Touch Football - Australian Nationals

The Australian National Championships was a touch football

Touch football (rugby league)

Touch is a field sport also known as Touch Football, or in some countries as Touch Rugby. Touch is overseen worldwide by the Federation of International Touch . Touch has traditionally been played in Australia and New Zealand but the sport has expanded internationally and features many regional and...

competition between the Australian states which ran from 1980 to 1995. The finals of this competition were almost always played between Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

and New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, the two most dominant touch playing states, with the Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...

also performing strongly. The 'one sided' nature of the competition was the major reason for its replacement by the National Touch League

National Touch League

The National Touch League is the peak domestic competition for the sport of Touch Football in Australia. The annual four day competition allows 13 regional permits from across Australia to compete in 12 Divisions including Opens, Mixed and Senior categories...

format from 1997.

Results of the National Championships - 1980 to 1995

Year	Venue	Men's Open	Women's Open	Mixed Open	Men's U20s	Women's U20s	Men's 30s	Men's 35s	Men's 40s	Men's 45s	Women's 27s	Women's 30s	Juniors
1980	Gold Coast	NSW	NSW	-	-	-	-	NSW	-	-	-	-	-
1982	Canberra	NSW / ACT	NSW	-	-	-	-	NSW	-	-	-	-	-
1983	Hobart	NSW	NSW	-	-	-	-	QLD	-	-	-	-	NSW / ACT
1984	Sydney	NSW	NSW	-	-	-	-	NSW	-	-	-	-	NSW
1985	Melbourne	QLD	NSW	NSW	-	-	NSW / ACT	NSW	-	-	-	-	NSW
1986	Adelaide	NSW	NSW	NSW	-	-	NSW	NSW	NSW	-	-	-	QLD
1987	Perth	NSW	NSW	NSW	-	-	NSW	QLD	NSW	-	-	-	-
1988	Gold Coast	QLD	QLD	NSW	-	-	QLD	QLD	NSW	-	NSW	-	QLD
1990	Darwin	QLD	NSW	NSW-	-	-	NSW	NSW	NSW	-	QLD	-	-
1991	Canberra	NSW	NSW	NSW	-	-	NSW	NSW	NSW	-	QLD	-	-
1992	Hobart	QLD	NSW	NSW	-	-	NSW	QLD	NSW	-	QLD	-	-
1993	Sydney	NSW	QLD	NSW	-	-	QLD	NSW	NSW	-	-	-	-
1994	Gold Coast	NSW	NSW	NSW	QLD	QLD	NSW	QLD	NSW	NSW	-	-	-
1995	Gold Coast	QLD	NSW	NSW	NSW	QLD	QLD	QLD	NSW	QLD	-	NSW	-

Results of the National Championships - 1980 to 1995

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