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What is touch
The name touch rugby (or touch football if you're from Australia), refers to derivatives of rugby football in which players do not tackle in the traditional, highly physical way, but instead touch their opponents using either hand on any part of the body, clothing, or the ball.
The most renowned, codified form of touch rugby is derived from rugby league and played under the auspices of the Federation of International Touch (FIT). Officially known as Touch , six down in South Africa and touch football in Australia. There is also a version known as one touch in South Africa which features a change of possession after a single touch rather than the eponymous six in the league-derived game.
Touch rugby games are often played towards the end of a rugby union training session or on the day before an important rugby game, to minimize the chances of an accidental injury and Schools have also used touch rugby as part of their curriculum to avoid the injuries that would inevitably stem from playing the full-contact game.
However the game has expanded hugely over the last few years and has now
developed into a highly competitive sport. The game is now expanding in
Europe rapidly and luckily 2011 will see the World cup being held in Scotland
after their successful hosting of the European championships in 2006.