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TOUCH SENIOR SECTION

Parklands United Sports Club welcomes your Touch team entry for the 2025/2026 Senior Social competition at Parklands Reserve. This is an Adult Mixed Grade, six-a-side module with the maximum number of males allowed on the field at a time being three.

2025/26 Module dates:

  • Seniors 

    • Round 1 – Friday, 17 October 2025 - No games Canterbury Anniversary - Friday, 14 November 2025

    • Final Round pre xmas – Friday, 5 December 2025

    • Resumes – Friday, 16 January 2026

    • Final Round – Friday, 20 March 2026

Player Eligibility:

All Senior Touch teams need to have all individual players registered on Sporty Website with player name, D.O.B. and email address (this is a requirement from Touch New Zealand)

Link for registrations – one for Team Registration and one for each player is needed to be completed 

  • Players are only allowed to play for 1 team this season and players must be over the age of 14 years to play in the Senior Module. There will be no exceptions to these rules in 2025/26.

Any player 'fill in' players need to be either registered online or player name, D.O.B. and email address provided to the module organisers prior to taking to the field. Failure to do so will result in a default for the team.

Social Grades only

The Parklands United Sports Club Committee have determined that this is to be a Social Module and as such there will be no prizemoney on offer for the 2025/26 season.

Whilst scores will be recorded and a table kept, players are reminded that the competition is a Social Module which is for the enjoyment of all.

Team Uniforms

All teams must have a matching uniform top at least.  Where possible it is asked that these be numbered on either the back but is not a final requirement, as this does assist the referees. 

Official Draws and Results

Once the draw for the module is made there will be no changes to fixtures unless otherwise agreed by both teams and the tournament organisers.

All official draws and results will be available on the club website at www.parklandsunited.co.nz/touchdraws and on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/parklandstouch.

Referees

Parklands United Sports Club is making a determined effort to ensure all games have one if not two referees who have been trained. 

If your team has someone who wishes to referee (they get paid per game plus a drink in the clubrooms) please let me know – the Club is willing to put touch players through a touch referee’s course with Touch Canterbury if anyone is interested.

The core referees will be paid for each game that they referee - $10.00 per game.

Clubrooms

The Clubrooms will be open every Friday night for the teams after playing to socialise. We encourage you to join your team members in the clubrooms after the game.  Hot food is also available to purchase.

Teams are encouraged to come into the clubrooms each week and socialise as well as play their games on the reserve.

Rules

  • 3 points for a win

  • 1 point for a draw

  • 0 points for a loss

  • -3 points for a default

  • Touch Downs- 1 point for a Male- 2 points for a Female

All games will commence at half hourly intervals starting at 6.30 pm with the last game finishing at 7.30 pm.  We will have 4 fields available each night, but generally 2 in operation at a time.

All players must be in playing uniform from the first night of competition.

The decision is made by the Touch Organisers of the Parklands United Sports Club.  

Cancellations & Defaults 

A decision will be made by 2.00 pm on the Friday and your Team Manager will receive a text/email to advise the decision. This will also be on the website and club Facebook Page. 

Please do not assume that touch will be cancelled. 

Please try and make sure only the coaches/managers contact the competition administrator. This is just for practical reasons.

If your team is unable to field a team for that week please allow plenty of notice to allow the organisers time to try and set up an alternative game for the opposition.

If you are wanting to find out more information then please contact parklandstouch@gmail.com​​​​​​​