Touch Football (Touch Rugby) History

The history of Touch Football (Touch Rugby) as it developed from the 1960s

Category: Associations

  • New South Wales

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    The first formalized Touch Football competition was South Sydney Touch Association in 1968. Touch Football continued to grow and during the 70`s it took hold in the country areas. The first country competition was Wagga Wagga Touch Association in 1973 with the first women’s competition officially starting in Ballina in 1975. The New South Wales…

  • QLD Public Service

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    From the late seventies, touch was played by teams representing various departments of the Queensland Public Service. Also, the AUSTRALIAN POST-TEL INSTITUTE (API) ran a ladies touch competition. Thanks to Patti Lee, we have some newspaper clippings etc from that era. (The API is a long-standing social organisation for PMG, Telecom, Telstra employees). This is…

  • Queensland

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    1973 / 1974 Touch Football started In Queensland with the formation of the Brisbane Touch Association in 1973 and the SEQTFA in 1974. This was a result of Brisbane Rugby League players seeing the growth of the sport in New South Wales. The sport expanded quickly around Queensland in the 1970s. 1978 / 1979 As…

  • Queensland Touch Football

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    Established 1979 Queensland Touch Football (QTF) is the official state body of touch football in Queensland and a member of Touch Football Australia (TFA). The Queensland Touch Association was established 20 January 1979, when it was agreed to affiliate with the newly formed Australian Touch Association (2 December 1978), known as Touch Football Australia. (Till…

  • BMTA Premiers history

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  • Sydney (NSW)

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    Organised Touch Football starts in Sydney, Australia Early 1960s Bill Cameron, one of the founders of touch football in Brisbane, remembers: “I played lower grades for Manly Warringah (rugby league) in 1963-1964 and Rex Mossop always organised a game of touch after official training sessions on Brookvale oval. He also ran a game of touch…

  • Central QLD Touch Associations

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  • South Sydney Touch Football Association

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    1968 – This is the competition that led to the formation of the existing structure of Touch in Australia: NSW Touch Association, Australia Touch Association (now TFA), and International Touch (FIT) and in parallel, other states in Australia. The letter that started the new association in 1968: Ray Vawdon remembers the legendary Darcy Lawler, on…

  • Uki Touch Football Club (NSW)

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    Uki Touch Football Club UKI TOUCH FOOTBALL CLUB | Facebook A strong regional touch association located in Northern NSW.

  • Brisbane Touch Football Association

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    From 1974 Rep teams are know as the Cobras Was Brisbane City Touch Association (BCTA) till 2012 Brisbane Touch Football (BTF) is the official regional body of touch football in Brisbane and a member of Queensland Touch Football (QTF). (BTF is not to be confused with BMTA) From 1974 to 1984, the region was called…