First-timers
A way to try rugby without contact. If you want to join the senior squad when the season starts, you'll already know the basics.
Men's and women's training is Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30pm, Brockton Oval.
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Summer touch
VRC Rugby runs non-contact touch on Thursday evenings through the summer at Brockton Oval. It's open to members and guests, and you don't need to have played before.
The format
Touch is rugby without the tackling. Defenders stop the player with the ball by touching them, and there are no scrums, rucks or lineouts. It's still a good run, and the passing and footwork carry straight over to full rugby.
Beginners and experienced players play in the same games. Afterwards, some people head to the clubhouse on Coal Harbour.
A way to try rugby without contact. If you want to join the senior squad when the season starts, you'll already know the basics.
Keeps you fit over the summer without the knocks of full rugby. Plenty of people who've stopped playing contact still come to touch.
Guests can play, so you can bring a partner, someone from work or family who are visiting.
The setting
Touch is played at Brockton Oval in Stanley Park, next to the seawall. In the summer it's still light when the games finish, and the clubhouse patio is open afterwards.
How to get to Brockton OvalCommon questions
VRC Rugby runs touch rugby on Thursday evenings through the summer at Brockton Oval in Stanley Park, starting at 6:30pm. Start and end dates change each year, so get in touch or follow the club's social channels for this summer's dates.
Touch rugby is the non-contact version of the game. You stop the player with the ball by touching them instead of tackling, and there are no scrums, rucks or lineouts. The passing, running and footwork are the same as full rugby.
No. Summer touch is open to members and guests, so you can bring a friend, partner or someone from work.
Yes. There are first-timers most weeks. The regulars explain the rules on the night, and the games are set up so new players can join in straight away.
Yes, if you want it to. Some people who play touch in the summer join the senior squads when full-contact training starts in August. You don't have to.
Thursday touch is mainly for adults. VRC Rugby runs a separate Mini and Youth program at Brockton Oval for kids from age 4 to U16, and the youth page has the age groups and how to sign up.
Want the start date?
You can also follow VRC Rugby on social media. Once it starts, come to Brockton on a Thursday at 6:30pm.
Get in touchLooking for full-contact rugby? Read how new players get started or have a look at the men's and women's teams.