Registrations continue to come in for the upcoming NBS Richmond Summer Touch module 2018/19 season and touch coordinator Aleisha Hart says they’re on track for the opening games on Wednesday, October 17.
“We’re excited about the season starting, soon the goal posts will be removed and the rugby players will be trading their boots for touch shoes,” says Aleisha.
With around 30 teams already registered for the adults grade, they usually expect around 40 teams and can accept more, but urge those interested in registering to do so by early October.
Held at Jubilee Park on Wednesday afternoons and evenings the children’s grades are followed by the adults.
Aleisha, together with Wayne Bateman, was instrumental in getting the kids touch module off the ground in 2011.
“We started with less than ten teams and now we have around 40 kids teams, it’s just great to have so much involvement from the youth. The kids module took off once we got it under way and has never dropped off. It’s grown in strength with good turnouts and numbers.” says Aleisha.
The competition is run through the Waimea Old Boys Rugby Football club in association with and full affiliation to Touch NZ, operating regionally under Nelson Bays and playing by official Touch NZ rules.