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England Touch enjoyed its most successful ever Touch World Cup campaign in Nottingham last week, winning medals in 10 out of the 13 categories contested. The medal haul in this World Cup is more than that achieved in the previous nine editions combined, and was a dramatic increase in the two medals won in Malaysia in 2019. England’s women led the way, with all four teams medall ...

The England Touch Association will be setting a new standard for large sporting events this July, thanks to a unique partnership with GeoPura which will reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of the 2024 Touch World Cup by 6.6 tonnes. An event of the scale of the 2024 Touch World Cup – 23 fields spread across two venues for seven days – would normally require the use of diesel gen ...

England Touch has today announced the six teams which will be competing at the 2024 European Youth Touch Championship in Vichy, France, from 16-19 August at Parc Omnisports Pierre-Coulon. England will be entering every category in this competition, along with host nation France. Unfortunately the Mixed 20s Division, which ran at the Youth Atlantic Cup in Nottingham last year an ...

The official programme is the ultimate spectator guide for the biggest World Cup yet, containing everything you need to know about the tournament and the city of Nottingham. The programme keeps in line with the tournaments sustainable ethos, being a digital programme avoiding the use of paper. A digital programme allows for regular updates on the programme, allowing information ...

For any event to be great it needs a group of outstanding match officials, and England Touch will be represented by 18 of the best referees in Nottingham between July 15 and 21. England will have the third-biggest contingent of referees among the 19 nations who are being represented in the World Cup’s Team Ref. In all there are 193 referees, supported by 13 referee coaches and ...

A coalition of more than 200 bodies, athletes, businesses and charities across health, sport, recreation, and physical activity has written an open letter to party leaders calling on them to use the General Election to #TakeTheLead and commit to making the UK the most active nation in Europe. As the main parties announce their manifestos and the men’s European Football Champion ...

One of Touch’s legends, New Zealand’s Peter Walters, is looking forward to competing in this summer’s World Cup in Nottingham. Walters has represented New Zealand at every Touch World Cup, and has been at the top end of the sport for more than 30 years. Founder of the Galaxy network of clubs, Walters has had a hands-on impact on the growth of the sport in over 30 countries, and ...

With just 30 days until the World Cup taps off, the excitement is really starting to hit for the 39 nations taking part. This World Cup is set to be the largest one yet, with around 1,000 games taking place across Highfields Sports Complex and Riverside Sports Complex throughout the week. Thirty-nine nations as far afield as China and Chile, the USA and New Zealand, are sending ...

After the success of the Green Challenge Trophy in the 2023 NTS competitions and the 2024 Nationals, we’re bringing England Touch’s unique green competition back for our Mixed National Touch Series season. This year, as well as winning the coveted sustainable bamboo trophy we’re offering a £50 bar tab for the winning team at each round of the Mixed NTS! Enter here. Everyone is ...

England Touch is proud to announce Brave Mind as its newest charity partner. Working alongside an existing partner, the British Heart Foundation, the two promote good health and wellbeing in both body and mind, both of which are paramount to the organisation. Brave Mind is a mental health charity that provides support and resources to help educate on mental wellbeing, empowerin ...