World Cups
Links: Federation of Touch website Wikipedia page
In November 1988, the inaugural Touch World Cup was held on the Gold Coast, Australia. The competition included teams from Australia (QLD, NSW, WA, ACT, Army, NT, VIC, and Tasmania), Canada, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the United States of America.
Statistics for all World Cups can be found at: Touch Almanac.com
Year | Place | Countries |
1988 | Gold Coast, Australia | 5 |
1991 | Auckland, New Zealand | 9 |
1995 | Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, USA | 11 |
1999 | Sydney, Australia | 18 |
2003 | Kamagaya, Japan | 9 |
2007 | Stellenbosch, South Africa | 15 |
2011 | Edinburgh, Scotland | 26 |
2015 | Coffs Harbour, Australia | 25 |
2019 | Putrajaya, Malaysia) | 28 |
2024 | Nottingham, England | 40 |
Trans-Tasman Tests
There is a regular program of Test matches between Australia and New Zealand known as Trans-Tasman Tests.[9] Tests are divided into separate events for each age category, being:
- Open (Unrestricted) – Womens and Mens
- Youth (Under 21)
- Senior (Over 30)
See detail page : Australia v NZ
World All Schools
The World All Schools event attracts hundreds of teams from schools around the world. It is held every 2 years. In 2006 the event was held in Singapore, prior to that it was held in Brisbane. The 2008 event (held in Brisbane after the event was cancelled in New Zealand) was by far the largest, hosting over 250 teams.
European Championships
The Federation of International Touch (FIT) conducts the European Touch Championships, affectionately known as “The Euro’s”, biannually.
The 2010 Euro’s in Bristol, UK attracted 54 teams and over 900 players to the event. The 2012 Euro’s were held in Treviso, Italy from 8–12 September 2012
Masters Games
Touch is a very popular sport at various Masters Games events.
1994 – Brisbane Metropolitan Touch Association hosted, as it was then, the largest Touch Football competition in the world at Whites Hill.