NSWTA ANNOUNCEMENT
Due to today’s announcement by the NSW Government around non-essential activities in the Greater Sydney area we wish to advise that all and any Junior State Cup and National Touch League training or trials should be suspended. It is our position that these training sessions should not recommence until post-December 25. The health and well-being […]
We ARRIVED, We PLAYED, WE DID IT!
In 2019 we were quoted as saying “It was always going to be a State Cup like never before”. Fast forward 12 months and it feels like déjà vu. With a submission to allow four (4) zones across the precinct to allow up to 500 persons at any one time. (including participants, officials) in the […]
2020 State Cup Finals Flowcharts / Progressions 2020 State Cup Finals Flowcharts & Progressions Men’s Open A Women’s Open A Mixed Open Championship Mixed Open Plate Men’s Open B Championship Men’s Open B Plate Women’s Open B Championship Women’s Open B Plate Men’s 20’s Women’s 20’s Men’s Seniors Women’s Seniors Mixed Seniors Men’s Masters Women’s […]
There will be fewer teams competing at the 2020 NSW State Cup than in previous years, but it won’t mean a total disaster for tourism operators in Port Macquarie. That’s the opinion of Touch Football NSW general manager Dean Russell ahead of the annual event on December 4. There will be 34 fewer teams competing […]
A Vawdon Cup like no other
Who would have thought in 2020 Vawdon Cup would have looked so different. In fact it’s been a Touch Football season like no other. Amongst the big name sports like AFL and the NRL ,”agile” and “flexible” were buzz words used as the game navigated complex challenges to arrive at their history-making conclusion. And we […]
After a tremendous amount of work by the NSWTA in conjunction with Port Macquarie Hastings Council and assistance from the Hon Leslie William MLC, the NSWTA State Cup will go ahead, albeit in a far different format than has ever been played before. The NSW Health Minister, the Hon Brad Hazard, has approved an NSWTA […]
20years in the making
It was a winning weekend for the Mudgee Mudcrabs women’s 30s squad, taking out the senior women’s division of the NSW Touch Country Championships. MUDGEE GUARDIAN – written by Louise McLean A convincing 4-1 grand final victory over Wallsend sealed the title and secured Mudgee’s first Country Championship in more than 20 years. Ready to […]
We came, we masked, we Country’d
2020 will be the year we all remember in sport, not just our sport but community sport as a whole. The year where the games were on, they just looked and felt a little different. Our numbers for Country Championships may have been lower than past years, but our Country Affiliates were more than happy […]
Vale Aileen May
It is with great sadness and an extremely heavy heart we advise the passing of the NSW Touch Association President Aileen May. Aileen has had a private battle with illness for some time now and passed in the early hours of this morning. This is an extremely sad moment in our sport’s history with our […]
Spectators at NSW Touch Events
In the last 24hours, we have received several enquiries around spectators at the Vawdon Cup. We would note that we have previously advised affiliates of our current position in relation to spectators and at this point, this has not changed. To clarify, the NSWTA, are like all community sports and must operate under The NSW […]
