International competitions

World Cups

Links: Federation of Touch website Wikipedia page

In November 1988, the inaugural Touch World Cup was held on the Gold Coast, Australia. The competition included teams from Australia (QLD, NSW, WA, ACT, Army, NT, VIC, and Tasmania), Canada, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the United States of America.

click here for Video (highlights) of the Men’s Over 30s final which QLD won 2-0 against NSW.

Statistics for all World Cups can be found at: Touch Almanac.com

Year	Place	Countries
1988	Gold Coast, Australia	5
1991	Auckland, New Zealand	9
1995	Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, USA	11
1999	Sydney, Australia	18
2003	Kamagaya, Japan	9
2007	Stellenbosch, South Africa	15
2011	Edinburgh, Scotland	26
2015	Coffs Harbour, Australia	25
2019	Putrajaya, Malaysia)	28
2024	Nottingham, England	40

Trans-Tasman Tests

There is a regular program of Test matches between Australia and New Zealand known as Trans-Tasman Tests.^[9] Tests are divided into separate events for each age category, being:

• Open (Unrestricted) – Womens and Mens
• Youth (Under 21)
• Senior (Over 30)

See detail page : Australia v NZ

World All Schools

The World All Schools event attracts hundreds of teams from schools around the world. It is held every 2 years. In 2006 the event was held in Singapore, prior to that it was held in Brisbane. The 2008 event (held in Brisbane after the event was cancelled in New Zealand) was by far the largest, hosting over 250 teams.

European Championships

The Federation of International Touch (FIT) conducts the European Touch Championships, affectionately known as “The Euro’s”, biannually.

The 2010 Euro’s in Bristol, UK attracted 54 teams and over 900 players to the event. The 2012 Euro’s were held in Treviso, Italy from 8–12 September 2012

Masters Games

Touch is a very popular sport at various Masters Games events.

1994 – Brisbane Metropolitan Touch Association hosted, as it was then, the largest Touch Football competition in the world at Whites Hill.