Touch

Sunday 10th October, morning & afternoon sessions.

Venue:

NEW venue - Total Touch Grounds, Old Hutt Raceway, Seaview
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"It's great to have fun in the sun and it's one of the few sports where guys and girls, family members and people of any age can play in the same team. Truely a blast!" Ben - Telstra Clear

Format:

Glothings & Shoes

Teams are divided into sections.

The top two teams from each section will play their Semi-finals.

Mixed grade.
6 in a team on the field, minimum 3 women on the field.
Max 14 registered players

Team composition rules must be complied with eg. Only organisation/company members and their immediate families and defacto partners are allowed to enter (NO "RING INS") otherwise your team will be disqualified.  This will be strictly enforced and will be enforced on the day by tournament coordinators.

Normal sports shoes are fine for this sport.
Rugby / soccer boots with moulded bolts are allowed to be worn on the field.
Boots with attachable bolts or spike are prohibited.

Shorts are the best to be above the knees, some excemptions maybe be given by judge's decision.

Any queries, please contact George Albert-Jahnke at Touch, 04 560 0374.

1 point per touchdown for Men, 2 points per touchdown for women.

1.      A player can only play for one team.

2.      Teams must have at least 6 players and may register up to 14 players

3.      Teams and referees must be at the allocated field 3 minutes before the game is due to start as there is only 1 minute between game transitions

4.      A compulsory manager /team captains meeting will be held 30 minutes prior to the start of the tournament

5.      A team must wear a similar uniform (shirts all same colour). Numbers are also preferred

6.      Substitutes: teams may interchange at any time during the game from the team's designated sub area

7.      Ball to be grounded for a touchdown.

8.      6 a side

9.      Dummy half cannot score

10. The ball must not be thrown forward.

For further information on simplified rules: www.totaltouch.org.nz  

For more information and updates on Total Touch, check out the website www.wtmtouch.co.nz 

Game points will be allocated as follows :

Win 3
Draw 2
Loss 1
Forfeit 0