Non Contact Rugby

Non-contact rugby takes various forms including tag, touch and T1 offering participants a chance to enjoy rugby at their own level.

Touch Rugby

Touch is a fast paced fun game with simple playing rules. There is no hard physical contact and relies on teamwork and ball skills. It is suitable for players of all ages for both genders and mixed gender competitions. It is exciting to watch and fun to play.

The IRFU enjoys a very successful relationship with the Ireland Touch Association (ITA). We collaborate closely on a number of projects to ensure that Touch Rugby gets as much exposure as possible.

For more information on the Ireland Touch Association visit https://irelandtouch.ie/

If you wish to join a Touch Rugby in your Province, contact one of the clubs below in your province:

Connacht

Buccaneers (Buccaneers RFC) (Athlone) deniso_connor@hotmail.com

Racoon West (Galway) (Based in Corinthians RFC) – rw.galwaytouchrugby@gmail.com

Westport RFC – westporttouchrugby@hotmail.com

Leinster

DSC wanderers (Wanderers RFC) dsctouch@gmail.com

East Coast Touch (Wicklow) garryglenn@hotmail.com

Greystones RFC – (Female) pajnagle@hotmail.com

Old Belvedere – belvotouchrugby@gmail.com

Old Wesley – Touch@oldwesley.ie

Portlaois Touch (Portlaois RFC) – john.fingleton@gmail.com

Suttonians RFC – peter@rugbyinstitute.com

Tipsters (Based in DLSP RFC) – touchrugby@dlspfc.ie

Trinity College (Dublin University) – tcdtouch@gmail.com

Wicklow Touch smitroelie@gmail.com

Terenure RFC – imorgan@labeltech.ie

MU Barnhall RFC – jamesblakesmith@gmail.com

Munster

Munster Touch – joecarrig18@gmail.com

Ulster

Cooke Warriors (Cooke RFC) (Belfast) – secretary@cooketouchclub.com

T1 Rugby

T1 Rugby is a non-contact game that retains many of the main elements of rugby, such as passing and evasion. There’s also kicking, uncontested (non-contact) scrums and lineouts, so players can use different strengths to contribute to their team significantly.

Benefits of T1 Rugby

• Inclusive: can be played across the genders.
• Gets students physically active.
• Creates team connections, social skills and confidence.
• Opportunities to enhance transferrable fundamental movement skills.
• Easy to teach and referee.
• Can be played on different surfaces: sports halls, playgrounds, grass.
• Chances get young leaders involved.
• Only needs a ball to play.
• Adaptable so teachers can provide challenge and success for all.
• Grounded in the core values of rugby union.

Below you will find information on the basics of the game as well as contact links for T1 Rugby in your area.

You can also find more information about T1 Rugby here: https://www.world.rugby/t1rugby

The IRFU has a series of educational offerings to suit your needs.

Click below on your Province to access Education for T1 Rugby

Tag Rugby

TAG Rugby is an exciting and inclusive game, played by teams of seven players, that promotes the fundamental skills of running, passing, catching, evasion, and support play.

Played by participants of all ages and genders, TAG Rugby develops basic attack and defence skills in a non-contact environment. TAG Rugby is also played in mixed-gender formats as well as men’s and women’s teams.

Click here for our training Modules for Tag Rugby