Touch tournament for Pendine this weekend
Wales Touch Association (WTA) are holding their flagship annual beach tournament on Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th September 2012. The beach is historically revered for its land speed record attempts but this is a completely different ball game – without a ball! Touch Rugby (usually known simply as Touch) is based on the full contact Rugby League/Union but is a recognised sport in its own right. It is widely popular in the southern hemisphere and is becoming increasingly popular in Wales with leagues and teams in Cardiff, Swansea, Llanelli, Bridgend, RCT and Wrexham among others. For the first time, the Pendine tournament will be delivered in conjunction with Cyffwrdd Gorllewin Gwyllt (Wild West Touch) formed earlier in 2012 in order to promote Touch in West Wales. Gorllewin Gwyllt Director, Matthew Adams said: “I'm really looking forward to being part of the Pendine tournament, having heard great things about it over the last 10 years. We're ho...