Greater Sydney COVID update
Today the NSW Government advised an extension of restrictions across Greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Wollongong, Blue Mountains and Shellharbour until at least 11.59pm on Friday July 2. In addition, stay-at-home orders are being introduced for at least one week for those who live in, or whose usual place of work is in, Woollahra, Waverley, […]
VALE DICK FAIRBAIRN
NSW Touch Association has recently learned of the passing of Dick Fairbairn. Dick was a member of the NSW Touch Association Board serving as Director of Finance from 1983 to 1986. He also had a significant influence on the creation of Touch Football internationally. When the first Federation of International Touch (FIT) Board was elected […]
New Restriction’s Community Sport in NSW
Following the announcement by the NSW Premier yesterday, the Public Health (COVID-19 Greater Sydney) Order (No 2) 2021 was published overnight, outlining the new rules and restrictions for the sport and recreation sector. The new restrictions apply to Greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour. Click here for a map that shows […]
Age is just a number
Gab Rose (nee Maher) will run onto the Origin field as one of the most respected women to play representative Touch Football, not just in NSW but across the globe. Like a fine wine, she seems to get better with age Born into a family of 8 kids, old school backyard touch footy was a […]
No border dec needed the shield is staying put
General Manager Dean Russell called it early when he said “I actually think this series will be one of the tightest series played. Queensland have picked very strong teams this year and so have we” And he wasn’t wrong. On the edge of your seat games, heated moments, intercepts, dropped balls, drop-offs you name it […]
Dream come true at any age
Courtesy of PORT NEWS – Article written by Paul Jobber You only need to spend five minutes with Brett Newby to realise how much his selection in the Touch Football New South Wales State of Origin men’s 60s team means to him. The Port Macquarie veteran thought the days of representing his state had passed […]
NSW Touch partners with Budgy Smuggler
The NSW Touch Association is pleased and excited to announce their newest event partner, an iconic Australian brand- Budgy Smuggler. Today, the two organisations have partnered together for both the 2021 and 2022 NSWTA State Cup and Country Championships. The partnership also sees the finals series of State Cup renamed to be the ‘Budgy Smuggler […]
JSC Structure for 2022 and 2023
Recently the NSWTA engaged with stakeholders concerning the future structure of the Junior State Cup. The focus of this engagement was to provide a feedback opportunity to our membership on the event’s future structure, taking into consideration a possible COVID environment. The Board of the NSWTA has reviewed the results of the engagement piece and […]
7/8 Allschools a success in Port
COURTESY of PORT NEWS Mackillop College and St Joseph’s Regional College from Port Macquarie have progressed to the next stage of the year 7 and 8 All-Schools touch football carnival. Mackillop’s boys team proved too good for Macksville in a 5-1 victory in Wednesday afternoon’s final (June 2) to cap off an undefeated day where […]
The Inaugural Yr 7-10 All Schools taps off in Orange
The inaugural Yr 7-10 All Schools event run by NSWTA Game Development staff is set to tap off tomorrow on Tuesday the 4th and Wednesday the 5th of May at Waratah Sportsground, Orange. This event is the first of 6 regional tournaments being run around NSW in 2021. Day one of the competition will be […]
