Touch World Cup

While the number of participant teams is growing steadily, almost all finals to date have been contested between Australia and New Zealand.

In accordance with the rules of Touch, all World Cup matches are played on a rectangular 70m x 50m pitch.

Source:[4] The following outlines the World Cups held and planned for the future.

World Cup # : 1 Dates : 14–16 November 1988 Participants : 5 (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, USA) Location : Carrara Oval, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Overall winner : Australia World Cup # : 2 Dates : 3–7 December 1991 Participants : 9 (Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Japan, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tokelau) Location : Avondale Racecourse, Auckland, New Zealand Overall winner : Australia World Cup # : 3 Dates : 21–25 March 1995 Participants : 11 (American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Japan, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, South Africa, Tonga, United States) Location : Kapiolani Park, Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, United States Overall winner : Australia World Cup # : 4 Dates : 21–24 April 1999 Participants : 19 (Australia, Cook Islands, England, Fiji, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Scotland, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tokelau, Tonga, USA, Wales) Location : David Phillips Sports Fields, Daceyville, Sydney, Australia Overall winner : Australia World Cup # : 5 Dates : 24–28 May 2003 Participants : 10 (Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Niue, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, USA, Wales) Location : Kumagaya Rugby Complex, Kumagaya, Japan Overall winner : Australia World Cup # : 6 Dates : 17–21 January 2007 Participants : 15 (Australia, England, Fiji, France, Japan, Jersey, Lebanon, New Zealand, Samoa, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, USA, Wales) Location : Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa Overall winner : Australia World Cup # : 7 Dates : 22–26 June 2011 Participants : 26 (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Catalonia, Cook Islands, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Guernsey, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United States and Wales) Location : Peffermill Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Overall winner : Australia World Cup # : 8 Dates : 29 April - 3 May 2015 Participants : 25 (Australia, Chile, China, Cook Islands, England, France, Fiji, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East Touch, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, United States, Wales) Teams: 90[7][8] Location : Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia Overall winner : Australia World Cup # : 9 Dates : 29 April - 4 May 2019 Participants : 28 (Australia, Belgium, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Cook Islands, England, Europe, France, Fiji, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, United States, Wales)[10] Location : Taman Ekuestrian, Putrajaya, Malaysia Overall winner : Australia Overall Runners up : New Zealand During the 2019 Touch World Cup, all divisions consisted of a round robin of 1 or more groups, and a finals series.

[11] World Cup # : 10 Dates : 15 - 21 July 2024 Participants : 35 (Australia, Belgium, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Cook Islands, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Guernsey, Hong Kong China, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Middle East Touch, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Portugal, Samoa, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, United States, Wales) Location : University of Nottingham Overall winner : Australia Overall Runners up : New Zealand Full results are available on the FIT website.