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The OT7 Scoop

Tales from the Touchline

The OT7 Scoop is a wide-ranging global Touch online magazine, covering more voices, more events, and more of what’s happening across our sport.

 

From grassroots to international scenes, community features to culture, we want it to reflect the energy and diversity of Touch.

 

So whether you’re a player, coach, referee, organiser or just a fan of the game – The OT7 Scoop will have something for you.

 

We can’t wait to share it with you. 

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Previous Editions

ISSUE 004

TOUCH ACROSS TRIBES, NATIONS AND OCEANS

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Shaped by voices across the world of Touch.

  • Inclusive Touch Series (UK), one club to a national series

  • Train Touch discuss S&C in Touch being overlooked

  • Opinion piece on why refs pay to keep our games alive

  • Total Touch Academy building pathways 

  • Events reviews and reports...

    • England’s juniors battling it out,

    • USA crowning their champions,

    • Singapore bringing serious heat,

    • Channel Islands showing fierce local rivalry

  • Gary Harding - Profiling his Touch career

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Read it online here

Download a pdf copy here

ISSUE 003

HIDEAKI 'HITCH' NARA

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What a bumper issue we've got for you here...

  • Tania Rosser - How Touch made her the Rugby player she is

  • Hideaki 'Hitch' Nara - Behind Japan Touch’s rise

  • Renee Watson - Beating NZ

  • Six Darts Touch - Building a community

  • The rise of the Portugal Referees

  • The birth of Polish Touch

  • Reviews of the Atlantic Youth, Seniors and Opens Cups, and more…

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​Read it online here

Download a pdf copy here

ISSUE 002

WHAKAPAPA, NOT PASSPORTS

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We've got a whole host of stories from around the globe in our first 'real issue' of The OT7 Scoop.

 

  • Indigenous Touch World Cup

  • Karley Banks - Coaching pioneer

  • Four-Ref System

  • Touch Luxembourg’s landmark

  • Touch Spain at 20

  • Event reviews and previews and much more…

 

​Read it online here

Download a pdf copy here

ISSUE 001

INSIDE TOUCH N TAPAS

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A look back over the Touch N Tapas 2025, with behind the scenes blogs from teams, players, crew and more.

 

Packed with first-person stories, laugh-out-loud moments, behind-the-scenes takes, and big match recaps, this edition captures everything that made Touch N’ Tapas 2025 so special.

 

From referee reflections and international travel tales, to gold medal glory and sangria-soaked sideline stories – it’s all in there.

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Read the inaugural issue here

Download a pdf copy here

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