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Just in case it has escaped your notice, the ETA has added another age bracket at the senior end of the age range.There is now an England Men's 45s squad, and we have been welcoming many new players (and some old hands) into the squad.If there is anyone who would like to be considered please contact us ASAP, as there is only a limited time before the window for joining in time ...

Reflection on the yearThe ETA medical team had a busy year culminating in the medical support for the World Cup in Australia, back in May.We had a successful year in collaboration with our university partners and the sports scientists from Chester University, led by Craig Twist and Nick Dobbin. The testing of the squads enabled them to provide training programmes that were spec ...

Do you live in or around London? Would you love to excel at Touch and go on to represent your country?The ETA have successfully secured funding to develop an excellence centre for Junior Touch from the Wembley National Stadium Trust (WNST).Schools Touch Liaison officer and England Touch President, Gregg Cropper, seen receiving the cheque on behalf of the Association.WNST is an ...

The 2015 Rugby World Cup reached its pinnacle stage recently, with the all mighty All Blacks emerging victorious over its ‘big brother’ of Green and Gold. The bronze medal match was also an all-Southern Hemisphere affair, with the Springboks outshining the Pumas for a place on the podium. So why is it that the Southern Hemisphere countries did so well in the RWC compared to its ...

Due to popular demand, Manchester will once again be running their 7th Annual Touch Tournament.Manchester are once again holding their season-opening February tournament, to take place on Saturday 20th February. The tournament has Men’s, Women’s and Mixed divisions and has previously attracted teams from all over Europe (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Switzerland ...

Are you a rugby coach who wants to utilise technology to your advantage? Unfortunately, there aren't a great deal of apps for rugby coaches especially for Touch. iDrills is an effective rugby training app that has an intuitive user interface and logical progression feature to help coaches keep track of his or her team’s training as well as their progress.iDrills is more than ju ...

The first Cumbria Cyclones Touch competition was held at Whitehaven Rugby League club on Sunday. Ten teams graced the hallowed turf of the Recreation Ground, where two pitches had been freshly mowed in by Tommy the groundsman just before everyone arrived. There were fears of a wet and windy competition but the Cumbrian sky held firm for the entire tournament.What started as an ...

Following a great season England Touch are pleased to release the confirmed dates for the National & Challenge Touch Series for 2016 and the Touch Nationals, which is being extended to 3 days.Three bank holidays will be utilised to make the most of the extra days which will also allow the delivery of Open Men's and Women's tournaments on the Sunday of NTS 2 & 3.Venues a ...

Following the receipt and review of applications, England Touch would like to congratulate the following individuals on their coaching appointment to England junior sides that will compete at the Junior Touch Championships in the Netherlands in 2016.England Boys 18s​ - Doug BenzieEngland Mixed 15s​ - Ben PowellEngland Mixed 18s​ - Leah CuthbertsonEngland Girls 18s​ - Marnie Wil ...

England Touch are excited to announce the introduction of the University Touch Series (UTS) to the Touch calendar following a successful pilot scheme, the formulation and consultation with the UTS team and the growth of Touch at universities across England in the past few years.The series will follow a similar structure to the current National Touch Series (NTS) structure with ...