Capital touch league set for May kick-off

THE BREWIN Dolphin Edinburgh Touch League launches into its 17th year in May with over 1,000 people expected to join the fun.

The non-tackling form of rugby has witnessed a meteoric rise in popularity around the world and remains a favourite of international rugby players around the globe. Glasgow coach Sean Lineen founded the first Scottish Touch event in 1994 and he will be playing in the capital league again this year with his wife and sons, and fellow former internationalists.

He said yesterday: “Speaking on a day with the sun shining there is nothing better than Touch to look forward to. The vast majority of people who come along don’t play rugby at all, but it is a great way to get a complete work-out and anyone can play – men, women and children – so it’s so sociable. We play a lot of Touch rugby at Glasgow training, as they do with the All Blacks and it has definitely helped the skills and awareness of players at all levels.”

The Edinburgh Touch League kicks off on Wednesday 2 May and runs every Wednesday for 12 weeks at Broughton Rugby Club. For more information and to sign up log on to: www.touch-scotland.com. The closing date for entries is 6 April.