Touch France
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| Sport | Touch football (rugby league) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 Grenoble, France |
| President | Marc Plissonneau |
| No. of teams | 50 |
| Country | France |
| Headquarters | Bures-sur-Yvette |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) | Free Touch & SMH Blues |
| Most titles | Free Touch |
| Official website |
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Touch France (TF) is the governing body of touch football in France created in Grenoble in 2001.[1] It is a member of the Federation of International Touch (FIT) since 2004.[2]
Role
Touch France aims to encourage and develop the practice of the game called Touch (touch rugby or touch football) by applying the set of rules created by the Federation of International Touch (FIT). It manages and regulates the practice of Touch and defends the interests of this 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.
- Mixed Open
- Women's Open
- Men's Open
- Women’s 27’s
- Men’s 30’s
- Men’s 35’s
- Men’s 40’s
- Senior Mixed Senior Mixed
- U15 Mixed
- U18 Mixed
French Championship : CFCT
The French Championship (called CFCT in France) take place every year since 2012.
2012 winners[3]
Mixed : Free Touch (Paris)
Men : Free Touch (Paris)
2013 winners[4]
Mixed : Free Touch (Paris)
Men : Free Touch (Paris)
2014 winners[5]
Mixed : SMH Blues Touch (Saint-Martin-d'Hères)
Men : Nantes Touch Rugby (Nantes)
2015 winners[6]
Mixed : SMH Blues Touch (Saint-Martin-d'Hères)
Men : Free Touch (Paris)
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[7] - Gif-sur-Yvette (Essonne)
- Volcanoes Tournament[8] - Beaumont/Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dome)
- Elegance Touch (Women Elite Tournament) - Meudon (Hauts-de-Seine)
- Tournoi du Cassoulet - Toulouse (Haute-Garonne)
French teams
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Touch Azur | Saint-Laurent-du-Var/Nice (06) |
| Phoenix touch Rugby Annonay | Annonay (07) |
| Atlantique Touch Rochelais | La Rochelle (17) |
| Touch Rugby Union Club Bourges (TRUC) | Bourges (18) |
| Toulouse Touch | Toulouse (31) |
| Sau'Touch | Cugnaux (31) |
| Touch Saint Magne | Saint-Magne-de-Castillon (33) |
| Barbarians du Bérange | Sussargues (34) |
| Ratafia Acigné | Acigné (35) |
| Touch Freslon Le Rheu | Le Rheu (35) |
| Touch Grenoble | Grenoble (38) |
| Ass Too Touch | Saint-Martin-d'Uriage (38) |
| RHCP | Montbonnot (38) |
| SMH Blues | Saint-Martin-d'Hères (38) |
| Touch RCTP | Le Touvet (38) |
| Touch Rugby Pont-en-Royans | Pont-en-Royans (38) |
| UATF | Tullins (38) |
| RC Chartreuse Neron | Saint-Egrève (38) |
| Les Touch'eurs | Grenoble (38) |
| Nantes Touch Rugby | Nantes (44) |
| Arrows Nantes Touch | Nantes (44) |
| Purple Touch Rugby | Nantes (44) |
| CJF Rugby Fleury-les-Aubrais | Fleury-les-Aubrais (45) |
| Reims Touch | Reims (51) |
| Touch Calais | Calais (62) |
| Amicale du Touch de l’Ardrésis | Ardres (62) |
| Volcanic Touch | Beaumont/Clermont-Ferrand (63) |
| Touch Strasbourg | Strasbourg (67) |
| INSA Strasbourg | Strasbourg (67) |
| Dragon Air Touch 901 | Cleebourg (67) |
| Touch Sélestat Giessen | Sélestat (67) |
| Touch Atout Cœur | Colmar (68) |
| FC Lyon XIII | Lyon (69) |
| Canu Touch | Lyon (69) |
| Touch Voglans | Voglans (73) |
| O'vals Stars | Val d'Europe (77) |
| Touch Pas Au Grisby (TPAG) | Montesson (78) |
| Touch Rugby 83 | Bormes-les-Mimosas/Toulon (83) |
| Rugby Club Dracénois | Draguignan (83) |
| Touch Luby | Villelaure (84) |
| St Sat Touch Rugby | Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon (84) |
| Touch Roosters 91 | Gif-sur-Yvette (91) |
| Dourdan Hornets Touch | Dourdan (91) |
| Milly Touch Val's | Milly-la-Forêt (91) |
| Free Touch Rugby | Issy-les-Moulineaux/Paris (92) |
| Courant d'R | Châtillon (92) |
| Red Square Touch Rugby | La Garenne-Colombes (92) |
| SBM Touch | Monaco/Nice (06) |
See also
References
- ↑ "Touch France". touchfrance.fr (in French). Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ↑ "Federation of International Touch -". www.internationaltouch.org. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ↑ "CFC 2012 - Touch France". touchfrance.fr (in French). Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ↑ "CFC 2013 - Touch France". touchfrance.fr (in French). Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ↑ "Finales du CFC 2014 - Le compte-rendu". Touch Pas au Grisbi (in French). Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ↑ "Touch France". touchfrance.fr (in French). Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ↑ "Gif-sur-Yvette accueille une compétition européenne de Touch Rugby". Essonne Info | Site d'actualité et d'information en Essonne (in French). Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ↑ "Premier tournoi pour le Volcanic Touch". www.lamontagne.fr (in French). Retrieved 2016-01-10.