SOCIAL TOUCH - Every Wednesday - 1900Hrs
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Keen to get an extra game of Touch in every week? Not played before and keen to give it a go?Social Touch - Every Wednesday evening from 1900Hrs. Venue: Bristol Metropolitan Academy Cost: These sessions are £3 to cover pitch hire. Open to all, just turn up and join in! Anyone new to the Touch in Bristol is more than welcome. Ask for Tom. The sessions will continue until April 2012 No sessions on Wednesday 21st and 28th of December. |
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29/01/12 - South West Saxons squads announced
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The squads have been announced for the South West Saxons regional side that will take part in the 'Nationals' on 21st/22nd April. For more information on the regional sides check out the Regional Franchises page on the England Touch Association website. Women’s Squad Zoe Parish (Inzic Pims/Bristol Fijians)* Ceire Costelloe (Tigers)* Anthea Joyce (Can’t Teach That!/Panthers)* Katherine Daniels (Bristol Fijians)* Rebecca Collins (Bristol Fijians) Heather Jones (Crusaders)* Sarah Rosenburg (Can’t Teach That!)* Jen Palmer (Inzic Pims)* Victoria Stevens (Raiders/Bristol Fijians)* Edwina Duffy (Unteachables/Bristol Fijians)* Kate Ann Lee Nina Gulati (NTD/Bristol Fijians)* Susannah Hudson (Panthers/Bristol Fijians)* Katy Chalmers (Inzic Pims)* Natalie Parsons (Raiders/Bristol Fijians)* *Play in No balls allowed! team in Winter league. Men’s Squad Carl Austin Marshall Broome (Unteachables/Bristol Fijians) Joel Buchan (Unteachables/Bristol Fijians) Nick Fraser (Bristol Fijians) Duncan Jeffery (Can’t Teach That!/Panthers) Glen Jones (Tigers) Olly Jones (Inzic Pims) Nathan Joyce (Can’t Teach That!/Panthers) Bruce Kirby (NTD) Ed Rawe Steve Revett (Unteachables/Bristol Fijians) Ollie Sills (Can’t Teach That!/Panthers) Ian Syder (Tigers) Byron Tibbets (Hornets – Bath) Martin Wright (Inzic Pims/Bristol Fijians) |
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13/12/11 - Autumn League 2011 Round-up
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Autumn League 2011 Round-Up. |
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14/11/11 - South West Touch Franchise Launched
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The England Touch Association(ETA) has now adopted a regional selection policy with the future Elite players being selected firstly at regional level and then entering a two day tournament/Trial to select the England national sides which will be entering the European Championships to be held in Treviso, Italy in September 2012. Players who wish to be considered for the regional sides will have to attend training and continue training should they be selected to represent the region and be considered for the National sides. ANY PLAYER THAT DOES NOT TRAIN WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR REPRESENTATION REGARDLESS OF PAST EXPERIENCE OR SKILL LEVEL(UNLESS A VALID EXCUSE IS APPROPRIATE) The women's development training night is on a Tuesday between 2000-2100hrs and is held in Yate Outdoor Centre which is located outside of Bristol on the main M4/M5 route this training is open to all comers who wish to increase there understanding and skills. The men's development training night is on a Wednesday at the Bristol Metropolitan Academy between 2000-2100hrs. Tom from Bristol Touch runs a social touch night at the same place on a Wednesday (from 1900hrs) so people can have an hours playing followed by an hours coaching. The first session will be held this coming Wednesday (16th Nov). The South West Development training will continue until after the Christmas period when members of the High Performance team from the England directorship will attend the South West training and a squad will be selected to continue training and represent the South West at the national tournament. The squads franchise name will be named shortly. |
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15/08/11 - 2011 Summer League Round-up
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After 12 weeks the 2011 Summer leagues came to a climax with the finals on Monday/Tuesday 1st/2nd August. The big winners were Panthers (Super League), Sharks (Monday League), Wild Yaks (Tuesday Social League) and Fijian Chicks (Women's League) Super LeagueThe PANTHERS took the Super League title despite losing 8:7 in the final to the Inzic Pims (due to a technicality). Bristol Fijians took the Super League Plate with a 13:3 winners over Tigers. Monday LeagueThe SHARKS took the Monday League title. They beat the Subsonics 7:6 in what was a tense game which could have gone either way. Tuesday Social LeagueThe WILD YAKS took the Social League title after a drop off extra time win over NTD after the game finished 5:5 at the end of normal time. Congratulations also go to: Women's LeagueThe FIJIAN CHICKS took the Women's League title with a 13:4 win over Bristol Ladies. Congratulations also go to A Touch of Grey who won the Plate with a 13:1 win over Gordano Piranhas. The Final Women's League 2011 rankings: 1- Fijian Chicks, 2 - Bristol Ladies, 3 - A Touch of Grey, 4 - Gordano Piranhas |
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17/06/11 - Bristol Touch Players at the Touch World Cup
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Bristol Touch is proud to have twelve of its players competing at national level for England and Wales at the 2011 Touch World Cup next week. Another four will be involved in support roles. The seventh Touch World Cup will be held in Edinburgh from Wednesday 22nd June to Sunday 26th June 2011. Over five competition days the University of Edinburgh will play host to the first World Cup to be held in Europe. The World Cup will see 90 teams from 28 countries, including New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Singapore and Fiji, battle it out across 7 divisions (Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Mixed Open, Senior Mixed, Men’s 30, Men’s 35’s and Men’s 40’s) to become World Champions. A total of 448 games will be played out on 10 pitches! Nations competing: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Catalonia, Cook Islands, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Guernsey, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Wales. The following players from the Bristol Touch leagues are taking part: England Women's Open – Zan Hudson Women's 30s - Lucy Bishop Senior Mixed - Sarah Rosenburg, Olly Jones, Martin Wright Men's 35s - Marshall Broome, Nathan Joyce, Sefo Barinisavu Men's 40s - Kim Chang Wales Men's Open - Benji Watts Women's Open - Roxy Pullen Men's 30s - Steven Morgan In addition to the above the following will have supporting roles with the England teams: Kirsty Prior (Women’s Open Assistant Coach), Jane Temple (Women’s Open Team Manager) and Neil Bowden (Men’s 35 Team Manager) Tom Bedkowski will be acting as Results Manager for the organisers. As a curtain raiser to the tournament, and to help inspire future players at the grass roots level, there is a Youth Touch Festival on Tuesday 21 June. The Opening Ceremony to the main tournament will be held at 6pm the same evening. You can find out more about the World Cup on the dedicated World Cup website: www.touchworldcup2011.co.uk Fixtures are available online www.touchworldcup2011.co.uk/fixtures-results/ and results will go up after the final hooter of each game. Touchdown scorer details will also be available so look out for any of the above names from Bristol Touch! We wish everyone from Bristol the best of luck!! |
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12/04/11 - End of season social - Friday April 15th, 8pm, Bristol Ram
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The end of Winter season social takes place this coming Friday. It's going to be at the Bristol Ram on Park Street. We have the downstairs bar booked. More info about the venue and its location can be found on their website: http://www.bristolram.com/br/contact-us-12.html End of season Social - Bristol Ram, 8pm, Friday 15th April The evening is open to everyone, not only those who won silverware. Touch is as much about the social aspect as the playing side and this is a good way to draw the season to a close. League rules state that attendance is mandatory. See you on Friday! |
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21/10/10 - Autumn End of Season Social, Hop House, 8pm, December 3rd
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The venue has now been confirmed for the Autumn league End of Season Social. It's going to be at the Hop House in Clifton. We have the upstairs booked. End of Season Social - HOP HOUSE, 8pm, Friday 3rd December The evening is open to everyone, not only those who won silverware. Touch is as much about the social aspect as the playing side and this is a good way to draw the season to a close. League rules state that attendance is mandatory. Hop House 16 Kings Road, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 4AB |
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21/09/10 - England Trials for the World Cup, Saturday October 9th
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ALL Bristol Touch players are encouraged to attend. Bristol Touch has had numerous players represent England over the past few years, and would like to add to those numbers! What have you got to lose by attending? ENGLAND SQUAD TRIALS England Touch have announced that they will be holding open trials for players wishing to be considered for selection to the National Squads for the FIT World Cup 2011. • Open Grades - Men’s, Women’s and Mixed How much? A small fee will be requested from each individual to cover costs of facilities hire.
Please note: Only NEW players to contact Claire. Existing players, please contact your current coach/manager. Players will be required to sign the Player Agreement before commencement of any training sessions. Failure to comply with the Player Agreement may result in the player being removed from representing England. |
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18/08/10 - Steeden Balls for Sale - £10
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We now have a new batch of Steeden balls in stock and are available to all at a price of £10. We also have a number of limited edition European Touch Championship balls for sale, also at £10. To purchase a ball come and find me (Tom) either at Social Touch (every Monday and Wednesday night) or on a league night. |
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