Category: Structure
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South Sydney Touch Football Association
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…
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Sharks Touch (Brisbane)
Founded 1976 In 1976, the Irrigation and Water Supply Sharks entered a touch team in the Public Service Touch Competition at Kalinga Park, Kalinga. The team was formed when the Department of Irrigation and Water Supply rugby league team disbanded after winning the B-grade competition in the Public Service rugby league competition at Kalinga in…
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Brisbane United Touch Football Club
Brisbane United was one of the foundation clubs of South East Qld Touch Football Association, formed in 1974. The club was started by Russell Mowles. United came to fruition after Russell first played in the Brisbane Touch Football Association (BTFA) first competition in 1973 for ‘Sirs’ (BRL Referees team). Russell, with his cousin Glenn Ayre…