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In the first European Opens Touch Cup held at Rugby Calvisano this weekend, Touch France took the first gold in the mixed open, but England dominated the competition overall with gold, silver and bronze in the women’s, and gold and silver in the men’s.

The first European Seniors Touch Cup held at the University of Stirling last weekend was dominated by England Touch as they took away half of the 22 medals on offer across the eight categories of competition.

Working with the Japan Touch Association (JTA), we are delighted to announce that international touch will return to Japan next year with the inaugural Asia Pacific Seniors Touch Cup. The event will take place between Thursday 8th and Saturday 10th October 2026 at the Tochigi Sports Park in Utsunomiya, an hour north of Tokyo.

The second Atlantic Youth Touch Cup taking place at the University of Limerick last weekend surpassed expectations with some fantastic finals as England (six golds), France (two golds) and Ireland (one gold) took the titles across the nine categories of competition in the largest ever international youth touch event.

The Federation of International Touch (FIT), in conjunction with Touch Football Australia (TFA), is excited to announce the introduction of the Asia Pacific Opens Touch Cup (APOTC), to be hosted at Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe, from Thursday, 23 April to Sunday, 26 April 2026.