Touch France
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| Sport | Touch rugby |
|---|---|
| Founded | Grenoble, France (2001) |
| No. of teams | 60 |
| Country | France |
| Headquarters | Vence |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champions | Free Touch (Paris) & Touch Rugby Toulon (Toulon) |
| Most titles | Free Touch (Paris) |
| Official website | touchfrance |
Touch France is the governing body of touch rugby in France, created in Grenoble in 2001.[1] It is a member of the Federation of International Touch since 2004.[2][3]
Touch France aims to encourage and develop touch rugby by applying the rules created by the Federation of International Touch. It manages and regulates the practice of touch and defends the interests of the sport at local, national, and international levels.
French national teams
In the Touch Football World Cup or in the European Championships, France is represented through its national teams.
- XO – Mixed Open
- WO – Women Open
- MO – Men Open
- W27 – Women +27
- M30 – Men +30
- X30 – Mixed +30
- M35 – Men +35
- M40 – Men +40
- X15 – Mixed U15
- X18 – Mixed U18
- G18 – Girls U18
French Championship
The French Championship takes place every year since 2012. It was initially called CFCT, for Championnat de France des clubs de Touch(Touch Club French Championship) and has been known as SuperTouch since 2019. A youth touch championship was formed in 2019, called the Supertouch Academies.[4]
| Year | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed | Men | U12 | U15 | |
| 2012 | Free Touch (Paris) | Free Touch (Paris) | ||
| 2013 | Free Touch (Paris) | Free Touch (Paris) | ||
| 2014[5] | SMH Blues Touch (Saint-Martin-d'Hères) | Nantes Touch Rugby (Nantes) | ||
| 2015 | SMH Blues Touch (Saint-Martin-d'Hères) | Free Touch (Paris) | ||
| 2016 | SMH Blues Touch (Saint-Martin-d'Hères) | Touch Rugby Toulon (Toulon) | ||
| 2017 | SMH Blues Touch (Saint-Martin-d'Hères) | Touch Roosters 91 (Gif-sur-Yvette) | ||
| 2018 | SMH Blues Touch (Saint-Martin-d'Hères) | Toulouse Touch (Toulouse) | ||
| 2019[6][7] | Free Touch (Paris) | Touch Rugby Toulon (Toulon) | Touch Roosters 91 (Gif-sur-Yvette) | Touch Rugby Toulon (Toulon) |
Main tournaments in France
- Winter Touch – Grenoble (Isère)
- Tournoi international de Voglans – Voglans (Savoy)
- 100% Fun Touch – Dourdan (Essonne)
- Riviera Touch – Saint-Laurent-du-Var/Nice (Alpes-Maritimes)
- Spring Touch – Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire/Nantes (Loire-Atlantique)
- Touch in Paris[8] – Gif-sur-Yvette (Essonne)
- Volcanoes Tournament[9] – Beaumont/Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dome)
- Elegance Touch (Women Elite Tournament) – Meudon (Hauts-de-Seine)
- Tournoi du Cassoulet – Toulouse (Haute-Garonne)
- Tournoi de Noël – Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin)