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Touch Football Australia

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Sport
  
Touch Football

Abbreviation
  
(TFA)

Chairman
  
Michael Rush

Jurisdiction
  
National

Affiliation
  
FIT

Chief Exec
  
Colm Maguire

Touch Football Australia (TFA) is the governing body of touch football in Australia. It is a member of the Federation of International Touch (FIT) the sport's international governing body.

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History

There are over 400,000 registered members and 500,000 children who participate in Touch Football. It is among the top participation based, organised sports in Australia.

Teams

  • Men's Open
  • Women's Open
  • Mixed Open
  • Women's Over 27 Years
  • Senior Mixed
  • Men's Over 30 Years
  • Men's Over 35 Years
  • Men's Over 40 Years
  • Men's Over 50 Years
  • Domestic Competitions

    Founded in 1997, the National Touch League is the only domestic competition for touch football in Australia.

    International Competitions

    Australia participates in the Touch Football World Cup at an international level. Since the inaugural World Cup in 1988 they have won 332 games out of the 362 they have played.

    At the recent World Cup that was hosted at the Coffs Harbour International Stadium in Coffs Harbour Australia won eight of the nine categories they competed in.

    Membership

    There are eight member associations in each state:

  • Touch Football ACT
  • New South Wales Touch Association
  • Touch Football Northern Territory
  • Queensland Touch Association
  • Touch Football South Australia
  • Touch Football Tasmania
  • Touch Football Victoria
  • Touch Football Western Australia
  • Hall of Fame

    Australian touch football Hall of Famers:

    References

    Touch Football Australia Wikipedia