WATCH  THE  VIDEO 

New to Touch?  Click on the video below to get an overview of Touch and the basic rules. The sport’s main feature is its simplicity, so you'll pick it up in no time.

  • 6 v 6 (mixed teams must fields at least 3 females or at least 2 males) with up to 14 players in a squad
  • On the 6th touch possession turns over
  • Following a touch, the ball carrier immediately performs a roll ball and defence retreats at least 5 metres
  • Player that picks up the ball following a roll ball is known as the 'half'
  • The 'half' may not score
  • Ball to ground = turn over
  • Each score (known as a touch down) is worth 1 point

SUPER  TRANS-TASMAN  TOUCH  SERIES

Mixed Touch at the highest possible level; Australia take on hosts New Zealand in the Trans-Tasman Series - a biannual Touch series between the top two Touch nations in the World.  The series features games in various categories including Mixed Open, Men's and Women's.

This video is the full length game in real-time with full match commentary.

Thanks to Touch New Zealand for making this happen.  Go to their Youtube channel for other TTS games and more.

ELITE  EIGHT  WOMEN'S

The Elite Eight is Australia's showcase of elite level Touch.  This is a great highlights video in slow motion where some of the player's expert technical ability can be clearly seen.  Watch and learn...

WALES  TOUCH  TRIALS

The WTA will be holding trials during November 2012 for the Mixed, Men’s and Women’s Open and all of the Over 30s squads as we build towards the 2013 Home Nations, the 2014 European Championships and the 2015 World Cup.

The trials will be held on the following dates:

11th November – Wrexham Details TBA
18th November – Llanelli, Barn at Parc y Scarlets from 1pm to 5pm
25th November – Hensol, Vale of Glamorgan, Outdoor 4G pitch at The Vale Resort from 1pm to 5pm

Please send any expressions of interest to gwion@walestouch.co.uk 

PENDINE  SANDS  HIGHLIGHTS  VIDEO  2012

Another fantastic weekend of Touch on the beach at Pendine, with Durka Durkas picking up the Women’s and Mixed titles and Cardiff Raptors securing the Men’s trophy.

On the left is the highlights video from the weekend.  Enjoy!

WTA have also just announced that next year’s tournament will take place on 24 / 25 August Bank Holiday Weekend 2013.

Wales Touch Association’s annual tournament on Pendine Sands took place over three days with 17 teams and 200 participants competing in U16 Mixed, Mens, Womens and Senior Mixed categories.U16 winners – Ysgol Dyffryn Taf were eventually victorious over Ysgol Bro Myrddin in a thrilling contest which went to extra time and a ‘drop off’. Full report 

Read more here

WALES  WOMAN  AT  THE  EUROPEAN  CHAMPIONSHIPS,  TREVISO,  ITALY  2012

Wales Women's Open team reached the European Championships final against England.  Below is the video from the final as well as a pool game against Scotland.  Videos courtesy of Bruce Lockie.

INTERVIEW  WITH  DENNIS  COFFEY,  FEDERATION  OF  INTERNATIONAL  TOUCH

Matt talks to Dennis Coffey about Touch in Australia, Wales and around the world! 
 

Part 1 An Interview With Dennis Coffey (Federation of International Touch) on Prezi
Matt was lucky to grab some of Dennis' time and have a chat about Touch.

Dennis is the Secretary General of the Federation of International Touch.  An ex-Austrlian international Touch player and coach, his job is now more about facilitating tournaments and dealing with new member nations.  FIT are currently accepting applications from countries such as Chile, Afghanisatan, Egypt and Latvia.

Please note – this is a ‘Prezi’.  It allows the viewer to navigate around the presentation in his/her own time.  There are several parts to this show.  Simply use the arrows to move to the next section.  You can also use the zoom keys to get in closer to the action!

The next instalment will look into the origins of Touch and how the game has developed, particularly in Australia.

NEW  TRAINING  GAME!

OK, so my wife, kids and I wanted to do some Touch practice ready for this weekends tournament.  Only problem was, the washing was hanging out to dry in the back yard, so we didn't have much room.  But with typical resourcefulness, we adapted and made up our own game - rugby, crossed with badminton and volley ball!

How to play:
Mark out a playing court with cones.  Pass the ball over the net (washing line), if the ball lands in your opponents area, you win a point, if outside the area, they win the point.  No downward throws are allowed.  Try and avoid treading on the babies or letting the ball hit them!  Try and ignore the excitable dog trying to steal the ball!  First to five wins!  You can play singles or doubles