Why Royals Touch
Royals Touch aims to be a vehicle for change, using the sport of touch to enrich and empower lives.
Royals Touch offers developmental pathways for children and adults with a desire to learn more. From playing to coaching to refereeing, Royals Touch creates an opportunity for all. (See our Int'l Rep Players list below!)
Royals Touch aims to provide players the chance to cultivate their skills to the highest possible level through inter-club competition, tournaments both domestically and internationally and through social advocacy programmes where our players, coaches, and referees share their skills with the community at large.
Royals Touch aims to achieve charity status as soon as possible, offering touch to as many members of the community as possible, developing special programmes for the underprivileged, disadvantaged and minority groups regardless of age or ability.
Royals Touch aims to provide an inclusive programme that aids the expansion of touch across the globe, pushing its potential to infinity and beyond.
Touching Infinity and Beyond
Why Play Touch
Touch is a minimal contact sport that actively encourages athleticism, agility, fitness, coordination, and decision making, communication, team spirit; it contributes positively to a healthy lifestyle.
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It’s a sport that can be picked up and enjoyed immediately at any age
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Size and shape play little influence on how competitive you can be
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Boys, girls, and adults can play together and have fun around a commonly appreciated activity
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It can be played socially or competitively at the highest level
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It is one of the fastest growing sports in the World
Our Coaches
All Royals Touch coaches are current players playing at the highest level in Singapore. Many of our coaching team have represented Singapore and are either qualified FIT coaches or referees. They coach the players in the latest techniques, laws, moves, strategies, and plays.
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Claire Devine
Head Coach
Solihin Mansor
Mens Open
Rob Devine
Head of Touch
Zahra Nafisah
U16/U18s
Karen Matthews
U16 - Opens
Simon Bernie
Royals Refs
84 International Rep Players
SINGAPORE
Sophie Arbuthnott
Saphia Petard
Chiara-Lou Parriaud
Mayleen Sabathier
Women Open
Matthew Grundlingh
Tim Pan
Halcyon Price
Horatio Price
John Tolton
Men Open
Naomi Hudson
Lachlan Brock
Marcus Chung
Felix Ducourneau
Mixed Open
Robert Devine
Andrew Robertson
Federico D'Inca
Men 40s
Ellie Ennes
Libby Gardner
Jennifer Gullery
Amy Hall
Sasza Koczanowski
Sophia Law
Rebecca McClaren
Ottilie Price
Annika Rozales
Crystal Le Roux
Women U20
ENGLAND
Emily Crowe
Sophie Arbuthnott
Haniyyah Rahman-Shepherd
Women Open
Ewan Armstrong
Men Open
Sophie Arbuthnott
Ewan Armstrong
Emily Crowe
Charlie Thomson
Daisy Pank
Mixed Open
Thanh Ha Kistler
Men U18
Daisy Pank
Women U18
Tian Devine
Thani Greco
Daisy Pank
Chaira-Lou Parriaud
Jenny Pohly
Julia Poquet
Alex Tonby-Strandborg
Women U18
Sophie Arbuthnott
Anya Aggarwal
Ewan Armstrong
Eden Coates
Ellie Ennes
Libby Gardner
Ella Major
Horatio Price
Annika Rozales
Charlie Thomson
England Students
FRANCE
Haniyyah Rahman-Shepherd
Women Open
Lou-Ann Beneton
Aina Brudy
Lily Jubin
Chaira-Lou Parriaud
Indianna Parriaud
Julia Poquet
Women U18
Oliver Gullery
Partick Gullery
Brandon Jevans
Paul Muchembled
Achille Poquet
Marcus Chung
Men U20
NETHERLANDS
Seb Hollman
Men Open
WALES
Ffion Hewlett
Cai Devine
Mixed Open
SCOTLAND
Amy Walter
Women Open
Finlay Sim
Men Open
Grant Fawcett
Men 45
