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About Representative
Players who want to test their skills beyond the park level competition are encouraged to trial for representative team pathways. There are a number of levels of representation at both the junior and senior levels. Representative age divisions at regional and state level range from under 8’s to over 55’s. There are divisions for girls, boys, women, men and mixed.
All players wishing to represent Maitland Touch Association must participate in our local competition to qualify for selection. We will aim to select teams in all age groups from under 8’s to over 55’s in girls, boys women, men and mixed where possible. We currently compete in the NSWTA State Cup, Vawdon Cup, Country Championships and Hornets Championships for seniors and NSWTA Junior State Cup and Peter Wilson Memorial Championships for juniors.
For more information around representative competitions please visit https://www.nswtouch.com.au/representative/
Junior Representative Tournaments
Opens & Senior Representative Tournaments
NSW Junior State Cup 2020 Northern Conference
NSW State Cup 2019
Pathways
2020 Inferno National Touch League on YouTube
Region
There is an opportunity for players who excel in competitions like Vawdon and State Cup to play higher amongst the best in their region through the Inferno National Touch League (NTL). NTL is a nationwide tournament held annually in Coffs Harbour NSW. The annual four-day event allows 13 regional permits from across Australia to compete in Open, Mixed and Masters as well as All Abilities divisions.
State
Touch State of Origin is the best-of-three series between the best NSW & QLD Touch Football teams. Opens and Masters divisions are included in this event.
2020 Youth Trans Tasman Test Series on YouTube
National
The NRL Touch Premiership is an annual elite competition consisting of mens and womens teams representing NRL clubs throughout the NRL season. In addition to that, there is also the NRL All-Stars competition to cater to our indigenous participants. This is where the best indigenous Australian & Maori touch player go head to head for a cultural clash.
Trans-Tasman
Finally, we have the Trans-Tasman Test Series, where a best-of-three series between Australia and New Zealand is played. The divisions include mens, womens and mixed. A Youth Trans-Tasman for Under 18s and Under 20’s is held annually as well a Masters series available for older divisions.