Touch in Paris!

8 Apr 2011 @ 9:19 UTC

With a lot of focus on the elite level, and the forthcoming FIT World Cup in Edinburgh, Scotland, one could be forgiven for being distracted away from the many great things still happening at the lower echelons of our sport. The annual "Touch in Paris" tournament is one such event.

With a lot of focus on the elite level, and the forthcoming FIT World Cup in Edinburgh, Scotland, one could be forgiven for being distracted away from the many great things still happening at the lower echelons of our sport. The annual "Touch in Paris" tournament is one such event.

The 6th annual "Touch In Paris" International Tournament will take place as usual in Gif-sur-Yvette, on Saturday May 28th. Highlighting the undeniable success of the tournament, is the registration of 24 teams already. They are from Scotland, Wales, Switzerland, England, Guernsey, Belgium, the Netherlands and ... from France of course.

Secretary General of the Federation of International Touch (FIT), Dennis Coffey, will also be in attendance, running an eye over the evolution of Touch in Europe.

With 400 + players taking to the fields, the atmosphere will be great.

For more info, please drop by the Touch Rugby 91 website.

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