Touch rugby refers to games derived from rugby football in which players do not tackle each other but instead touch their opponents using their hands on any part of the body, clothing, or the ball. A formal, competitive variety, known as Touch, developed from rugby league and now exists as a sport in its own right.TouchrugbyFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchThisarticleisabouttouchrugbygamesingeneral.Fortheformalcompetitivesport,seeTouch(sport).Touchrugbybeingplayedatthe2012BedfordRiverFestival.Touchrugbyreferstogamesderivedfromrugbyfootballinwhichplayersdonottackleeachotherbutinsteadtouchtheiropponentsusingtheirhandsonanypartofthebody,clothing,ortheball.Aformal,competitivevariety,knownasTouch,developedfromrugbyleagueandnowexistsasasportinitsownright.Inaddition,touchrugbygamesareplayedastrainingactivitiesforrugbyleagueandrugbyunion;assafervariantsofrugby,particularlyinschoolsandjuniorclubs,andasaninformalsocialsport.Contents1Features2Rulevariations3Seealso4References5ExternallinksFeatures[edit]Touchrugbyhasanumberofdifferencesfromthetraditionalgames,includingitssimplicity(itrequiresverylittleequipmentorgoalposts),itseaseoflearning,andthedecreasedlikelihoodofinjury.Asaresult,itisapopularsocialgame;mixed-genderandwomen-onlygamesarealsoverypopularintheUK,whereTouchRugbyisplayedinmanypopularcentresaroundEnglandandScotland.TouchRugbyLeagueisagrowingcompetitioninBrisbane,Australia.[1]TouchrugbyisalsogainingpopularityintheUnitedStates.TheUSATouchassociationhostsanannualnationalchampionship.In2019,27clubsfromcitiesacrosstheUSAregisteredteamsinto6competitivedivisions.Thesportisknownas"Touch"inmanypartsoftheworld.Beachtouchisalsopopular.SocialtouchgamesinSouthAfricaareplayedbarefoot,while1-touchorsixdownisplayedwithcleatsthathavenomorethan10studsoneachfoot.Since1988,theFederationofInternationalTouchhasorganized9WorldCupchampionships.Typically,AustraliaandNewZealandhavedominatedaschampionsandrunner-upsineachofthenow11competitivedivisions.Every4years,a