Touch Football

General Overview

Touch Football is a non-contact team sport that’s all about speed, agility, and teamwork. It’s simple to learn and fun to play, with players running, passing, and evading defenders to score tries. Ideal for developing fitness and cooperation.

Touch Football is a dynamic Andrews Cup sport played by students in Years 4 to 6. It is a non-contact version of rugby that encourages speed, agility, teamwork, and ball-handling skills. The game is fast-paced and inclusive, with modified rules that promote safety and engagement.

Andrews Cup schools participate in a one-day round-robin competition format, followed by finals.

Date

Thursday 23rd April 2026

Wet Weather Date

Wednesday 6th May 2026

Venue

Toowoomba Touch Association, Corner of Ruthven St & Spring St, Kearneys Spring, Toowoomba 4350

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Age Groups

Years 4 to 6

Event information

ELIGIBILITY

The Touch competition is held on one day. Competition will be for students in Years 4-6 only.

Open Division – Full Rules

Students may be selected from Years 4-6 and graded according to the Coordinators      discretion.

Open A, Open B, Open C Grade, Open D Grade – Competitive

A school may choose to omit C Grade and enter A, B & Open D Grade

Junior Division – Modified Rules

9 and 10-year-old students only

Junior A – Competitive

Junior Social Grade – Non-competitive

Age is the same as Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country. It is calculated on the year born.

Teams will consist of a maximum of 12 players with 6 players on the field at any one time.

competition format

Where more than eight (8) teams have nominated in a grade, the competition will be held on one day and in two zones. Zones will be determined and schools ranked according to the results of the competition in the previous year.

In any grade where there has not been a competition in that division in the preceding year and eight or more teams nominate for that grade, the zones will be decided by a random draw.

Each school will play zone games and then play-offs will occur between zone

Zone 1 — Schools who were ranked in the preceding year at 1, 4, 5, 8 & 9

Zone 2 — Schools who were ranked in the preceding year at 2, 3, 6, 7 & 10

3.1.2 — In Zone Games:

  • 2 points for a win
  • 1 point for a draw
  • 0 points for a loss
  • 2 points for a bye

equipment

All teams are to supply a game ball.

All grades will use a junior ball (size 4).

All players must wear suitable footwear. Football boots are permitted but must have rubber studs. No steel studs or spikes are permitted.

Headwear:  Only soft-peaked headwear is acceptable

If two teams from the same school play in the same division, bibs or coloured shirts must be worn to differentiate the teams.

SPECTATORS

All spectators are required to adhere to QGPIS Andrews Cup policies & procedures.  Please refer to the Policies on this site for more information.

Photography

Please follow our Photography statement in regards to permissible photography. An official Andrews Cup Association photographer will be permitted access and will wear a bib for identification purposes.

Pets

Pets are not permitted at Andrews Cup events. Thank you for your support with this.

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Acknowledgement of Country

The Queensland Girls Primary Independent Schools Andrews Cup Association acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we gather, learn, compete, and grow across Southeast Queensland. We respectfully recognise the Giabal, Jarowair, and Jagera peoples of the Toowoomba region; the Jagera people of Ipswich and southern Brisbane; the Turrbal people of northern Brisbane; and the Yugambeh people of the Gold Coast as the First Nations custodians of these lands. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and honour the rich cultural heritage and ongoing contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to our communities and to sport. Andrews Cup celebrates the role of sport in building connection, fostering respect, and promoting reconciliation for current and future generations.