A game of rugby league consists of two halves of 40 minutes, with injury time added on at the end of each half. In between ...

A variant of rugby league, touch has grown internationally and is played in over 80 countries now. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Touch rugby is gaining popularity, especially in Portland. This touch rugby squad will host a rugby tournament Saturday on the north fields at Reed College.

And while touch rugby isn’t new to full-contact players, who use it to warm up, it is a way for outsiders to become familiar with rugby basics.

Touch rugby has come to the UAE in a big way under the guidance of Kiwi John Larkins who realised there was a real market for the concept here.