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Touch (also known as touch football or touch rugby) is a variant of rugby league that is conducted under the direction of the Federation of International Touch (FIT). Though it shares similarities and history with rugby league, it is recognised as a sport in its own right due to its differences which have been developed over the sport's lifetime.
Touch rugby refers to games derived from rugby league 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.
Touch is the area outside two touch-lines which define the sides of the playing area in a game of rugby football. As the touch-lines are not part of the playing area they are usually included as part of touch. When a ball is "kicked into touch", it means that it has been kicked out of the playing area into the touch area.
When the ball goes into touch (i.e. outside of the area of play) the referee calls a line-out at the point where the ball crossed the touchline. There are two exceptions for this rule: No line-out is awarded closer than 5 m to opponent team goal line, if the ball crosses the touch closer the throw-in occurs on 5 m line.
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Touch France aims to encourage and develop the practice of the game called Touch rugby (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.
In 2013 the ETA formed a strategic partnership with the RFU's O2 Touch Rugby initiative to develop the sport of Touch Rugby within the UK in the build up to the 2015 Rugby World Cup. [1] In July 2018 England Touch and the RFU announced an updated partnership to grow the game in the lead up to the 2018 European Championships. [3]
A touch judge is an official who monitors the touch-line in a game of rugby union or rugby league and raises a flag if the ball (or player carrying it) goes into touch.Touch judges also stand behind the posts to confirm that a goal has been scored following a penalty kick or conversion of a try.