hitch... the sun even came out, too!Split over 3 sites, the 9 squads were put through their p ...