Category: Overview
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Development in Australia
1960s In Australia, Touch Football started sometime in the1960s (or perhaps earlier) as a social or park game and as a training technique for rugby league and rugby union. Instead of a full physical tackle by one or two players, the defensive played simply touched the attacking player to simulate a tackle. Bill Cameron, one…
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About this website
From the 1960s to the present day, Touch Football (known as Touch Rugby in some countries) has provided great enjoyment as well as significant health benefits to hundreds of thousands of players of all ages by providing well organised competitions and facilities. As of 2023, some 700,000 people play Touch Football in Australia, with the…