19 Hubs in action during opening Tartan Touch week

It will be a busy year with a record 45 hubs registered for Scottish Rugby’s non-contact version of the game, which lasts for 10 weeks.

Tartan Touch is a game for all abilities and ages and has expanded its reach this summer with 15 extra clubs added in Scotland for 2019.

A festival of Tartan Touch kicked off the season on the back pitches at BT Murrayfield during Silver Saturday to showcase the game and to encourage more Scottish Rugby fans to get their boots on and give it a go.

Paisley also held the first Tartan Touch invitational event of the year over the weekend, won by Glasgow Centurions.

There is still plenty of time to join in the fun and get involved with a guide on how and where to play HERE or for further hub information follow @Tartan_Touch on Twitter.

Tartan Touch is an excellent way for clubs to improve on their sustainability and can be a useful way to not only to provide a social experience for new and existing members, but also become a welcome source of revenue for the clubs.”
Director of Rugby Development, Sheila Begbie MBE

What the Tartan Touch Hubs have said:

A successful first night of ???????Tartan Touch??????? with over 50 participants showing up on rainy night ?️.

See you all again next week ???.

PS. If you’re interested, let us know & we can add you to our @Tartan_Touch Facebook

#CarthaDaft #CarthaQPRFC pic.twitter.com/vVhQYeJLNa

— CarthaQPRFC (@CarthaQPRFC) May 3, 2019

What a fantastic opening night of @Tartan_Touch we had yesterday as we welcomed 4️⃣2️⃣ players to Inch Park for some fun, simple, social rugby ??

Here’s a video of some of last night’s highlights ? See you again next week! Wednesday 8th May, Inch Park from 7pm till 8pm#BeMore pic.twitter.com/cUjWQ1AUb4

— Lismore RFC (@LismoreRFC) May 2, 2019

Paisley Touch Invitational a huge success yesterday! Congratulations @CenturionTouch for winning on the day and huge thanks to @whitecraigsrc Panthers for being so colourful and great to play against!

And well done to Paisley's Player of the Day, Niamh McCreadie!#WeArePaisley pic.twitter.com/uA1gcynZc2

— Paisley Rugby Club (@PaisleyRFC) May 6, 2019

@Tartan_Touch Festival at BT Murrayfield ?✅
Thanks to all 2️⃣2️⃣ participants who came along, and a huge thanks to @LismoreRFC for helping us make it such a great afternoon!

Was terrific to see a variety of participants all involved, enjoying some #SimpleSocialRugby! pic.twitter.com/8i2WwYui12

— Dunfermline RFC Tartan Touch (@DRFCTT) April 27, 2019

All set for Tartan Touch KO st Annan Rugby pic.twitter.com/B6y359tAMk

— Annan Rugby (@AnnanRugby) May 3, 2019

What the participants have said:

Paisley touch rugby team's first tournament ?#tartantouch @PaisleyRFC pic.twitter.com/617Y7EoPPZ

— Fiona McLaughlan (@mclaughlanf8) May 5, 2019

@MarrRugby’s first ever @Tartan_Touch session last night! So successful the sun even made a brief appearance ☀️#joue #simplesocialrugby #growingthegame #naeref pic.twitter.com/0lFUmirX5e

— Ewan Hamilton-Bulger (@EHBDev) May 4, 2019

Great night @panthersrfc with the start of #TartanTouch and plenty of burgers for everyone afterwards.
Well done everyone and thank you for the run around.@Scotlandteam @SCRUMMAGAZINE @CaledoniaRugby @sportscotland pic.twitter.com/TLCqOnNbD1

— Andy Cummins (@AndyCummins14) May 3, 2019

@Tartan_Touch is up & running! @strathendRFC @balfronhigh

5 reasons why their 1st session was a success:

✅ Friendly & fun environment
✅ Plenty volunteers to assist
✅ Lots of games for all
✅ Professional set up & delivery
✅ Great playlist of tunes pic.twitter.com/pdt0K8DVDc

— Mark Dobson (@MarkDobsonRugby) May 3, 2019

What a fantastic turnout @WDRFC1 @Tartan_Touch hub this evening. We think the head count was over 100! Looking forward to next week ! Remember to register! #simplesocialrugby #GNRugby #ageforeveryone pic.twitter.com/HSoW9cktIE

— Jen Miller (@JenMiller_Rugby) May 2, 2019