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For the 2017 England Touch Nationals, players who are unable to be selected for their home regional side for any reason (selection, non attendance at trials etc) will be able to nominate into a central draft pool. The nomination form will be embedded on the ETA website.This draft pool will open from 1st June until 10th August 2017 and will be publicly available on the website. ...

The second of two player development sessions was held in Wetherby last weekend, delivered by Lesley McCallion, North East Regional Lead.A fantastic 30 people registered for the session, a mix of newbies and experienced players from new and established clubs around the region. The focus was to improve fundamental skills though drills and modified games that players could take b ...

The all-new England Touch leisure range from Belief Sports is now available to order!The range includes tee shirts in blue and red, base layer tops in blue and red and leggings, polo shirts, singlets, hoodies and mid layer tops, as well as shorts and full zip waterproof jackets.All kit will be ordered via a microsite on the Belief website to ensure rapid and smooth fulfilment o ...

By Martin WrightFirstly the big news of the day is that I have yet to insult another Australian man. My search for the third biggest insult goes on! Oh and there is a small matter of the NTL Grand Finals today as well.Mens Elite 8 Grand FinalIn the men’s competition we have an all Queensland affair with the Cowboys vs the Titans. Neither cruised to victory in the semis but both ...

The worker bee was adopted as a motif for Manchester during the Industrial Revolution, and those running Touch in the area have certainly took on this mantle from the off in 2017. From the Manchester Chargers Touch Boot Camp, Manchester hosted Touch Championships, and Level 1 and 2 Referee courses to local derbies, the England Touch AGM, Junior Touch Discovery day, and even a T ...

There are a number of Level 1 and Level 2 referee courses coming up at a number of locations.The England Touch Association is needing more and more qualified referees with each passing season to ensure the highest standard of officiating at all of the various national tournaments that are held throughout the year.Level 1£20 per participantDATEVENUEPRESENTERTO REGISTER25th March ...

The England Junior training squads have been announced for the Boy’s 18s, Girl’s 18s and X15s categories.Over the past couple of weeks over 130 youngsters took part in Junior Discovery Days in Manchester and Canterbury, with 90 being selected. This group will have four training sessions in April and May before the squads are named for the final training ahead of the 2017 Junior ...

By Martin WrightDay two of the NTLs is done and the competition is starting to take shape. Five games completed and the better teams have pulled away whilst the battle for the middle placings is hotting up. So far things seem to be going with the form book but day three could see a few upsets which might effect the make up of the semi-finalists.I used to think that Australia wa ...

Martin Wright's observations on Australian lifeWell the last blog didn’t seem to go down too badly so I thought I’d write again and see how this one goes. I haven’t really got much to say about Touch this time so those of you (probably not many of you) hoping to read about lessons I’ve learnt related to the game will be disappointed today. That’s not to say I haven’t done much ...

In 2016 England had a Mixed 15s team for the first time Over 120 youngsters attended two Junior Discovery Days over the past two weeks, one in Manchester, the other in Canterbury. This is up from 88 players in 2016 England will be sending teams to the 2017 Junior Touch Championships in Dublin in August The England Touch Association is developing a schools programme based o ...