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Paul Brown to step down from the ITA Board, as we welcome Mark Lumley.

DSC is excited to announce the expansion of three new clubs to its network to support the growth of touch rugby in Seapoint, Lansdowne and Greystones. In collaboration with local rugby clubs, DSC is adapting the IRFU's "Give It A Try" program into a dedicated touch rugby format. This initiative aims to create an inclusive, accessible pathway into...

The inaugural Women's Open Club Championship took place in Buccaneers RFC in Athlone on Saturday 26th April. Five teams took part on the day; Buccaneers, Racoon West, the Tipsters, DSC Wanderers and Old Wesley. With several current Women's Open internationals in their ranks, Old Wesley were strong favourites to win although the competition turned...

Round 2 of the Men's Division 1 League took place in Stepaside, Dublin with four teams travelling to compete.

Monday night marked the first-ever training session for the Eastside Eagles in East Belfast. Following a successful fundraising social the previous Friday, the turnout exceeded all expectations - an impressive 27 people attended, with 21 of those being completely new to Touch!

Round 1 of this year's Men's League took place in Buccaneers RFC on Saturday last 22nd March. No less than five teams converged on the Athlone venue for a bumper day of eight matches. This clearly shows the rising interest in this competition which is running for its third year.

The first of the 2025 Men's Interprovincial Series will take place on Saturday 24th May 2025 in St Michael's College, Dublin. All Men's players are encouraged to sign up and represent their province in what is the highest standard of domestic touch in Ireland. Munster took home both Interprovincial titles in March and November 2024.

The 2025 Liam Carroll Cup took place yesterday at the Sport Ireland Campus in Abbottstown. The cup is named after the late Liam Carroll who was one of the pioneers of Touch Rugby in Ireland.

The ITA will be hosting a women's club tournament on Saturday 26th April in Buccaneers RCF, Athlone. Club secretaries can register teams here and players should register for their clubs on www.mytouchclub.com

Ireland Touch is now accepting expression of interest from players for the European Open and Senior Touch Cups taking place in August 2025.