| National Touch Series and Development Festival Nottingham NTS - a great success!!! The 2nd leg of the 2009 National Touch Series came to Nottingham's Lady Bay on Saturday 9th May. 16 teams from all over the country arrived to compete for the crucial points on offer in the league standings. 4 pitches and some incredibly close matches provided a stunning spectacle of the sport of Touchrugby and showcased the very best that the sport has to offer. The main tournament was won by the Gurus, from London, who move to the top of the table on the back of their victory. They edged out London Galaxy 2-1 in the final with the very last play of the tournament. A fitting end to a great day. In the other competitions - Durka Touch won the Plate, Cambridge Bees won the Bowl and Oxford Touch won the Shield. A social festival was hosted alongside the main competition to allow developing sides to join in the fun. 6 teams faced off in a round robin format and then split into 2 competitions. Handbags, from Nottingham, won the Trophy competition, while the Purple Nasties, also from Nottingham, won the Plaque. Tournament organiser, Nik Emmonds said: "It was a great festival of Touch today. I'm pleased with how both tournaments went and the closeness of the matches just served to prove the quality we have in this country. "Touch is everywhere at the moment and I hope that tournaments like this will continue to help the sport grow." The next leg of the NTS is in Newcastle on Saturday 16th May. |