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[JA]

Any1 know of any rugby teams in tenerife or any info about playing rugby here in sunny tenerife.. thanxs.. Justin

[rob]

Hi JA, To the best of my knowledge there's no-one practicing the sport here

[JA]

Thanxs rob for the reply.. maybe some1 else in ure forum has more info.. bye..

[BAPC]

Club Deportivo Touch is a university rugby club based at the University of
La Laguna in Tenerife Spain. Our website is ww.touchrugbyunion.com. We
are also a touchrugby club and are affiliated members of FIT
ww.internationaltouch.org and we promote touchrugby on their behalf in
Spain. We welcome enquiries from overseas and amongst the expat commmunity
in Tenerife and Spain. We are starting touchrugby tournaments here that
will be open to all (we have a tournament on the 7th of October 2006).
Next year, university rugby teams from around Europe are expected to join
us for an international university rugby tournament. We also play rugby in
the Canarian Rugby League and the National Spanish Universities
Championships. We are an international club with players from England, New
Zealand, Germany, France, Italy, Argentina, Venezuela, and Spain. The
players who will represent us in the future will include more nations no
doubt. We can accept players who are not students, if they have the right
ethic.

info@touchrugbyunion.com
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[kirstyjay]

Well that's interesting to know! I also didn't know of any rugby in Tenerife. What is Touch Rugby then? Do you do anything in the south too, as some people may not have transport... maybe we could sort out an expats versus unversity tournament...
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[rob]

Here are the simple rules.....

Welcome to England » Quick Rules


1. The conventional rules of the game as laid out by the Federation of International Touch (F.I.T) will apply, unless otherwise stated below.
2. The fields are a reduced size from the international standard.
3. The attacking team must start with a tap from the middle of the field.
4. The defending team must be back 10m for the start of play, and after each touchdown.
5. After a team scores the play begins again with a tap in the middle.
6. The person who takes the role of dummy half can cross the try-line but not score.
7. If the dummy half is touched while possessing the ball it is a turnover.
ROLL BALL.
8. After being touched, the player touched must roll the ball between their legs.
9. The attacking team continues play until they have had 6 touches.
10. After being touched 6 times the ball is handed over to the other side.
ROLL BALL.
11. After touching the attacking player with the ball, all defending team members must retreat 5m.
12. Ball to Ground: When the ball is dropped on the ground it is a turnover.
13. Turnover: When the attacking side looses the ball to the opposition.
14. No control: When the ball is thrown, dropped, knocked on, in a touch.
ROLL BALL.
15. When someone is penalised their team must then retreat 10m.
NOTE - PENALTY SEQUENCE: ball on the ground - let go of the ball - touch the ball with your foot - pick up the ball.



16. If the defending players do not retreat they are offside.
PENALTY.
17. If a touch is considered to be too strong.
PENALTY.
18. Offside: when the defending players have not retreated 5m.
PENALTY.
19. Forward Pass: When the ball is passed in front of the player who possessed the ball.
PENALTY.
20. Touch and Pass: When the person who is touched then passes the ball.
PENALTY.
22. Voluntary Rolled Ball or No Touch: When the player is not touched and rolls the ball between their legs.
PENALTY.
23. More than a Meter: the ball must not be rolled more than one meter.
PENALTY.
24. Shepherd or Obstruction: Obstructing a touch from the defending side.
PENALTY.
25. Deviation: When a defender changes their direction before retreating straight back 5m.
PENALTY.
26. For minor offences i.e. bickering with refs, shouldering, leg trips etc… the player will be sin binned for five minutes without replacement.
27. Foul play of any nature (the referee being the sole judge) will result in the offending player being sent from the field without replacement.
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[rob]

[kirstyjay]

Ah! Right! But doesn't that defeat the object of Rugby? I thought the whole point of it was to have a good punch up and get rid of all that latent agression... lol

Just like when we go and watch the footy in Santa Cruz... the best bit of the day is getting to call the ref a **beep** for 90 minutes and taking out all the frustration built up at work on him
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[roryjenkins1986]

Im moving over to Tenerife in janury to try and find work so if any rugby gets arranged then id be very intrested.i play for my town already and would be a good laugh all us expats.

just give me a email maybe roryjenkins@hotmail.co.uk becuase i dout il have my phone working out there.

and if anybody knows of any jobs then let me no via email. cheers people.

rory j