Category: Competetions
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Australia v NZ
International Touch started with matches (tests) between Australia and New Zealand The first unofficial test was played between Australian and New Zealand in 1976 in Auckland. The first official test was held at South Melbourne Cricket ground in 1985 : 1985 1986 Trans-Tasman Test (NZ) See Summary video of the tour : Aust v NZ…
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International competitions
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…
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Masters games
Touch Football is often one of the many sports participated in various world and country masters games. Pan Pacific Masters Games the inaugural Queensland Masters Games were held in 1995 in Townsville, before moving to the Gold Coast the following year. These Games evolved into the Asia Pacific Masters Games and then the Pan Pacific…
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All Abilities / Specialised
Touch Football Specialised provides a modified version of Touch Football to individuals with impairments. Many touch football associations provide supported competitions for individuals with impairments. Facebook page for Touch Football Specialised Touch Football Australia All Abilities
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Deaf Touch Football
Facebook page for Deaf Touch Football Australia Deaf Touch Football Australia was established in 2012 as a result of a collaboration of Touch Football enthusiasts who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing and their families/friends. The governance is supported by Touch Football Australia who has accepted Deaf Touch Football Australia as a independent committee within its…
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Australian Nationals
he Australian National Championships was a touch football competition between the Australian states which ran from 1980 to 1995. The finals of this competition were almost always played between Queensland and New South Wales, the two most dominant touch playing states, with the Australian Capital Territory also performing strongly. The ‘one sided’ nature of the competition…
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Elite Competitions
National Touch League (NTL) The NTL was created to replace the Australian Nationals which featured representative teams from all the Australian states (see below). The finals of the Nationals competition were most often played between the two most dominant touch playing states – NSW and Queensland – with the Australian Capital Territory also performing strongly.…