COVID-19 UPDATES
05|03|2021
IMPORTANT MESSAGE - PLEASE READ
England Touch has announced the timetable for Return to Play based on the UK Government’s current plans to scale down the spring lockdown.
At the time of writing (Friday, 5th March) England Touch is currently in Stage 1: Prepare of the six-stage Return to Play protocols.
Further to the recent announcement that organised sport will be possible across England from 29 March 2021, England Touch will be moving to Stage 4: Local on the same day.
This means that the following will be possible:
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Full Touch rules in training with groups of up to 30 people
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Club training, including intra-club matches
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Local leagues, ie teams from the same town
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Fixtures between two teams from different towns
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Local tournaments of up to four teams
Should the reduction in Covid-19 cases continue and the UK Government move to its next step out of lockdown on April 12th, then England Touch will move into Stage 5: Regional on 26 April 2021.
This will include:
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Regional tournaments of up to eight clubs
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The provision of Regional Development Series
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In-person coaching and referee courses at regional locations
St Albans Touch Rugby Committee
04|02|2021
IMPORTANT MESSAGE - PLEASE READ
In line with the latest government announcement, Rugby 365 have cancelled all bookings from 15 February up to and including 7 March 2021. Therefore no training sessions at least until 7 March 2021.
St Albans Touch Rugby Committee
04|01|2021
IMPORTANT MESSAGE - PLEASE READ
Following this evening's announcement by the Prime Minister, England Touch has issued the following advice to all clubs and individuals.
As of this evening (Mon 04/01/21) all team-based Touch activity must now cease. This applies to clubs and groups of friends across England and includes group fitness sessions and ball skill work, as well as training and matches. Any fitness conducted via video conferencing is permitted, as it was in the spring.
England Touch is therefore now in Stage 1: Prepare and will remain in this stage until further notice.
CLICK HERE to remind yourself of our Return to Play stages.
Households and support bubbles are able to exercise away from your house once per day, and individuals can meet with one other person outdoors for exercise once per day. You should not travel outside your local area to do so.
You cannot leave your home to meet socially with anyone you do not live with and are not in a support bubble with and should stay two metres apart from anyone not in your household.
The latest information from the UK Government can be seen by CLICKING HERE.
The entire country remains in unprecedented times and we urge everyone in the Touch family to follow the guidance to help bring the pandemic under control, protecting themselves and those they care about.
There is more general advice about sport and exercise on the Sport England website.
St Albans Touch Rugby Committee
30|12|2020
IMPORTANT MESSAGE - PLEASE READ
As you might be aware St Albans is still in Tier 4 and therefore we are not allowed to run any training sessions. The next tier review date is scheduled for 13 January 2021, which unfortunately means we had to cancel all training sessions until then.
Which means we won't run the following two training sessions:
Tuesday, 5 January 2021
Tuesday, 12 January 2021
We will keep you updated.
St Albans Touch Rugby Committee
