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Learn the game

Touch is simple to start and deep to master. Here's the game in plain English — then the playbook when you're ready.

The rules, quickly

How the game works

01
Six touches
Your team gets six touches to score. A touch is any minimum-force contact — then you hand possession back to the defence on the seventh.
02
No tackling
It's two-handed touch, not contact. Touch the ball-carrier anywhere — body, ball or clothing — and they must stop.
03
The rollball
After a touch the carrier stops, puts the ball on the ground, and steps over it. A teammate behind picks it up to play on.
04
Defenders retreat
When a touch is made the defending line must drop back five metres before they can come forward again.
05
Pass it backwards
Like rugby, the ball only goes sideways or back — never forward. Run, draw a defender, pass before you're touched.
06
Score a try
Ground the ball on or over the try line. No kicking, no conversions — most tries wins.

Full laws live with the Federation of International Touch — but you'll pick the game up in your first session, not from a rulebook.

On the pitch

Touch!: Shouted by a defender to claim a touch was made — play stops for the rollball.
Dummy half: The player who picks the ball up at the rollball. Can run or pass, but can't score and can't be touched holding it.
Drive: The dummy half running straight from the rollball to commit a defender and make metres.
Switch / scoop: Attackers crossing behind each other to change the angle of attack and wrong-foot the line.
Up / drift: Defensive calls — 'up' to push forward together, 'drift' to slide across and cover the overlap.
Subs: Rolling substitutions — swap players through the sub box whenever you like, off before on. Fresh legs all game.
Try: A score — ground the ball on or over the line in control.

Ready for more

Our set plays, drawn as animations

Step through each touch to see where everyone runs and how the ball moves — the same plays our squad uses at tournaments.