Cary Thompson’s Touch Almanac website contains historical statistics of the Federation of International Touch, Touch Football Australia and Youth and Australian Schools.
Cary Thompson first became involved with Touch in the early 1970s when he founded both the ATO and NSW Public Service Touch Organisation. He then rose through the ranks to become the President of the World Governing Body of Touch, The Federation of International Touch, from 1991 to 2007.
Elite Competitions
Touch Football Australia has a page on the many international and inter-regional competitions.
Some of these are: International and Include the World cup, European Championships, etc.
NTL Touch (Australia)
The National Touch League (NTL) is a competition played in Australia between the strongest regions (franchises). As touch football is stronger in two or three states due to it’s origins in rugby league and union, a regional competition was established instead of a state competition. This allows some states to band together to compete. It also has allowed non-state organisations to enter as a franchise, eg, the defence forces.
State of origin (Australia)
Australian Touch Football has a State of Origin series every 2 years.
The series is played between Touch strongholds Queensland and New South Wales.