This Bank Holiday Weekend the best Touch Rugby players in England will gather at Highfields Sports Complex in Nottingham for the 2024 Touch Nationals.
All of the action from the main pitch across Saturday, Sunday, and Monday will be LIVE here on NextGenXV, and can be viewed through the NextGenXV YouTube Channel and also through the embedded videos below.
England Touch Nationals Day 1
England Touch Nationals Day 2
England Touch Nationals Day 3
There are 9 competitions across the three days; Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Open, Women’s 27s, Men’s 30s, Women’s 35s/40s, Men’s 40s, Men’s 45s, and Men’s 50s, with 45 teams competing across those divisions (see below).
Competing Teams:
Men’s Open South East Taipans*, South East Sharks, North West Touch, Midland Tigers, South West Saxons, West Wildcats
Women’s Open South East Taipans*, South East Sharks, North West Touch, Midland Tigers, South West Saxons, West Wildcats
Mixed Open South East Sharks*, South East Taipans, Midland Tigers, South West Saxons, North West Touch, North East Raiders, West Wildcats
Women’s 27 South East Taipans*, South West Saxons, Midland Tigers, West Wildcats
Men’s 30 South West Saxons*, South East Taipans, North West Touch, Midland Tigers, North East Raiders, West Wildcats
Women’s 35/40 South East Sharks W35*, North East Raiders W35, Midland Tigers*, South West Saxons, North West Touch, West Wildcats, Scotland
Men’s 40 South West Saxons, North West Touch, Midland Tigers
Men’s 45 South East Taipans, West Wildcats, North West Touch
Men’s 50 Midland Tigers*, South East Sharks, South West Saxons
(*denotes 2023 champion)
With the Touch Rugby World Cup coming up this July, this is a huge season for all involved in the Nationals, with many involved part of the England High Performance squads and, being 40-minute games and a multi-day tournament, it will provide the closest conditions for players and referees to those that they will experience at the World Cup.
As has been the case in recent years, the South East sides dominated the Open categories last year, but the rest of the age-groups were spread around the regions. This year looks set to be another hugely competitive one right across the categories.
Action beigns on Saturday at 10am with 9am starts on Sunday and Monday.
The full England Touch Nationals Schedule can be found here: 2024 Nationals Schedule
