What is Touchrugby?

Touchrugby (also known as Touch Football or just 'Touch') is a fun, minimal contact sport played by both men and women of all ages. It is:

• easy to play
• promotes teamwork and fitness
• is played in men, women and mixed categories
• is played by people of all age groups, shapes and sizes
• is a safe, sport with minimal contact
• can be played at social and competitive levels
• can be played almost anywhere with space and a ball
• is fitness-oriented

• Touch has its own rules and regulations with its own Touch World Cup held every four years.
• The international body that regulates the game of Touch is the Federation of International Touch Football (F.I.T.)
  
• The aim of the game is to score more tries (touchdowns) than the opposite team.
• It is one of the fastest growing sports in Asia.
• Players can begin as young as primary school juniors right up to the senior Masters category.
• Touch is a non-contact sport, safer than other rugby codes such as Rugby Union, Rugby League, Australian Rules, etc.

For more information please check out the links posted in the Links page. To download a copy of 'Simple Rules of Touch', click here.


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