Balmain Touch

Congratulations to Dan, Flynn, Kyle and Rory for their recent efforts at the European Touch Championships 2026 in Vichy, France.

You did yourselves, your families and Balmain Touch proud.

Ireland Mens Open 🇮🇪 (Flynn & Kyle) narrowly defeated by England 🇬🇧 7-8 in the Grand Final 🥈

Ireland Mixed Open (Rory) 🇨🇮 defeated by Belgium 🇧🇪 7-10 to finish 6th overall

Italy Mixed Open (Dan) 🇮🇹 defeating Germany 8-7 to finish 7th overall

Special mention to Rory who continued on into the Youth European Touch Championships 2026 in Coventry, England.

Ireland Mixed 20s (Rory) 🇨🇮 defeated England 🇬🇧 9-6 in the Grand Final to be crowned Champions of Europe for 2026 🏆🥇

Well done to you all, amazing honour to represent your family heritage, incredible achievements!

The Balmain family is super proud of you all 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

JSC 2027 PLAYER EOI (Expression of Interest) NOW OPEN!

Ready to pull on the Tigers jersey and represent Balmain at the Junior State Cup?

Player Expressions of Interest are now OPEN to all players looking to return or take the first step on their representative touch journey!

Whether you’re a returning Tiger or ready to take your game to the next level, this is your opportunity to represent Balmain Touch at JSC 2027! 💪🏽

🏉 Junior State Cup 2027
📍 Wagga Wagga
📅 12–14 February 2027

Don’t miss your chance to be part of the team, develop your game and represent Balmain Touch!

Register your EOI now:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZiQ3DvCdO13TKkty-4vwtTpx5BiqbKOsdK3vRnS6s8Gt_Bw/viewform?usp=send_form

We are *pleased to advise that all Field 1 matches tonight will be streamed live to the Balmain Touch YouTube channel via our Veo camera.*

Tonight’s streams:

*6:45pm – Men’s Division 1 Semi Final*
Pirates vs Ballsinger
https://www.youtube.com/live/e9zXQ9cP01A

*7:20pm – Women’s Division 1 Grand Final*
La Femme Fireflies vs Damsel Flies
https://www.youtube.com/live/9sQ3hixxv2k

*7:55pm – Men’s Division 1 Grand Final*
https://www.youtube.com/live/Xk9mrZI5E1w

*8:30pm – Men’s Division 3 Grand Final*
https://www.youtube.com/live/5ubYGUtNoKQ

Please feel free to *share the links with your players, families and supporters* who can’t make it down tonight.

We look forward to a great night of finals footy. Good luck to all teams! 🐯

NTL (National Touch Championships 2027) PLAYER EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) NOW OPEN

Sydney Mets are now calling for EOIs from any players looking to take their game to the next level.

The NTL Championships is a 4 day tournament held in Coffs Harbour March 11th-14th 2026. It is a national tournament where you will be able to compete against some of the best in the nation. Divisions contested range from U20s, opens and above.

You will get exposure to higher levels of coaching and game play, which will help elevate your game and growth within the sport of Touch.

OPEN TRIAL DAY
Sunday 18th October, venue TBC

🕘 9:00 – Men's Open, Women's Open & Men's 45s
🕥 10:15 – Men's 20s, Women's 20s & Men's 50s
🕦 11:30 – Mixed Open & Men's 30s

For those interested, please fill out the appropriate EOI form below.

Player EOI - https://forms.gle/xE2yov883N3Xsuei8

🚨CLOSES 4 SEPTEMBER 2026🚨

Junior State Cup 2027
Coaches and Managers Expressions of Interest (EOI)

The 2027 JSC is held in Wagga Wagga on February, 12th-14th, its an exciting time to see our young tigers take the field at one of the biggest and most exciting junior touch football events in NSW.

Whether you’re an experienced coach or looking to step up to the representative level, we encourage you to apply and be part of our 2027 Junior State Cup journey. Let’s make it a campaign to remember!

https://forms.gle/oALhCXcNkck3Freq8

Following his successful debut in the senior Euros in Vichy, France for Ireland Opens Mixed, one of our ex-juniors, Rory Leaver is representing Ireland at the Junior Euros in the 20s Mixed this weekend at Warrick University in England.

We wish him the best of luck and it'll be a great showdown with England.

His game is on at 11:10pm tonight:

https://www.internationaltouch.org/events/european-youth-touch-championships/2026/mixed-20/match:10737/video/

Have you registered a team for our upcoming junior social park comp? Having fun-filled Mondays, smiling kids and an exciting atmosphere!

Better hurry as the final spots are filling up fast. TWO WEEKS to go from Monday...

More details on our website:
https://balmaintouch.com.au/play/juniors

We look forward to being back home at Timbrell Park and can't wait to see you all there!

Congratulations to Andrew Phillips and Alec Fitzgerald-Muir for their appointments as the Mets 20s coaches for next year's 2027 Championships.

📣 Sydney Mets 2027 The Championships Coaching Staff Announced 📣
Congratulations to all appointed staff for The Championships to be held in Coffs Harbour
11 - 14 March 2027

Junior State Cup 2027
Coaches and Managers Expressions of Interest (EOI)

https://forms.gle/oALhCXcNkck3Freq8

Balmain Touch is excited to open Expressions of Interest for coaches and managers to join our Junior State Cup program! The 2027 JSC will be held in Wagga Wagga on February, 12th-14th, and we can’t wait to see our young Tigers take the field at one of the biggest and most exciting junior touch football events in NSW.

This is a fantastic opportunity to:
🐅 Work with talented junior players
🐅 Be part of a supportive coaching community
🐅 Develop your skills with full support provided by our club
🐅 Help shape a positive, fun and competitive team culture

Whether you’re an experienced coach or looking to step up to the representative level, we encourage you to apply and be part of our 2027 Junior State Cup journey. Let’s make it a campaign to remember!

https://forms.gle/oALhCXcNkck3Freq8

Balmain Touch Association AGM

When: August 27th, 2026
Where: Club Five Dock RSL, Five Dock 2046
Time: 7pm start

Details on our website: https://balmaintouch.com.au/agm

We encourage all eligible members to attend as we reflect on the past year, present the Association's annual reports, and conduct the election of Executive Officer positions.

If you wish to nominate for an Executive Officer position or submit a notice of motion, please refer to webpage above.

We look forward to seeing you at the AGM.